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Apple and Amazon hit with $225 million in antitrust fines in Italy
Italy’s antitrust authority has fined Apple and Amazon a total of more than 200 million euros ($225 million) for alleged anti-competitive…
Apple, Amazon results spark fears of ‘disappointing’ holiday quarter
Apple and Amazon reported “disappointing quarterly results in a sign that the global supply-chain crisis is hobbling even the mightiest…
Retail investors’ buying spree spurs tech surge, led by Apple
Retail investors buying on the dip emerged after the recent selloff in some of the world’s largest tech companies, led by Apple …
Apple, other big tech firms get to belatedly weigh in on U.S. House antitrust bills
Apple, Google, Facebook, and Amazon will receive a belated chance to provide feedback on U.S. House antitrust bills that, if passed…
Amazon launches ‘Halo Fitness’ to rival Apple Fitness+ and Peloton
Peloton shares extended declines on Tuesday following news that Amazon is launching a service called Halo Fitness to rival offerings…
Apple-backed ‘Matter’ smart home standard delayed until 2022
The final specification of Matter, the smart home interoperability protocol backed by Apple, Google, and Amazon, has been delayed. Matter…
Apple’s iPad continues to dominate in worldwide tablet shipments
The second quarter of 2021 was another strong quarter for Apple’s iPad and derivative tablets with the category recording growth…
Apple’s U.S. HomePod sales continue to grow by triple digits
Apple’s U.S. HomePod smart speaker sales increased by triple digits each quarter since Q420, according to the latest Smart Speakers…
Apple and Amazon stock are coiled springs about to explode to the upside
Apple and Amazon stock are “coiled springs about to explode to the upside”, a dividend investor and Seeking Alpha contributor believes…
Spain looks into antitrust practices by Apple and Amazon
Spain’s antitrust watchdog CNMC is investigating possible anti-competitive practices in Spain by Apple and Amazon regarding online …
Why has Microsoft been carved out of new U.S. antitrust bills?
Why has convicted monopoly abuser Microsoft avoided scrutiny while openly supporting actions against Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and…
Apple CEO Tim Cook delivers a warning to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Facing “antitrust” legislation that could disrupt business practices of tech companies like Apple, Tim Cook, called Speaker Nancy Pelosi and
Nasdaq closes at record high as Big Tech roars back
The Nasdaq ended at a record high on Tuesday, lifted by Apple, Amazon, and other top-shelf tech companies as investors shifted their focus…
Breaking up Big Tech – Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook – and in focus as new U.S. antitrust bills introduced
A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced four antitrust bills on Friday aimed at reining in the power…
EU antitrust regulators focus on Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa, Google Assistant
EU antitrust regulators said on Wednesday that the market dominance of Apple’s Siri, and knockoffs like Amazon’s Alexa and Google Assistant…
Amazon to acquire MGM for $8.45 billion
Amazon and MGM today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Amazon will acquire MGM for…
Amazon in talks to buy movie studio MGM for $9 billion
In a move that would take one of the last major independent film studios off the market, Amazon is in talks to buy Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)…
Amazon wins $303 million court fight in another blow to EU tax grab crusade
Amazon won its fight against an European Union order to pay some 250 million euros ($303 million) in so-called back taxes to Luxembourg…
Apple, Google, Amazon smart home alliance is called Matter
Matter, an industry alliance sponsored by Apple, Google, Amazon and other tech companies will begin certifying smart home devices…
Amazon removes popular Apple accessory brands amid leak of fake reviews scheme
Popular Apple accessory companies, including Aukey and Mpow, have been removed from Amazon due to a fake review scheme on Amazon…
Goldman Sachs: U.S. tax hikes could hammer Apple, other ‘Big Tech’ stocks
Big Tech has been one of the best investments of the past five years amid advances in technology, but proposed U.S. tax hikes could harm…
Tile teams with Amazon in attempt to compete with Apple’s AirTag and formidable Find My network
Tile has teamed with Amazon in an attempt to improve their mesh network for tracking items as Tile tries to compete with Apple’s vast…
Big Tech had fantastic pandemics; here are 6 reasons why they’ll thrive even after
Big Tech – Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Facebook, and Microsoft – all performed better over the past pandemic year than anyone dreamed…
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar discusses government regulation of Apple’s App Store
Following last week’s U.S. Senate antitrust hearing attended by Apple’s Chief Compliance Officer Kyle Andeer, Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)…
U.S. House committee approves blueprint for antitrust crackdown on ‘Big Tech’
The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee has formally approved an antitrust report accusing Big Tech companies of buying or…
Sen. Lee, Rep. Buck question Apple’s, Google’s, and Amazon’s actions against Parler
In a joint letter to the CEOs of Apple, Google, and Amazon to question the companies’ actions in removing the social network Parler from…
Steve Jobs warned Jeff Bezos that iTunes would kill CD sales
Just before the release of iTunes for Windows, Apple CEO Steve Jobs warned Amazon founder Jeff Bezos that iTunes would kill CD sales …
Apple is the top buyer of artificial intelligence companies with 25 acquisitions over the past five years
The M&A deal-making landscape of the 2016-2020 artificial intelligence (AI) tech space was dominated by US tech giants, with Apple leading…
Nearly 8 in 10 tech employees think Apple, Amazon, Google, and Facebook have too much power
Protocol has introduced its first “Tech Employee Survey.” Nearly 1 in 8 of the tech employees surveyed said the tech industry is too powerful
Analyst: Buy this dip in Apple stock before it’s out of reach
It’s been a bad week for tech stocks, including Apple stock. The Nasdaq tumbled 2.7% on Wednesday and the slide looks set to continue…
After dropping original lawsuit, Parler sues Amazon again
After social media app Parler dropped its case against Amazon for cutting off its web-hosting services, the company filed a separate lawsuit …
Parler drops case against Amazon for pushing it offline
Parler, the social media app that was rapidly growing in popularity in January, has dropped its case against Amazon Web Services…
U.S. House members assail Big Tech, consider changes to antitrust law
The four Big Tech members – Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook – received another tongue-lashing centered on antitrust concerns…
Maryland approves the first state tax on digital ads from Facebook, Google
Maryland has passed the U.S.’s first tax on the revenue from digital advertisements sold by companies like Facebook, Google, and Amazon…
Big Wall St. investors bought Apple, other tech stocks during GameStop retail frenzy
Deep-pocketed Wall St. investors pumped a record $4.2 billion into Apple and other big technology stocks last week, BofA’s flow data…
Klobuchar’s antitrust reform bill could cause Apple to be fined 15% of its annual revenue
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., unveiled a sweeping antitrust reform bill on Thursday that could, theoretically, cause Apple to be fined…
Apple among 4 stocks to watch as pandemic boosts spending on streaming services
Apple is among 4 stocks to watch as COVID-19 lockdowns boost spending on streaming services. Video streaming services had a great 2020…
Jeff Bezos to step down as Amazon CEO
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos will leave his post later this year, turning the CEO over to the company’s top cloud executive Andy Jassy who…
EU lawmakers want Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google CEOs at Feb. 1 Big Tech hearing
EU lawmakers have invited the CEOs of Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google to a Big Tech hearing in Brussels on February 1st as they look to…
Judge won’t force Amazon to restore web service to Parler
Amazon won’t be forced to restore web service to Parler after a federal judge ruled Thursday against a plea to reinstate the fast-growing…
Parler urges U.S. judge to order Amazon to restore its platform
Parler urged a U.S. judge on Thursday to order Amazon.com Inc to restore the company’s account, saying Amazon had no evidence…
