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Apple Accuses CCI of 'Copy-Pasting' Rivals' Claims in Antitrust Investigation
Apple has said the Competition Commission of India (CCI) relied too heavily on complaints from rivals and did not carry out an independent investigation before concluding that the company broke competition rules. In a June 25 filing, Apple asked for the findings to be cancelled. The case is part of Apple's dispute with India's Competition Commissio...
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Google Ending It's Play Store Monopoly, Will Allow External Payments From June 30
This decision unbundles Google's flat 30 percent commission into separate service and billing fees, executing changes agreed upon after its high-profile antitrust legal battle with Epic Games.
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Google Faces Antitrust Lawsuit Over Android App Store Monopoly
Based in Lisbon, Aptoide brands itself "the alternative Android app store," with about 436,000 apps in its catalog and more than 200 million annual users by 2024.
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Google Faces EU Antitrust Investigation Over AI Overviews, YouTube
The European Commission's second investigation into Google in less than a month underscores growing unease over Big Tech's dominance in new technologies that could shut out rivals, but could escalate tensions with the United States as EU laws adopted in the last few years have become a sore point in relations with Washington.
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EU To Launch Antitrust Probe Into Meta Over Use Of AI In WhatsApp: Report
Brussels is planning a new antitrust investigation into Meta Platforms over the rollout of artificial intelligence features within WhatsApp, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.
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Apple Challenges Antitrust Penalty Law In India, Risks $38 Billion Fine
The challenge is the first against India's antitrust penalty law that since last year allows the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to use global turnover when calculating the penalties it imposes on companies for abusing their market dominance.
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Meta Wins Major Antitrust Case As US Judge Rules No Monopoly
A US federal judge on Tuesday dismissed the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust lawsuit against Meta, ruling that the tech giant does not hold a monopoly in social media.
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"Very Unfair": Trump Threatens EU Tariffs Over $3.4 Billion Google Antitrust Fine
US President Donald Trump lashed out at the European Union Friday for slapping Google with an "unfair" $3.47 billion antitrust fine, threatening retaliatory tariffs if the bloc does not repeal the measure.
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Google Fined $3.5 Billion For Breaching European Union's Competition Rules
European Union regulators on Friday hit Google with a 2.95 billion euro ($3.5 billion) fine for breaching the bloc's competition rules by favoring its own digital advertising services, marking the fourth such antitrust penalty for the company.
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Opinion: Why Google's Antitrust Loss Feels A Lot Like A Win
Something close to the best-case scenario emerged for Google on Tuesday when a federal judge outlined its punishments for running an illegal search monopoly.
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Apple's App Store Policy Changes Said to Get EU Approval Soon
Apple's updated App Store policies for EU developers are reportedly expected to gain approval from antitrust regulators. This would help Apple avoid hefty daily fines, potentially 5 percent of its average daily global revenue, that could be imposed by EU regulators. The company was already fined EUR 500 million in April for violating the EU's Digit...
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Apple Takes Fight Against $587 Million EU Antitrust Fine to Court
Apple took a challenge against EU regulators to Europe's second highest court on Monday after they fined it 500 million euros ($587 million) earlier this year for breaching landmark rules aimed at curbing the power of Big Tech.
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Google's AI Overviews Hit by EU Antitrust Complaint From Independent Publishers
Google's AI Overviews are AI-generated summaries that appear above traditional hyperlinks to relevant webpages and are shown to users in more than 100 countries. It began adding advertisements to AI Overviews last May.
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Google Makes New Proposal to Stave Off EU Antitrust Fine, Document Shows
Google has been under pressure after being hit in March with European Union antitrust charges of unfairly favouring its own services such as Google Shopping, Google Hotels and Google Flights over competitors.
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Apple Changes App Store Rules in EU to Comply with Antitrust Order
Apple has changed rules and fees in its App Store in the EU after the bloc's antitrust regulators ordered it to remove commercial barriers to sending customers outside the store. Apple said developers will pay a 20 percent processing fee for purchases made via the App Store, though the fees could go as low as 13 percent for Apple's small-business p...
