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It’s official: Google is now under antitrust investigation by 50 Attorneys General

1 week

As we reported earlier, the rumours were real as today 50 US attorneys general from US states launched an antitrust investigation into Google focussed on the company’s advertising and search businesses. Led by Republican Att...

Google to face massive antitrust onslaught next week

by Surur

2 weeks

The Washington Post reports that plans to probe Silicon Valley giants for antitrust violations will solidify next week into a specific investigation into Google’s practices. The probe will be spearheaded by a wide range of s...

Justice Department announce Big Tech probe

by Surur

2 months

The Robber Baron age of the internet may be coming to a close, with the US Justice Department announcing an investigation into anti-competitive and anti-consumer actions by large technology companies such as Facebook, Amazon and G...

Developers sue Apple, demand 3rd party app stores

by Surur

4 months

It seems it is currently open season on Apple, as the company is once again being targeted with an antitrust complaint accusing the company of abusing its monopoly over distribution of apps to iOS users. The complainant on this oc...

From darlings to pariah: FANG comes under scrutiny by the House Judiciary committee

by Surur

4 months

Six years ago CNBC’s Mad Money host Jim Cramer coined the term FANG – Facebook, Apple, Netflix and Google – as an exclusive club of four high-performing companies which represented the future of technology. The c...

US Department of Justice may investigate Apple for antitrust violations

by Surur

4 months

With impeccable timing, Reuters today reports that the U.S. Justice Department may probe Apple for possible antitrust violations and anti-competitive behaviour. The probe is part of a broader review of technology giants, with the ...

WSJ: Google to face an antitrust probe by US Department of Justice

by Surur

4 months

After years of little oversight, US antitrust authorities are reportedly turning their attention to Google, and according to the Wall Street Journal‘s sources has been working for some weeks on the case. The focus for the ca...

Googlers admit to using YouTube to kill Microsoft browser

by Surur

5 months

Google has long been accused of using the dominance of their web properties to manipulate the browser market, and now, in a stunning admission, an ex-Google employee has confirmed that the company did just that. Chris Zacharias, p...

EU teaches Google a lesson, fines a massive €1.5 billion for hurting rivals’ business

by Raka

6 months

European Union today announced that it’d imposed a hefty €1.5 billion antitrust fine on Google. Google is accused of using its dominant position to eliminate its competitors. This time, however, it is not related to Googl...

Google’s new Chrome browser update lets you opt for a more private default search engine

by Michael Allison

6 months

Google has silently added support for DuckDuckGo, the privacy-focused search engine, to its Chrome browser in Chrome 73. DuckDuckGo is a search engine popularly used by privacy enthusiasts. It doesn’t track its users as Goog...

Microsoft’s acquisition of GitHub is complete

by Pradeep

11 months

Microsoft made the announcement about GitHub acquisition back in June 2018 and has been working with regulators around the world to close the deal. Last week, we reported that Microsoft got approval for its GitHub acquisition fro...

EU approves Microsoft’s GitHub acquisition

by Pradeep

11 months

Microsoft made the announcement about GitHub acquisition back in June 2018 and has been working with regulators around the world to close the deal. Last month, we reported that Microsoft is expected to get a final ruling from EU ...