Do Son A South Korea app store fine penalizes Apple and Google $48 million for enforcing coercive in-app payment rules and imposing excessive commission fees.
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The Australian App Store ruling orders Apple to allow sideloading and outside payments by March 1, 2027. Apple will appeal.
The EU is weighing Google DMA compliance after July fines of 890 million euros over search ranking and Google Play fees.
Apple introduces Safari Chrome tracking through telemetry to gather defensive data against Google for UK and EU antitrust investigations and DMA compliance.
Discover why Poland initiated a massive Google antitrust investigation over media licensing, AI search features, and alleged copyright circumvention.
A federal judge severely reprimanded Google, ordering immediate fixes to the anticompetitive friction obstructing rival app store installs on Google Play.
Apple proposes new App Store link-out fees of 5%-15%, slashing prior rates as the Epic Games legal battle heads to the Supreme Court.
The Google DMA fine of €890 million covers search self-preferencing and Play Store steering rules, the first such penalty under the EU law.
Apple’s security protocols are colliding with "Vibe Coding" startups. Is the tech giant protecting users from AI exploits, or stifling a new era of innovation?
The EU’s 2026 DMA draft orders Google to share query, click, and ranking data with rivals. Explore how this "data handover" aims to level the search market.
The Browser Choice Alliance, including Chrome and Vivaldi, condemns Microsoft’s new Edge auto-startup as "predatory proselytization." Is Edge a Gatekeeper?
Apple makes a "last stand" at the Supreme Court over App Store fees, while Epic Games strikes a silent truce with Google to focus on its greatest adversary.
The UK CMA is launching a "Strategic Market Status" probe into Microsoft in May 2026. Discover how AI and cloud bundling are under the regulatory microscope.
Google challenges UK CMA search mandates, proposing a "central switch" over choice screens and a new AI Overview opt-out for publishers. Read the 2026 update.
Stripe is reportedly exploring an acquisition of PayPal as its valuation hits $159B. Could this merger redefine the future of global digital payments?
Apple appeals a £1.5bn UK ruling that labeled its 30% App Store fee "unfair." Over 19 million users could receive payouts if the $2bn fine is upheld.
Apple settles with Brazil's CADE, agreeing to allow third-party app stores and external payments by April 2026. See the new 15% and 5% fee structures.
Starting Jan 28, 2026, Google will charge developers up to $3.65 per install for apps downloaded via external links, sparking a new legal row with Epic.
After a 16-year legal battle, Intel loses its appeal against the EU's antitrust ruling. The court upheld the "naked restrictions" finding but reduced the final fine to €237 million.
In response to the U.S. Department of Justice’s antitrust lawsuit against Google, federal judge Amit Mehta has...
The EU is investigating if Apple Maps and Apple Ads should be named DMA Gatekeepers, a status Apple denies, claiming negligible market share compared to rivals.
The Google-DOJ ad-tech antitrust trial concluded closing arguments. Judge Brinkema seeks a swift ruling, though Google vows to appeal any order for divestiture.