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In response to the U.S. Department of Justice’s antitrust lawsuit against Google, federal judge Amit Mehta has...
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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.
Qualcomm Antitrust Trial Begins: UK Consumer Group Seeks £480 Million for Inflated Smartphone Prices
Qualcomm Antitrust Trial Begins: UK Consumer Group Seeks £480 Million for Inflated Smartphone Prices
The UK consumer group Which? filed a £480M lawsuit against Qualcomm, alleging the chipmaker used its dominance to charge excessive fees, inflating prices for Apple and Samsung users.
The EU has fined Google €2.95B for favoring its own ad tech services, a practice that distorted competition and harmed rivals, advertisers, and publishers.
The DOJ has won a landmark antitrust case against Google. A U.S. court has prohibited exclusive deals and ordered Google to share data to promote competition.
Ecosia has proposed a "zero-dollar" takeover of Google Chrome, offering to manage the browser for 10 years and direct its revenue to environmental causes.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A U.S. court ruled Google illegally monopolized the ad tech market, harming competition and limiting ad choices.