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Apple Accuses CCI of 'Copy-Pasting' Rivals' Claims in Antitrust Investigation
Apple has said the Competition Commission of India (CCI) relied too heavily on complaints from rivals and did not carry out an independent investigation before concluding that the company broke competition rules. In a June 25 filing, Apple asked for the findings to be cancelled. The case is part of Apple's dispute with India's Competition Commissio...
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Google Ending It's Play Store Monopoly, Will Allow External Payments From June 30
This decision unbundles Google's flat 30 percent commission into separate service and billing fees, executing changes agreed upon after its high-profile antitrust legal battle with Epic Games.
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Google Faces Antitrust Lawsuit Over Android App Store Monopoly
Based in Lisbon, Aptoide brands itself "the alternative Android app store," with about 436,000 apps in its catalog and more than 200 million annual users by 2024.
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Google Faces EU Antitrust Investigation Over AI Overviews, YouTube
The European Commission's second investigation into Google in less than a month underscores growing unease over Big Tech's dominance in new technologies that could shut out rivals, but could escalate tensions with the United States as EU laws adopted in the last few years have become a sore point in relations with Washington.
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EU To Launch Antitrust Probe Into Meta Over Use Of AI In WhatsApp: Report
Brussels is planning a new antitrust investigation into Meta Platforms over the rollout of artificial intelligence features within WhatsApp, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.
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Apple Challenges Antitrust Penalty Law In India, Risks $38 Billion Fine
The challenge is the first against India's antitrust penalty law that since last year allows the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to use global turnover when calculating the penalties it imposes on companies for abusing their market dominance.
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Meta Wins Major Antitrust Case As US Judge Rules No Monopoly
A US federal judge on Tuesday dismissed the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust lawsuit against Meta, ruling that the tech giant does not hold a monopoly in social media.
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"Very Unfair": Trump Threatens EU Tariffs Over $3.4 Billion Google Antitrust Fine
US President Donald Trump lashed out at the European Union Friday for slapping Google with an "unfair" $3.47 billion antitrust fine, threatening retaliatory tariffs if the bloc does not repeal the measure.
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Google Fined $3.5 Billion For Breaching European Union's Competition Rules
European Union regulators on Friday hit Google with a 2.95 billion euro ($3.5 billion) fine for breaching the bloc's competition rules by favoring its own digital advertising services, marking the fourth such antitrust penalty for the company.
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Opinion: Why Google's Antitrust Loss Feels A Lot Like A Win
Something close to the best-case scenario emerged for Google on Tuesday when a federal judge outlined its punishments for running an illegal search monopoly.
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Apple's App Store Policy Changes Said to Get EU Approval Soon
Apple's updated App Store policies for EU developers are reportedly expected to gain approval from antitrust regulators. This would help Apple avoid hefty daily fines, potentially 5 percent of its average daily global revenue, that could be imposed by EU regulators. The company was already fined EUR 500 million in April for violating the EU's Digit...
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Apple Takes Fight Against $587 Million EU Antitrust Fine to Court
Apple took a challenge against EU regulators to Europe's second highest court on Monday after they fined it 500 million euros ($587 million) earlier this year for breaching landmark rules aimed at curbing the power of Big Tech.
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Google's AI Overviews Hit by EU Antitrust Complaint From Independent Publishers
Google's AI Overviews are AI-generated summaries that appear above traditional hyperlinks to relevant webpages and are shown to users in more than 100 countries. It began adding advertisements to AI Overviews last May.
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Google Makes New Proposal to Stave Off EU Antitrust Fine, Document Shows
Google has been under pressure after being hit in March with European Union antitrust charges of unfairly favouring its own services such as Google Shopping, Google Hotels and Google Flights over competitors.
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Apple Changes App Store Rules in EU to Comply with Antitrust Order
Apple has changed rules and fees in its App Store in the EU after the bloc's antitrust regulators ordered it to remove commercial barriers to sending customers outside the store. Apple said developers will pay a 20 percent processing fee for purchases made via the App Store, though the fees could go as low as 13 percent for Apple's small-business p...
