Judge lets Google off lightly in antitrust case
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Wednesday, 03 September 2025 09:10

Judge lets Google off lightly in antitrust case


AI means Google's hotel's on Mayfair and Park Lane are safe

Champagne corks will be popping at Google HQ after US District Judge Amit Mehta effectively gave the search giant a free pass for its monopoly antics.

EU antitrust boss warns Trump not to mess with tech laws
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Brussels hints trade deal could collapse 

The EU’s competition chief Teresa Ribera has warned that Brussels must be ready to ditch its freshly minted trade deal with the US if Donald Trump presses ahead with threats to neuter Europe’s digital rules in favour of Google, Microsoft, Apple, and Meta.

Musk's xAI sues Apple and OpenAI over chatbot monopoly
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If you don't use my AI, I will sue

Elon Musk's AI outfit xAI has lobbed a lawsuit at the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple and its AI darling OpenAI, accusing them of colluding to squash competition in the generative chatbot space.

Opera sings to Brazilian watchdog over Edge’s browser bullying
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Microsoft accused of kicking rivals out of Windows with dodgy tactics

Browser minnow Opera has lodged an antitrust complaint in Brazil claiming Microsoft’s Edge is being unfairly shoved down users' throats.

Google’s ad racket faces federal hammering
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Judge calls monopoly move illegal

A federal judge has torn into Google’s ad tech stranglehold, ruling the company illegally built monopoly power that let it hike prices and pocket fat margins on web advertising.

France slaps Job’s Mob with €150m fine for privacy power play
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Watchdog says App Tracking Transparency wasn’t as innocent as it looked

The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple’s much-hyped App Tracking Transparency feature has earned it a €150 million slap on the wrist from France’s antitrust bloodhounds, who say it used privacy as a smokescreen to stiff the competition.

Apple gets a kicking in German courts
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Wednesday, 19 March 2025 10:48

Apple gets a kicking in German courts


Sorry Mr Cook you are a “significant market power”

The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple just got a spanking in Germany’s highest civil court, losing its bid to shake off the "significant market power" label that puts it under the microscope of the country’s antitrust watchdog.

China takes on Nvidia
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Wednesday, 11 December 2024 12:04

China takes on Nvidia


Tech giant caught in the crossfire of global chip warfare

China has again donned its anti-monopoly cape, this time swooping in to "investigate" Nvidia.

Brazilian regulator orders Apple to lift in-app purchase restrictions
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Takes on the fruity cargo cult

Brazils antitrust regulator Cade has taken the brave step of telling Apple what to do and order the fruity cargo cult to lift restrictions on payment methods for in-app purchases.

DoJ wants the Fall of Chrome
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Tuesday, 19 November 2024 11:00

DoJ wants the Fall of Chrome


Breaking up Google’s monopoly

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has intensified its antitrust actions against Google, proposing a radical measure that would force Alphabet, Google's parent company, to sell its Chrome browser.