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Apple Withholds Data in India Antitrust Case, CCI Sets Final Hearing
- Monday April 20, 2026
- Reuters
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) said in an April 8 order that Apple has not submitted details of its financials and its views on the investigation since October 2024, and instead cited a separate case pending in the Delhi High Court where the company has challenged India's entire antitrust penalty law.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Google Faces Antitrust Lawsuit Over Android App Store Monopoly
- Wednesday April 15, 2026
- World News | Reuters
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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www.ndtv.com
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Apple Seeks Samsung South Korea’s Internal Records as App Store Practices Face DOJ Antitrust Scrutiny: Report
- Friday April 10, 2026
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by Ketan Pratap
Apple has reportedly approached a US court to secure internal documents from Samsung Electronics in South Korea. The move is said to be linked to the ongoing antitrust lawsuit brought by the US Department of Justice (DOJ). The Cupertino-based tech giant seeks access to market data and internal business records, which it maintains are vital for its ...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Apple, Google Agree App Store Changes Under New UK Regulations
- Tuesday February 10, 2026
- World News | Reuters
Apple and Google have agreed to make their mobile app stores fairer and more transparent for thousands of developers, Britain's antitrust regulator said on Tuesday, hailing it as important first steps in its tougher regime.
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www.ndtv.com
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Apple Asks Delhi High Court to Stop Competition Commission of India From Seeking Its Financials
- Thursday January 22, 2026
- Reuters
Apple has asked the Delhi High Court to stop the country's antitrust watchdog from seeking its global financial records as part of an investigation into its app store policies, while it challenges the underlying law's validity, court papers show.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Fortnite Returns to Google Play Store After Extended Legal Battle
- Friday December 12, 2025
- Written by Dhruv Raghav, Edited by David Delima
Fortnite has returned to the Google Play Store in the US, Epic Games announced on Friday. This marks the culmination of a five-year legal battle, which began in 2020, when Epic Games filed a lawsuit against Apple and Google for their allegedly unfair and anti-competitive platform rules. While the multiplayer game returned to the App Store in May, G...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Apple Challenges India’s Antitrust Penalty Law That Could Cost It $38 Billion: Report
- Thursday November 27, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Ketan Pratap
Apple has approached the Delhi High Court to challenge an amended CCI penalty rule that lets regulators impose fines based on a company’s global turnover. The company argues the formula is arbitrary and disproportionate, noting it could face penalties of up to $38 billion if found guilty in an ongoing App Store investigation. The case is schedule...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Google Proposes Play Store Reforms in Settlement With Fortnite Maker Epic Games
- Wednesday November 5, 2025
- Reuters
In a joint filing in the federal court in San Francisco, Alphabet and Epic Games asked US District Judge James Donato to consider a proposal resolving Epic’s 2020 antitrust lawsuit, which accused Google of illegally monopolizing how users access apps and make in-app purchases on Android devices.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Elon Musk Plans To Sue Apple For Not Featuring X Or Grok Among Its Top Apps
- Wednesday August 13, 2025
- World News | Associated Press
Billionaire SpaceX, Tesla and X owner Elon Musk says he plans to sue Apple for not featuring X and its Grok artificial intelligence chatbot app in its top recommended apps in its App Store.
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www.ndtv.com
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Sam Altman Or Elon Musk, Who Is More Trustworthy? ChatGPT Says...
- Wednesday August 13, 2025
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Elon Musk, who co-founded ChatGPT in 2015 before stepping away in 2018, asked the AI, "Who is more trustworthy? Sam Altman or Elon Musk. You can pick only one and output only their name."
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www.ndtv.com
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Musk Says xAI to Take Legal Action Against Apple Over App Store Rankings
- Tuesday August 12, 2025
- Reuters
Elon Musk accused the Apple of breaching antitrust regulations in managing the App Store rankings and said that his artificial intelligence startup xAI would take legal action against the iPhone maker.
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www.gadgets360.com
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"Are You Playing Politics?": Musk Accuses Apple Of Antitrust Violation
- Tuesday August 12, 2025
- World News | Reuters
Billionaire Elon Musk said on Monday his artificial intelligence startup xAI would take legal action against Apple, accusing the iPhone maker of breaching antitrust regulations in managing the App Store rankings.
