The administration said it was supporting neither Apple nor Epic. Instead, it argued that contempt should apply only when a party’s conduct…
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U.S. DOJ demands Apple and Google unmask over 100,000 users of popular car-tinkering app in emissions crackdown
The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking personal data on potentially hundreds of thousands of drivers who downloaded EZ Lynk’s Auto Agent…
Apple loses bid to dismiss U.S. DOJ smartphone monopoly case
Apple must face the U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit alleging the iPhone maker illegally monopolized the U.S. smartphone market;
Apple to urge judge to end U.S. smartphone monopoly case
Apple will argue for the dismissal of the U.S. DOJ’s antitrust lawsuit on Wednesday. The lawsuit accuses Apple of abusing its so-called…
U.S. DOJ considers seeking Google breakup for abusing its monopolies in online search, ads
The U.S. Justice Department is exploring the possibility of breaking up Google following a court ruling that found the company monopolized…
In 2022 alone, Google paid Apple $20 billion to cement its illegal monopoly
Alphabet subsidiary Google is “a monopolist, and has acted as one to maintain its monopoly” in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act…
Apple to seek dismissal of U.S. DOJ antitrust case
Apple said on Tuesday it plans to ask a U.S. District Judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice and 15…
U.S. DOJ’s antitrust suit against Apple gets new judge after recusal
The U.S. DOJ’s antitrust case accusing Apple of somehow unlawfully monopolizing the smartphone market without having a monopoly was…
U.S. DOJ antitrust action against Apple spawns class-action lawsuits against tech giant
Spawned by the U.S. DOJ’s antitrust action against Apple, the compan is facing multiple class-action lawsuits that could affect millions…
Multiple class action lawsuits target Apple, piggybacking on DOJ antitrust action
Apple has been targeted by multiple new consumer class action lawsuits accusing the company of “monopolizing the smartphone market”…
Jim Cramer throws cold water on DOJ’s lawsuit against Apple, calls it a ‘buying opportunity’
CNBC’s Jim Cramer threw cold water on the U.S. DOJ’s antitrust case against Apple, calling this action a buying opportunity for AAPL stock…
U.S. DOJ’s Apple case is wrong on the facts and law and should never have been brought
The U.S. DOJ’s Apple case is wrong on the facts and law and should never have been brought, said legal experts who weighed in on the…
Apple stock drops as U.S. DOJ claims company violates antitrust laws
The U.S. DOJ on Thursday sued Apple, accusing the consumer electronics giant of violating antitrust laws, adding to the growing list of bad…
U.S. DOJ sues Apple for allegedly ‘monopolizing smartphone markets’
The U.S. DOJ, joined by 16 other state and district attorneys general, on Thursday filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Apple for…
U.S. Justice Department poised to sue Apple for antitrust violations
The U.S. Justice Department is poised to sue Apple as soon as Thursday, accusing the company of violating antitrust laws by blocking rivals…
Former Apple engineer who stole Project Titan trade secrets sentenced to 120 days in prison
Xiaolang Zhang, a former Apple engineer who pled guilty to stealing Project Titan trade secrets, was this week sentenced to 120 days…
U.S. DOJ expected to file antitrust lawsuit against Apple as soon as March
Apple is poised to face a U.S. DOJ antitrust lawsuit as soon as March, Bloomberg News reports citing “people familiar with the case.” Apple…
U.S. DOJ charges Apple ex-employee for attempting to steal technology, fleeing to China
The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday said it has charged a former Apple engineer with attempting to steal the firm’s technology related to…
U.S. Department of Justice escalates Apple antitrust probe
The United States Department of Justice has ramped up work in recent months on drafting a potential antitrust complaint against Apple …
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…
U.S. DOJ antitrust officials ask to join arguments in Epic Games’ appeal of a court loss against Apple
According to court documents filed Friday, officials from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) have asked to take part in oral arguments…
Apple ‘well positioned’ to beat a DOJ antitrust lawsuit – analyst
The U.S. Justice Department is preparing to file a sweeping antitrust complaint against Apple, however an analyst believes that Apple…
U.S. DOJ in early stages of drafting possible antitrust suit against Apple
The U.S. Department of Justice is in the early stages of drafting a potential antitrust complaint against Apple…
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…
U.S. DOJ backs antitrust bill targeting Apple, Google, and Amazon
The U.S. DOJ on Monday endorsed legislation forbidding large digital platforms such as Apple, Google, and Amazon from…
U.S. DOJ probes Apple’s treatment of Roblox
The U.S. Department of Justice’s antitrust probe into Apple is focused, in one example, on the company’s treatment of Roblox which…
Apple very likely to face U.S. DOJ antitrust suit
In the last several months the U.S. Department of Justice has accelerated its two-year-old antitrust probe of Apple, increasing the…
UK man arrested for 2020 hack of Apple’s Twitter account
A citizen of the United Kingdom was arrested today in Spain pursuant to a U.S. request for his arrest in connection with the Twitter hack …
Apple, other techs wary of full disclosure of secrets in Google antitrust case
Apple said confidential material they provided for the U.S. antitrust probe of Google should not be shared because secrets they include…
Big tech stocks climb as ‘blue wave’ fails to materialize, easing antitrust concerns
Stock futures surged to a tech-led rally on Wednesday as ongoing U.S. election uncertainty signaled the White House was still up for grabs…
U.S. DOJ antitrust lawsuit against Google is imminent
The U.S. DOJ is expected to brief state attorneys general this week about its imminent plans to file an antitrust lawsuit against Google …
Apple CEO Tim Cook praises narrow Supreme Court decision on DACA
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday said President Trump’s 2017 move to cancel his predecessor Barack Obama’s DACA order failed to follow administrative…
U.S. lawmakers’ ‘EARN IT Act’ threatens end-to-end encryption
U.S. legislation – the “EARN IT Act” – will be introduced in the coming weeks that could hurt technology companies’ ability to offer end-to-end encryption…
U.S. DOJ contacting app developers in Apple antitrust probe
The U.S. Justice Department has reached out to app developers as part of its Apple antitrust probe, one of the four big tech companies being probed for…
Senator Lindsey Graham’s encryption bill could expose Apple to lawsuits
Lindsey Graham’s encryption attack masquerading as a “child protection” bill could threaten Apple’s use of encryption and a liability exemption they prize…
Apple’s Tim Cook files brief with U.S. Supreme Court to support DACA
On Wednesday, Apple filed a friend of the court brief with the Supreme Court in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy…
FTC chairman says he’s willing to break up Big Tech companies
The head of the US Federal Trade Commission said he’s prepared to break up major technology platforms if necessary…
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, 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…
