Brussels tells search giant to flog off part of ad business

US president Donald Trump is rattling sabres again after Brussels fined Google €2.95 billion (£2.52 billion) for its advertising antics.

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.

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.

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.

Altman's outfit considers going nuclear 

Tensions are bubbling up between OpenAI and its deep-pocketed backer Microsoft as they start scrapping over control, competition, and how much cash is on the table.

Vole backs Epic in its scrap with the Fruity Cargo Cult

The software king of the world Microsoft has complained to a court that the fruity cargo cult Apple has been doing its best to stop it launching an Xbox-branded mobile game store.

Contempt over App Store monopoly gets messy

The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple has appealed a ruling by US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers that slapped it with contempt for ignoring a 2021 injunction over its App Store shenanigans.

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.

Expect daily fines if it does not pull its socks up

Germany’s antitrust authority has charged the fruity cargo cult Apple with abusing its market dominance through its app tracking tool, which could result in daily fines if the company does not amend its practices.

Just wanted to take money from Google without any effort

Fruity cargo cult Apple has told a US court that it is not interested in creating its own search engine and would rather just make a ton of cash by leeching off its best mate Google.