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www.ndtv.com
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Google Loses US Appeal Over App Store Reforms in Epic Games Case
- Friday August 1, 2025
- Reuters
The San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals, in a unanimous ruling, rejected claims from Google that the trial judge made legal errors in the antitrust case that unfairly benefited "Fortnite" maker Epic Games, which filed the lawsuit in 2020.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Apple's App Store Policy Changes Said to Get EU Approval Soon
- Wednesday July 23, 2025
- Written by David Delima
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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www.gadgets360.com
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Apple Takes Fight Against $587 Million EU Antitrust Fine to Court
- Tuesday July 8, 2025
- Reuters
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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www.gadgets360.com
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Apple Withholds Data in India Antitrust Case, CCI Sets Final Hearing
- Monday April 20, 2026
- Reuters
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) said in an April 8 order that Apple has not submitted details of its financials and its views on the investigation since October 2024, and instead cited a separate case pending in the Delhi High Court where the company has challenged India's entire antitrust penalty law.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Google Faces Antitrust Lawsuit Over Android App Store Monopoly
- Wednesday April 15, 2026
- World News | Reuters
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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www.ndtv.com
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Apple Seeks Samsung South Korea’s Internal Records as App Store Practices Face DOJ Antitrust Scrutiny: Report
- Friday April 10, 2026
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by Ketan Pratap
Apple has reportedly approached a US court to secure internal documents from Samsung Electronics in South Korea. The move is said to be linked to the ongoing antitrust lawsuit brought by the US Department of Justice (DOJ). The Cupertino-based tech giant seeks access to market data and internal business records, which it maintains are vital for its ...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Apple, Google Agree App Store Changes Under New UK Regulations
- Tuesday February 10, 2026
- World News | Reuters
Apple and Google have agreed to make their mobile app stores fairer and more transparent for thousands of developers, Britain's antitrust regulator said on Tuesday, hailing it as important first steps in its tougher regime.
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www.ndtv.com
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Apple Asks Delhi High Court to Stop Competition Commission of India From Seeking Its Financials
- Thursday January 22, 2026
- Reuters
Apple has asked the Delhi High Court to stop the country's antitrust watchdog from seeking its global financial records as part of an investigation into its app store policies, while it challenges the underlying law's validity, court papers show.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Fortnite Returns to Google Play Store After Extended Legal Battle
- Friday December 12, 2025
- Written by Dhruv Raghav, Edited by David Delima
Fortnite has returned to the Google Play Store in the US, Epic Games announced on Friday. This marks the culmination of a five-year legal battle, which began in 2020, when Epic Games filed a lawsuit against Apple and Google for their allegedly unfair and anti-competitive platform rules. While the multiplayer game returned to the App Store in May, G...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Apple Challenges India’s Antitrust Penalty Law That Could Cost It $38 Billion: Report
- Thursday November 27, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Ketan Pratap
Apple has approached the Delhi High Court to challenge an amended CCI penalty rule that lets regulators impose fines based on a company’s global turnover. The company argues the formula is arbitrary and disproportionate, noting it could face penalties of up to $38 billion if found guilty in an ongoing App Store investigation. The case is schedule...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Google Proposes Play Store Reforms in Settlement With Fortnite Maker Epic Games
- Wednesday November 5, 2025
- Reuters
In a joint filing in the federal court in San Francisco, Alphabet and Epic Games asked US District Judge James Donato to consider a proposal resolving Epic’s 2020 antitrust lawsuit, which accused Google of illegally monopolizing how users access apps and make in-app purchases on Android devices.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Elon Musk Plans To Sue Apple For Not Featuring X Or Grok Among Its Top Apps
- Wednesday August 13, 2025
- World News | Associated Press
Billionaire SpaceX, Tesla and X owner Elon Musk says he plans to sue Apple for not featuring X and its Grok artificial intelligence chatbot app in its top recommended apps in its App Store.
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www.ndtv.com
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Sam Altman Or Elon Musk, Who Is More Trustworthy? ChatGPT Says...
- Wednesday August 13, 2025
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Elon Musk, who co-founded ChatGPT in 2015 before stepping away in 2018, asked the AI, "Who is more trustworthy? Sam Altman or Elon Musk. You can pick only one and output only their name."
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www.ndtv.com
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Musk Says xAI to Take Legal Action Against Apple Over App Store Rankings
- Tuesday August 12, 2025
- Reuters
Elon Musk accused the Apple of breaching antitrust regulations in managing the App Store rankings and said that his artificial intelligence startup xAI would take legal action against the iPhone maker.
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www.gadgets360.com
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"Are You Playing Politics?": Musk Accuses Apple Of Antitrust Violation
- Tuesday August 12, 2025
- World News | Reuters
Billionaire Elon Musk said on Monday his artificial intelligence startup xAI would take legal action against Apple, accusing the iPhone maker of breaching antitrust regulations in managing the App Store rankings.
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www.ndtv.com
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Google Loses US Appeal Over App Store Reforms in Epic Games Case
- Friday August 1, 2025
- Reuters
The San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals, in a unanimous ruling, rejected claims from Google that the trial judge made legal errors in the antitrust case that unfairly benefited "Fortnite" maker Epic Games, which filed the lawsuit in 2020.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Apple's App Store Policy Changes Said to Get EU Approval Soon
- Wednesday July 23, 2025
- Written by David Delima
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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www.gadgets360.com
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Apple Takes Fight Against $587 Million EU Antitrust Fine to Court
- Tuesday July 8, 2025
- Reuters
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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www.gadgets360.com