EU antitrust regulators are set to charge Apple with anti-competitive practices related to its NFC chip technology, people familiar with the…
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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…
Google, fighting record $5.1 billion EU fine, slams regulators for ignoring Apple
Google on Monday launched a bid to get Europe to annul a record $5.1 billion fine and blasted EUn antitrust regulators for “ignoring” Apple …
Judge: Epic Games failed to demonstrate that Apple is an ‘illegal monopolist’
Epic Games failed to demonstrate that Apple is an “illegal monopolist,” California federal judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled Friday…
Roger McNamee: ‘Apple does not appear to recognize how vulnerable it is in a changing political landscape’
Roger McNamee warns in an open letter that “Apple does not appear to recognize how vulnerable it is in a changing political landscape.”
Apple’s stock heads toward record after concessions for Netflix, Spotify, other ‘reader’ apps
Apple shares were poised to close at a record high Thursday after the most valuable U.S. company announced it will let Spotify, Netflix…
Apple to allow ‘reader’ apps to link to external websites for users to set up or manage accounts
Apple will let developers of “reader” apps – think Spotify, Netflix, Kindle, etc. – around the world link to an external website to set up…
Apple tries to stay ahead of the oncoming regulatory wave
As Apple tries to stay ahead of the oncoming regulatory wave, the compnay has refined its App Store rules, now allowing app developers…
Spotify says Apple’s App Store settlement is not enough
Swedish music streaming platform Spotify said on Friday that Apple’s App Store settlement does not address the…
App Store settlement is another win for Apple
Apple on Thursday announced settlement consisting of a number of changes coming to the App Store that, pending court approval, will…
Apple’s strategically shrewd App Store settlement
Apple on Thursday announced settlement consisting of a number of changes coming to the App Store that, pending court approval, will resolve…
Apple, U.S. developers agree to App Store changes to resolve class-action lawsuit
Apple today announced a number of changes coming to the App Store that, pending court approval, will resolve a class-action suit from…
Apple tried to hire away former Google search chief Ben Gomes
When Apple went after a pair of high-profile managers for its Siri and artificial intelligence groups: Google’s top brass overseeing search …
36 U.S. states sue Alphabet for ‘unlawfully’ maintaining Google Play Store monopoly on Android phones
Thirty-six U.S. state attorneys general sued Alphabet alleging it unlawfully maintains a monopoly for its Google Play Store on Android phones…
Regulating Apple’s App Store likely to have unintended consequences
With lawmakers are circling Apple, regulating the company’s App Store likely to have unintended consequences, doing more harm than good…
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
Apple letter to U.S. House Judiciary Committee says proposed legislation would ‘harm consumer privacy, device security, and innovation’
Ahead of another House Judiciary Committee hearing on antitrust legislation, Apple has published its full letter explaining how the proposed…
Apple says third-party app stores would subject users to scammers
Apple said that requiring apps to be downloaded from the App Store protects consumers against scammers, keeps their privacy secure…
German antitrust watchdog announces probe of Apple
Apple became the latest target of a German antitrust crackdown on tech giants’ market power with the Federal Cartel Office announcing…
Democrat David Cicilline wants to ban Apple from preinstalling apps on iPhones
Apple would be prohibited from preinstalling its own apps on Apple devices under “antitrust reform” legislation introduced last week…
UK to investigate Apple and Google’s ‘effective duopoly’ in mobile operating systems
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is taking a closer look at whether Apple’s and Google’s “effective duopoly” over the supply…
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…
European consumer group joins EU antitrust case against Apple
On Wednesday, the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) lobby group on Wednesday backed the European Union’s antitrust case against Apple …
AliveCor antitrust lawsuit claims Apple monopolizes Apple Watch heart-rate technology
A small Silicon Valley company, AliveCor, has filed an antitrust lawsuit accusing Apple of cornering the market for heart-rate monitoring…
Apple CEO Tim Cook testifies in Epic Games trial
Apple CEO Tim Cook is the third senior-level executive to testifies in the ongoing trial with Epic Games. Following testimonies from Phil…
Apple CEO Tim Cook to take the stand at Epic Games v. Apple trial
Apple CEO Tim Cook on Friday will take the witness stand to defend the App Store in a trial being held in California. “Fortnite” maker Epic…
Apple CEO Tim Cook has been practicing for hours ahead of taking witness stand in Epic Games v. Apple
Apple CEO Tim Cook has been practicing for hours ahead of taking witness stand in the Epic Games v. Apple trial that, regardless of the…
Apple defends App Store review, payment system
Apple provided in-depth detail on how many apps it rejected last year and how its App Store payment system keeps customers secure from fraud…
Qualcomm accuses EU of pro-Apple ‘bias’ in $1.2 billion court fight
Qualcomm accused European Union investigators of being “biased” towards Apple when they ordered a 997 million-euro (US$1.2 billion) antitrust…
Apple hit with landmark EU antitrust charges over App Store practices
In a landmark move by European Union (EU) antitrust regulators, Apple has been charged with abusing its dominant position in the music…
EU accuses Apple of distorting competition in the music streaming market
Siding with Spotify in a case that could lead to a large fine and changes in Apple’s App Store business practices, EU regulators accused …
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)…
Democrat Senator Amy Klobuchar says Apple’s AirTags news is ‘timely’ regarding antitrust
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, the top Senate Democrat on antitrust issues, said Apple’s AirTag tracker device unveiling was “timely” as it was…
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…
U.S. FTC calls Facebook an illegal ‘personal social networking’ monopoly
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Wednesday fired back at Facebook’s attempt to dismiss the regulator’s lawsuit seeking to break…
Four more U.S. states join Texas-led antitrust lawsuit against Google
Four more states have joined a lawsuit filed by Texas and others against Alphabet Inc’s Google that accuses it of breaking antitrust laws…
Australia to investigate Apple’s default search deal with Google
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is focused on internet browser defaults, including Apple’s default search deal with Google …
EU antitrust regulators said ready with Apple charges on Spotify complaint
EU antitrust regulators are finalizing a charge sheet against Apple triggered by a complaint by Swedish music streaming service Spotify …
UK starts probe on Apple over alleged App Store monopoly
The UK competition regulator said on Thursday it has opened an investigation into Apple after complaints that the company’s App Store terms…
U.S. government asks Google for detailed search data in antitrust case
U.S. government antitrust authorities asked Alphabet unit Google to fork over granular information on how its search engine works…
