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…
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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…
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…
U.S. states plan to sue Facebook over antitrust violations next week
A group of U.S. states is investigating Facebook for possible antitrust violations and plans to file a lawsuit against the social media giant…
FTC sends $1.7 million in refunds to those fooled by Apple tech support scam
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission will begin sending refunds totaling more than $1.7 million to consumers who were victims of a tech support scam …
FTC probes acquisitions made by Apple and other big tech companies
The FTC issued Special Orders to five large technology firms as the agency probes acquisitions made by Apple and other big tech companies…
Intel says Qualcomm tactics forced it out of modem chip market
Intel made the claims in a brief filed with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, where Qualcomm is seeking to overturn a sweeping antitrust decision against it…
Apple is designing for a post-Facebook world
In a sense, iOS 13 isn’t organized by apps, it’s organized by your contacts. Your relationship, and plans with someone, are dictating how the OS responds and linking one app to another…
Facebook app banned by Apple collected device data on 187,000 users
Facebook obtained personal and sensitive device data on about 187,000 users of its now-defunct “Research” app…
Facebook CEO Zuckerberg may have known of questionable privacy practices emails show
Facebook Inc emails appear to show Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg’s involvement in discussions about its much criticized privacy practices…
Republican U.S. Senator introduces federal bill to outlaw video game ‘loot boxes’
Video games popular among kids would be prohibited from offering ‘loot boxes’ or randomized assortments of…
Apple’s App Store removes three dating apps in violation of FTC child protection act
Three dating apps have been removed from Apple’s App Store and Google’s Google Play Store…
After settlement with Apple, Qualcomm still faces other potential legal fallout
Apple and mobile chip maker Qualcomm have settled a bitter financial dispute…
Bad news piles up for Qualcomm in Apple dispute
A few months after Apple sued Qualcomm two years ago, the chipmaker started a patent enforcement campaign…
Apple wins damages ruling against Qualcomm
Apple Inc. narrowed the potential damages Qualcomm Inc. can seek over alleged patent infringement…
Qualcomm demands Munich court fine Apple for continuing to sell iPhones after ban
Qualcomm Inc. is escalating its patent fight with Apple Inc. by asking a Munich court…
Four Qualcomm patent suits against Apple dismissed by Munich court, four others in zombie mode
This last day of January 2019 dealt another setback…
U.S. FTC: Evidence is ‘overwhelming’ that Qualcomm engaged in exclusionary, anticompetitive conduct
The Federal Trade Commission yesterday said that the evidence against Qualcomm in the antitrust trial…
U.S. FTC to examine tech platforms like Google and Facebook as major part of competition review via public hearings
The Federal Trade Commission will examine the questions surrounding powerful tech platforms like Google and Facebook…
EU antitrust chief says investigation of Google’s Android, AdSense is advancing
Investigations into how Google may be using its Android smartphone operating system…
Facebook’s surveillance machine
Facebook’s business model involves having people go to the site for social interaction, only to be quietly subjected to an enormous level of surveillance…
Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg AWOL from Facebook’s damage control session
Facebook CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg declined to face his employees on Tuesday to explain…
U.S. FTC reportedly probing Facebook’s abuse of personal data as UK summons Zuckerberg for questioning
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is investigating whether the use of personal data from 50 million Facebook users…
The Google-Facebook duopoly threatens diversity of thought
Google and Facebook control how millions of people find their news…
U.S. judge rules Apple lawsuits against Qualcomm can proceed
Apple Inc.’s 11 foreign lawsuits against Qualcomm Inc. can proceed…
Apple vs. Qualcomm: Everyone wins? Why both companies might want to settle quickly
It’s unlikely that the quarrel will lead to prolonged litigation or court trials…
U.S. ITC to investigate Qualcomm’s allegations of Apple patent infringement
U.S. trade officials have agreed to investigate Qualcomm Inc’s allegations that Apple Inc infringed on patents…
Credit Suisse: Apple could end Qualcomm dispute with $8 billion payment
We see merit in both parties’ arguments, and believe mutual self-interest will prevail…
Intel: Qualcomm uses the courts to destroy competition
Intel has weighed in on the legal sparring between Apple and Qualcomm…
Intel accuses Qualcomm of abusing its mobile chip monopoly
Qualcomm shareholders would be wise to exit their positions….
Should America’s tech giants be broken up? Apple, Amazon, Google, and Facebook may be contributing to the U.S. economy’s most persistent ailments
Google is as close to a monopoly as the Bell telephone system was in 1956…
Qualcomm now suing Apple in Germany
Qualcomm has filed patent infringement lawsuits against Apple in the Munich and Mannheim Regional Courts…
Apple joined by Foxconn, Pegatron, and others in its fight with Qualcomm
A group of leading smartphone manufacturers are joining Apple Inc. in a legal battle against Qualcomm Inc…
Apple accepts invitation by its contract manufacturers to join another Qualcomm fray
The four Apple contract manufacturers who have to defend themselves against a Qualcomm contract suit in the Southern District of California…
Qualcomm CEO expects out of court settlement with Apple
After six months of escalating legal battles and increasingly heated rhetoric…
Apple-Qualcomm legal dispute likely to be ‘long and ugly’
The bitter legal dispute between Apple and Qualcomm over patent-licensing terms…
Qualcomm wants court to block Apple from U.S. iPhone imports and sales
Qualcomm Incorporated today announced that it is filing a complaint with the United States International Trade Commission…
Judge rules U.S. FTC antitrust lawsuit against Qualcomm to proceed
The Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit against Qualcomm Inc can proceed…
European Union hits Google with record $2.73 billion fine for abusing internet search monopoly
The penalty is the biggest ever competition fine from the European Commission, doubling the previous record…
Apple uses Supreme Court decision to escalate war against Qualcomm
Apple has fired its latest legal salvo at Qualcomm, broadening its multibillion-dollar battle…
Apple’s amended San Diego complaint against Qualcomm leaves no doubt: many billions at stake
The wireless industry’s economically biggest lawsuit just got a whole lot bigger…
