Do Son Elon Musk is threatening a lawsuit against Apple, claiming the company's App Store unfairly favors OpenAI, creating an anti-competitive environment.
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Antitrust pressure may force Google to sell Chrome. Perplexity AI has reportedly made a $34.5B bid for the browser, which has 3.5 billion users.
An Australian court issues a preliminary ruling favoring Epic Games, finding that Apple and Google's app stores lack safeguards against anti-competitive conduct.
T-Mobile has acquired UScellular for $4.3B, but only after reportedly agreeing to end its DEI programs to secure FCC approval. The deal expands T-Mobile’s 5G network.
Opera has filed an antitrust complaint against Microsoft in Brazil, accusing it of anti-competitive practices by bundling Edge with Windows and hindering rival browsers.
Apple formally responded to the DOJ antitrust lawsuit, arguing the government's claims are misleading and would harm iPhone's security, privacy, and innovation.
European cloud providers (CISPE) are suing the EU Commission, alleging it failed to prevent Broadcom from abusing its market dominance after the VMware acquisition, leading to unfair competition.
Apple is challenging a court order to allow external App Store payment links, citing a recent Supreme Court ruling to argue judicial overreach in its ongoing battle with Epic Games.
Meta states it won't make further changes to its "pay-or-consent" model, despite a €200M fine and EU warnings of daily penalties up to 5% of global revenue for DMA non-compliance.
A US court dismissed an antitrust lawsuit accusing Apple, Mastercard, and Visa of monopolistic practices in mobile payments, citing lack of evidence for "bribery" claims.
Google's AI Overview is impacting publisher traffic with no opt-out. Cloudflare is pushing for a separate AI crawler to protect content creators.
Apple is appealing the EU's €500M DMA fine, calling the ruling "unprecedented." The company has revised App Store policies but will argue its case in court.
Google faces an EU antitrust complaint from publishers alleging its AI Overviews exploit content for summaries, causing traffic/revenue loss and forcing publishers to accept terms or lose search visibility.
HPE officially completed its $14B acquisition of Juniper Networks, doubling its networking business to bolster AI-native and cloud-native solutions in hybrid cloud infrastructure.
A US federal judge denied Apple's motion to dismiss the DOJ antitrust lawsuit. The case, accusing Apple of anticompetitive practices in the iPhone ecosystem, will proceed.
The US Senate reintroduced the Open App Markets Act, aiming to curb Apple & Google's app store dominance by mandating sideloading, third-party payments, and preventing self-preferencing.
Apple is reportedly in talks to acquire Perplexity AI, aiming to accelerate its AI search engine development and integrate generative AI into the next generation of Siri.
Court denies Apple's bid to delay external purchase links, ordering an immediate halt to fees and "intimidation" tactics. The "Apple tax" is over!
Google appeals the DOJ order to divest its Chrome browser, calling it radical and harmful to consumers. OpenAI shows interest, while Mozilla warns of Firefox's end.
The EU has issued a new warning to Apple for non-compliance with the Digital Markets Act regarding external developer payments and commissions.
Nextcloud clashed with Google over Android file access! Learn about the dispute, antitrust accusations, and the impact on users.
Apple has filed an appeal against the recent court ruling in the Epic Games lawsuit regarding App Store policies in the United States.