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Attorney General Barr elevates antitrust lawyer Lauren Willard to coordinate ‘Big Tech’ review
Attorney General William Barr has elevated a lawyer from the Justice Department’s antitrust division to be his point person…
Apple comes under antitrust pressure in Russia
Apple recently removed several parental control apps from the App Store, and they did it for a simple reason: those apps put users’ privacy and security at risk…
Apple, not Google or Facebook, the target of global antitrust regulators
Apple – not Facebook or Google – is rapidly emerging as the test case for how officials in Brussels, Washington and beyond clamp down on Big Tech’s digital empires…
U.S. Senate Democrats seek ‘serious’ fines for antitrust violations by big tech
U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Richard Blumenthal introduced legislation on Friday to allow harsher penalties for companies…
U.S. FTC is looking into the Amazon and Apple deal over antitrust concerns
Last year, Amazon cut a deal with Apple to bring direct iPhone sales to its platform for the first time….
Apple, other tech firms may also face antitrust investigations by individual U.S. states
Eight state attorneys general met with U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Thursday to discuss the effect of big tech companies on competition…
U.S. DOJ’s ‘Big Tech’ investigation could actually turn out to be good news for the tech giants
The Justice Department’s surprise Big Tech investigation was highly unusual and it could actually turn out to be good news for the tech giants…
U.S. DOJ announces broad antitrust review examining Apple, Google, and others
The Justice Department is opening a broad antitrust review into whether dominant technology firms are unlawfully stifling competition…
U.S. Supreme Court’s business-friendly reputation takes a hit
The U.S. Supreme Court in its term that concludes this week was not quite as business friendly as it has been in recent years…
President Trump suggests European Union out of line in suing U.S. tech firms
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested the European Union was out of line in suing U.S. technology companies…
U.S. Senate Democrats ask for details on antitrust probes into Apple, other tech firms
Seven U.S. Senate Democrats asked the Trump administration on Friday to disclose details of possible Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department…
Senator Bernie Sanders: ‘We should definitely take a look at’ breaking up Google, Amazon, Apple
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Tuesday “we should definitely take a look at” splitting up Google, Amazon and Apple…
Apple and antitrust
Last week that the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission were divvying up tech companies for potential antitrust investigations…
CEO Tim Cook: Apple is ‘not a monopoly’
CBS News’ Norah O’Donnell sat down with Apple CEO Tim Cook in San Jose, California, for an exclusive interview…
Apple CEO Cook: U.S. government scrutiny is ‘fair,’ but we’re not a monopoly
Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook denied that the company is a monopoly as the U.S. government gears up for a potentially unprecedented probe…
U.S. moving toward major antitrust probe of tech giants Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google
The U.S. government is gearing up to investigate whether Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google misuse their massive market power
U.S. Department of Justice gearing up for antitrust investigation of Google
The Justice Department is gearing up for an antitrust investigation of Alphabet Inc.’s Google, a move that could present a major new layer of regulatory scrutiny for the search giant…
Can Apple be trusted with the App Store?
On the App Store, Apple is legislator, judge, jury, and executioner. Apple makes the rules….
How the Apple world is quietly changing: Developers and rivals will be feeling distinctly nervous
When Tim Cook takes the stage next week for Apple’s annual developer conference, it will look from the outside very much like business as usual, but…
Apple defends App Store against developer backlash, says it ‘welcomes competition’
Apple has launched a public relations campaign to counter claims that it uses the App Store…
Apple defends App Store amid mounting criticism
Apple Inc on Wednesday publicly defended its App Store from mounting criticism over its treatment of…
Apple launches new App Store ‘Principles and Practices’ website
Apple has launched a new App Store website which states…
Apple’s App Store: monopoly or miracle?
Launched just a decade ago, Apple’s App Store transformed our interactions with computers, phones, and the internet and remade the world of software…
Apple App Store antitrust case may never make it to trial
The Supreme Court this week ruled in the Apple App Store antitrust case…
Morgan Stanley: App Store antitrust lawsuit to impact Apple stock price for years
The fallout from the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to allow an antitrust lawsuit against Apple…
Apple’s Supreme Court loss could change the way you buy apps
Yesterday, the Supreme Court handed Apple a major defeat in an antitrust case…
U.S. Supreme Court opens door for App Store lawsuit that Apple will likely win
On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 against Apple, opening the door for a class action lawsuit…
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh’s Apple App Store decision has ‘shaken up’ antitrust law
President Donald Trump’s latest appointee to the Supreme Court joined with liberal justices on Monday…
U.S. Supreme Court allows antitrust suit against Apple over App Store; AAPL slides 5%
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday gave the go-ahead for a lawsuit by consumers accusing Apple…
Supreme Court rules against Apple in App Store antitrust case
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled 5-4 against Apple in a case involving…
NYT Editorial Board: Regulators should take a close look at Apple’s App Store
Of the 17 most popular screen-time and parental-control apps in the App Store…
Prior to settlement, Apple got Qualcomm’s fake patent injunction lifted in Germany
Days before the sudden settlement between Apple and Qualcomm, a German appeals court…
After settlement with Apple, Qualcomm still faces other potential legal fallout
Apple and mobile chip maker Qualcomm have settled a bitter financial dispute…
Qualcomm and Apple settle, agree to drop all litigation
Qualcomm and Apple today announced an agreement to dismiss all litigation…
Apple lawyers compare Qualcomm chips to fried chicken as trial begins
A trial opened Tuesday in a complex contract and anti-trust dispute between Apple Inc and Qualcomm Inc…
Billions at stake as Apple v. Qualcomm trial begins
Apple chief Tim Cook and Qualcomm’s CEO Steve Mollenkopf are both expected to appear during the trial…
Apple, allies seek damages of up to $27 billion in U.S. trial over Qualcomm’s predatory business model
Apple Inc and its allies on Monday will kick off a jury trial against chip supplier Qualcomm…
Frosty relationship between Apple CEO Tim Cook and Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf has deepened dispute
A meeting between Tim Cook and Steve Mollenkopf a year ago at Apple Inc.’s headquarters started with a tense moment…
Apple’s growing antitrust problem
Apple’s expansion into services could test the hardware company in several ways…
Apple says treats all app developers equally as Dutch open probe
Apple, already the subject of EU antitrust scrutiny, on Thursday became the target of a Dutch investigation…
EU regulators say Dutch Apple probe complements their own investigation
A Dutch antitrust investigation into whether Apple unfairly favors its own apps…
