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U.S. Commerce Department: Apple and Google’s app stores wield ‘gatekeeper’ power and should be reined in
A new U.S. Commerce Department report claims that Apple and Google “play a significant gatekeeping role by controlling (and restricting)…
EU mulls charging Apple, Netlfix, other data-heavy streamers for telecom upgrades
The European Union is weighing a proposal to make technology companies that use the most bandwidth, such as Apple, Netflix, and Alphabet…
U.S. DOJ antitrust lawsuit against Google could benefit Apple
A landmark lawsuit by the U.S. Justice Department against Alphabet’s Google subsidiary over its abusive digital advertising monopoly…
U.S. Justice Department sues Google for monopolizing digital advertising technologies
Today, the U.S. Justice Department filed a civil antitrust suit against Google for monopolizing multiple digital advertising technology…
Google, Microsoft each laying off more than 10,000 employees
Microsoft will be laying off 10,000 employees and Google will axing 12,000 employees over the coming weeks…
Apple appeals investigation by UK competition watchdog
Apple as filed an appeal against an investigation by Britain’s competition watchdog into the dominance of its mobile browsers in the cloud…
Apple preps smart display, new Apple TV hardware in smart home push
Apple is working on a slate of devices aimed at challenging Amazon and Google in the smart home market, including new displays and…
NFL and Google ink 7-year deal to deliver ‘NFL Sunday Ticket’ on YouTube TV and YouTube Primetime Channels
The National Football League today announced a multi-year agreement with Google granting YouTube TV and YouTube Primetime Channels…
Here’s what likely killed the Apple – NFL Sunday Ticket deal
Apple has reportedly given up its quest to land exclusive rights to NFL Sunday Ticket, a subscription-only package that allows viewers…
After Apple gives up, YouTube becomes frontrunner for NFL Sunday Ticket
After Apple reportedly gave up its quest, the NFL is in advanced talks to grant YouTube exclusive rights to NFL Sunday Ticket, a…
Apple reportedly bows out of NFL Sunday Ticket talks
The company once regarded as the frontrunner for NFL Sunday Ticket, Apple, has opted to bow out of talks, leaving it to Amazon vs. Google…
15 U.S. state attorneys general demand that Apple, Google raise TikTok to ’17+’ age rating
A group of 15 Republican U.S. state attorneys general demanded on Tuesday that executives at Apple strip TikTok of its age rating that…
Apple now more valuable than Google, Amazon, Tesla, and Walmart combined
Apple has hardly hit bear market territory from its all-time highs. In fact, Apple is now more valuable than Google, Amazon, Tesla, and…
Are Apple and Elon Musk’s Twitter on a collision course?
New Twitter owner Elon Musk wants to increase the amount of money the company makes through subscriptions while opening up the site…
UK investigates Apple’s and Google’s mobile browser dominance
The UK’s competition watchdog on Tuesday launched an investigation into the dominance of Apple’s Safari and Google’s Chrome…
Italian court accepts Apple’s appeal against watchdog fine, rejects Google’s
An Italian administrative court on Friday accepted Apple’s appeal against a decision by Italy’s antitrust authority to fine the group, but…
Nasdaq futures drop over 1% as Microsoft, Google earnings fan slowdown fears
Nasdaq tech stock futures fell more than 1% on Wednesday as disappointing results and warnings from Microsoft and Alphabet sparked losses…
Alphabet subsidiary Google unveils $350 ‘Pixel Watch’ — $100 more than Apple Watch SE; no iPhone support
Google’s first smartwatch, an Android phone-only affair with a round-faced display with huge bezels, dubbed “Pixel Watch,” will cost $350…
Apple is right to keep ignoring Google’s lightly-used RCS messaging mess
Apple CEO Tim Cook said that Android green bubbles will remain as it continues to ignore Google’s lightly-used RCS messaging mess…
EU court fines Google $4.13 billion for using Android to thwart rivals
Europe’s second-highest court fined Alphabet subsidiary Google $4.13 billion for using its Android mobile operating system to thwart rivals…
Apple and Google face anti-competitive complaint in Mexico
