Tag: antitrust

UK opens antitrust probe into Microsoft’s business software

Posted on   |  by Muvija M and Paul Sandle
Britain launched an antitrust investigation into Microsoft’s dominance in business software that could lead to targeted action if the US company is found to have “strategic market status” in...

EU hits Meta with antitrust probe over WhatsApp AI plan

Posted on   |  by Foo Yun Chee
EU regulators launched an antitrust investigation into Meta Platforms on Thursday and may even temporarily halt its rollout of artificial intelligence features in its WhatsApp messenger that would block...

Meta’s US$14.8b Scale AI deal latest test of data partnerships

Posted on   |  by Jody Godoy
Facebook owner Meta’s $14.8 billion (A$22.8 billion) investment in Scale AI and hiring of the data-labeling startup’s chief executive will test how the Trump administration views so-called ‘acquihire’ deals,...

Google says it will appeal online search antitrust decision

Posted on   |  by Rishabh Jaiswal
Alphabet’s Google on Saturday said it will appeal an antitrust decision under which a federal judge proposed less aggressive ways to restore online search competition than the 10-year regime...

US seeks breakup of Google’s adtech products after ruling

Posted on   |  by Abinaya Vijayaraghavan
The US Department of Justice has proposed that Alphabet’s Google divest its AdX advertising marketplace and ad server DFP, a court filing showed on Monday (Tuesday AEST), after a...

US calls EU fines on Apple and Meta ‘economic extortion’

Posted on   |  by Steve Holland and Kanishka Singh
The White House said on Wednesday that fines on Apple and Meta Platforms by the European Union were a “novel form of economic extortion” that the United States will not...