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Google tells antitrust judge government trying to punish company for Search success

Google Under Legal

Google claims the U.S. Government is trying to penalize it for being successful in a post-trial brief submitted to a DC Judge. Nicola Agius on February 26, 2024 Google accused the U.S. government of wanting to punish it for being more successful than its competitors. The company made the comments in an unsealed post-trial brief … Continue reading Google tells antitrust judge government trying to punish company for Search success →

Apple offers rivals access to tap-and-go payment tech to resolve EU antitrust case

Apple Under Legal

  By Associated Press January 19, 2024 Apple has promised to open up its tap-and-go mobile payment system to rivals, the European Union said Friday, as the U.S. tech company seeks to resolve an antitrust case and avoid a fine that potentially could be worth billions. Apple proposed letting third-party mobile wallet and payment service providers access … Continue reading Apple offers rivals access to tap-and-go payment tech to resolve EU antitrust case →

Apple, Visa and Mastercard sued in proposed class action antitrust case over Apple Pay card fees

Credit Cards Industry

Apple, Visa and Mastercard sued in proposed class action antitrust case over Apple Pay card fees The lawsuit alleges Visa and Mastercard bribed Apple to hamper competition, which drove up merchant fees. Cheyenne MacDonald   Sat, Dec 16, 2023 REUTERS / Reuters A proposed class action lawsuit has accused Apple of accepting a form of … Continue reading Apple, Visa and Mastercard sued in proposed class action antitrust case over Apple Pay card fees →

EU raises antitrust concerns about Adobe’s purchase of Figma

EU Regulations

Together Figma and Adobe currently control 72% of the market for collaborative design and prototyping software. Constantine von Hoffman on November 20, 2023 Adobe’s $ 20 billion bid for cloud-based product design platform Figma is being hit with an antitrust complaint by E.U. regulators. An in-depth investigation by the European Commission came to the preliminary … Continue reading EU raises antitrust concerns about Adobe’s purchase of Figma →

EU antitrust probe into $20B Adobe-Figma deal resumes

Legal Actions

EU antitrust probe into $20B Adobe-Figma deal resumes Radek Zielinski / Oct 20, 2023   European Union antitrust regulators have restarted their in-depth investigation into Adobe’s proposed $ 20 billion acquisition of web-based design platform Figma, giving themselves until February 5th to reach a decision on the mega tech deal. According to an Oct. 20 … Continue reading EU antitrust probe into $20B Adobe-Figma deal resumes →

Microsoft and Amazon face a UK antitrust probe over cloud services

Giants Under Legal

Microsoft and Amazon face a UK antitrust probe over cloud services Officials are concerned that it’s too difficult for customers to switch to another provider. Kris Holt   Thu, Oct 5, 2023 Noah Berger / reuters Microsoft and Amazon are facing more antitrust scrutiny. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) says it will investigate … Continue reading Microsoft and Amazon face a UK antitrust probe over cloud services →

Google Antitrust Trial – Data And Secrets – Makings Of A Thriller

Google Security

Google Antitrust Trial – Data And Secrets – Makings Of A Thriller by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, September 19, 2023 Google on Tuesday rolled out new capabilities for its conversational chatbot, Bard, built on artificial intelligence (AI), natural language processing and machine learning. Yes, it requires data — and human input — but the … Continue reading Google Antitrust Trial – Data And Secrets – Makings Of A Thriller →

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