Apple and Alphabet subsidiary Google are facing a probe over anti-competitive practices in Mexico after the country’s former…
U.S. antitrust bill on brink of defeat
Legislation pushed by some in the U.S. Congress claiming to rein in the nation’s biggest internet companies is on the brink of defeat…
Apple collects the least user data, Google amasses the most – study
Apple collects the least amount of private user data from its users, with Google, Twitter, Amazon, and Facebook collecting more personal…
Antitrust regulators focus on Apple’s Safari and Google’s Chrome web browsers
Of late, regulators and rivals are again questioning whether web browsers, especially Apple’s Safari and Google’s Chrome, are too tightly…
Google bemoans ‘green bubbles,’ demands Apple fix Android’s atrocious text messaging problem
Google is attempting to pressure on Apple to adopt RCS on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac so that green-bubble Android users will…
U.S. DOJ preparing to sue Alphabet’s Google for illegally dominating digital advertising market
The U.S. Department of Justice is preparing to sue Alphabet for illegally dominating digital advertising market via its Google search engine…
Clock running out on U.S. Congress’ antitrust bill targeting Big Tech
In a setback for supporters in the U.S. House and Senate who had been pushing for a vote before the midterm elections, Congress is set…
Apple’s AirPods Pro are superior to Google’s Pixel Buds Pro
Google new AirPods Pro wannabes, the “Pixel Buds Pro,” go on sale Thursday for $199. They are inferior to Apple’s iconic AirPods Pro…
U.S. Big Tech antitrust legislation flounders as Schumer expresses doubts
Antitrust legislation aimed at “Big Tech” companies appears stymied after U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told a group…
Tech antitrust bill seeks to regulate Big Tech, change the Internet
U.S. lawmakers are eyeing votes prior to the midterm elections in November on antitrust legislation (named by supporters…
Facing stalemate, backers of U.S. big tech antitrust bill push for vote
Facing a potential stalemate, U.S. lawmakers House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D., N.Y.), Rep. David Cicilline (D., R.I.)…
EU antitrust regulators to probe Apple, Google, Amazon, and others over 4K video codec licensing policy
The European Commission said on Thursday that EU antitrust regulators are investigating the video licensing policy of the Alliance…
FCC Commissioner wants Apple and Google to remove TikTok from app stores
FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr wrote to Apple and Google on Tuesday, asking the companies to remove TikTok from their app stores…
Apple iPhone and Android phones hacked by Italian spyware – Google
An Italian company’s hacking tools were used to spy on Apple iPhones and Android phones in Italy and Kazakhstan, Google said in a report…
Apple and Google face UK probe over mobile browsers and cloud gaming
The UK Competition and Markets Authority is planning an investigation into Apple’s and Alphabet-parent Google’s market power in…
U.S. Senate likely to pass bill to bar Apple, Google, other tech firms from favoring themselves in searches
Lawmakers from both parties said on Wednesday they had the Senate votes needed to pass legislation aimed at reining in Apple…
Apple’s Safari tops North America mobile browser market with 50% share
Apple’s Safari Browser commands the North American mobile browser market with a market share of 50%. Its closest challenger Google Chrome…
Is Apple preparing to launch its own search engine?
The rumor mill is revving up ahead of WWDC 2022 with an oldie but a goodie: Apple is prepping the launch its own search engine …
Apple’s and Google’s plans to nix passwords creates ecosystem lock-in risk
Apple, Google, and Microsoft today announced plans to expand support for a common passwordless sign-in standard created by…
Vulnerable U.S. Senate Democrats back off bill seeking Big Tech crackdown
A bipartisan legislative effort to rein in the nation’s largest tech companies is facing fresh resistance from a faction of Senate Democrats…
BMW temporarily ships cars without Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
BMW is temporarily shipping new cars without Apple CarPlay and Alphabet subsidiary Google’s Android Auto due to a change in chip suppliers…
