BBVA-Sabadell merger: Can new commitments ease antitrust fears?
BBVA has pledged key measures, including branch retention and SME credit guarantees, to ease antitrust concerns over its merger with Sabadell. While regulators cite risks…
Meta fined 798 million euros ($846m) for breaking EU antitrust rules | Technology News
EU says Meta automatically ties its ad service – Facebook Marketplace – to Facebook, creating an unfair advantage.The European Union has hit technology giant Meta…
European judges confirm EU bond trading cartel decision
The European judges dismissed appeals lodged by Credit Agricole and Credit Suisse against a 2021 Commission decision that exchange of sensitive information between traders was…
US election: A turning point for global enforcement of Big Tech?
This week's election could prove a turning point for US antitrust enforcement, especially of Big Tech, with ramifications for Europe since the last few years…
EU General court annuls $1.7 billion antitrust fine against Google
The European Union's General Court Wednesday annulled a $1.7 billion antitrust fine against Google imposed by the European Commission. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI |…
U.S. senators seek federal antitrust investigation of generative AI providers
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. (pictured 2023), who chairs the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer rights, said in a letter to DOJ…
Nvidia sheds billions in value on tech wreck and antitrust investigation
Nvidia shares suffered their largest one-day drop ever amidst the artificial intelligence (AI) stock sell-off. The company is also facing an antitrust investigation due to…
Yelp versus Google: Antitrust court fight plays out in San Francisco
San Francisco — For years, Yelp has complained about Google’s practices, alleging that the tech giant placed its own products above competitors in Google search results.Yelp…
Apple could lose billions in landmark Google antitrust verdict
Breadcrumb Trail LinksFinancial TimesInnovationBillions of dollars in payments that have flowed between the iPhone maker and search giant could be at riskAuthor of the article:Financial…
Federal judge calls Google ‘monopolist,’ says it violates U.S. antitrust laws
The Google brand logo hangs above the entrance to the Google Building, formerly known as Union Inland Terminal, on January 20, 2023 in New York…
NFL trial to begin in L.A. over Sunday Ticket antitrust claim
The NFL is headed to trial in Los Angeles this week, the result of a lawsuit filed nine years ago by a group of NFL…
Former antitrust official: Justice Dept. lawsuit against Live Nation ‘ambitious’
1 of 2 | Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing on the Justice…
US DOJ announces antitrust lawsuit against tech giant Apple | Regulation News
Department of Justice is joined by 15 states and the District of Columbia in alleging that Apple stifles competition. The United States Department of Justice…
EU hits Apple with $2bn antitrust fine following Spotify complaint | Business and Economy News
Spotify says Apple prevented music-streaming services from informing users of payment options outside its App Store. The EU has issued Apple with an antitrust fine…
AI choice should not be ‘American or American,’ EU antitrust chief warns – POLITICO
Vestager was addressing increasing concerns among competition regulators that the control over artificial intelligence is being gobbled up by a few leading technology companies. Microsoft…
Amazon skips concessions to EU on iRobot deal – POLITICO
Amazon won't offer concessions to the European Commission in a bid to garner approval for its planned $1.4 billion takeover of robot vacuum cleaner maker…
Adobe, Figma meet with DOJ antitrust leadership in bid to save deal
The exact contours of a potential case could not be learned, but Figma has long positioned itself as a competitive threat to Adobe, and DOJ…
Google loses antitrust case with Fortnite maker Epic Games
A jury on Monday sided against Google in an antitrust case brought against the tech behemoth by Fortnite maker Epic Games. File Photo by John…
Big Tech moves to challenge the EU’s digital antitrust rules – POLITICO
Big Tech companies are coming out of the woodwork to challenge the European Commission’s label of digital "gatekeepers." Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta Platforms and Microsoft…
Google CEO defends paying Apple and others to make Google the default search engine on devices
Google's chief executive has defended his company's practice of paying Apple and other tech companies to make Google the default search engine on their devices,…