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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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Who Is Lina Khan, Named By Zohran Mamdani As Co-Chair Of His Transition Team
Lina Khan, known for her tough antitrust stance and clashes with Big Tech, has been appointed co-chair of Zohran Mamdanis transition team.
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Meta's Zuckerberg Eyed Instagram Spinoff Amid Antitrust Scrutiny, Document Shows
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg considered spinning off Instagram in 2018 over concerns about growing risk of antitrust scrutiny. The document was shown during Zuckerberg's second day of testimony at the high-stakes trial, in which the Us Federal Trade Commission is seeking to unwind Meta's acquisitions of prized assets Instagram and WhatsApp.
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EU Decisions on Alleged Apple, Meta Tech Rule Breaches Due in Coming Weeks, Antitrust Chief Says
The EU, in the coming weeks, is likely to decide if Apple and Meta breached landmark tech rules aimed at curbing their market power. Both companies are expected to face modest fines for DMA violations, sources told Reuters last month.
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Lobbies Donald Trump to Avoid Antitrust Trial: Report
Meta and its representatives met with President Trump and his senior advisers ahead of an April 14 Federal Trade Commission trial that could force the company to unwind its acquisitions of messaging platform WhatsApp and image-sharing app Instagram.
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Apple Ordered by EU Antitrust Regulators to Open up to Rivals
Apple was ordered by EU antitrust regulators to open up its closed ecosystem to rivals. The move by the European Commission came six months after it opened so-called specification proceedings to ensure that the iPhone maker complies with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) which seeks to rein in the power of Big Tech.
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Apple Loses Top Court Fight Against German Antitrust Crackdown
Apple's footprint across markets meets the threshold for more oversight, judges at Germany’s top civil court have said. The setback for Apple comes amid a clamor by Big Tech against European efforts to rein in their market dominance.
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Microsoft-OpenAI Partnership Raises Antitrust Concerns, FTC Says
The FTC has said Microsoft’s deal with OpenAI, as well as Amazon.com and Google’s partnerships with AI company Anthropic, raise the risk that AI developers could be “fully acquired” by the tech giants in the future.
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Big Tech Turns Trump Tech? CEOs Queue Up For The Presidential Inauguration
Several top tech leaders are making amends and even donating to his inauguration fund. This shift in dynamics is largely driven by the tech industry's desire to influence policy decisions and avoid regulatory backlash.
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Trump Announces Antitrust Chief, Previewing Big Tech 'Censorship' Fight
President-elect Donald Trump tapped Andrew Ferguson, a board member at the Federal Trade Commission, to run the US antitrust and competition agency.
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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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Who Is Lina Khan, Named By Zohran Mamdani As Co-Chair Of His Transition Team
Lina Khan, known for her tough antitrust stance and clashes with Big Tech, has been appointed co-chair of Zohran Mamdanis transition team.
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Meta's Zuckerberg Eyed Instagram Spinoff Amid Antitrust Scrutiny, Document Shows
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg considered spinning off Instagram in 2018 over concerns about growing risk of antitrust scrutiny. The document was shown during Zuckerberg's second day of testimony at the high-stakes trial, in which the Us Federal Trade Commission is seeking to unwind Meta's acquisitions of prized assets Instagram and WhatsApp.
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EU Decisions on Alleged Apple, Meta Tech Rule Breaches Due in Coming Weeks, Antitrust Chief Says
The EU, in the coming weeks, is likely to decide if Apple and Meta breached landmark tech rules aimed at curbing their market power. Both companies are expected to face modest fines for DMA violations, sources told Reuters last month.
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Lobbies Donald Trump to Avoid Antitrust Trial: Report
Meta and its representatives met with President Trump and his senior advisers ahead of an April 14 Federal Trade Commission trial that could force the company to unwind its acquisitions of messaging platform WhatsApp and image-sharing app Instagram.
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Apple Ordered by EU Antitrust Regulators to Open up to Rivals
Apple was ordered by EU antitrust regulators to open up its closed ecosystem to rivals. The move by the European Commission came six months after it opened so-called specification proceedings to ensure that the iPhone maker complies with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) which seeks to rein in the power of Big Tech.
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Apple Loses Top Court Fight Against German Antitrust Crackdown
Apple's footprint across markets meets the threshold for more oversight, judges at Germany’s top civil court have said. The setback for Apple comes amid a clamor by Big Tech against European efforts to rein in their market dominance.
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Microsoft-OpenAI Partnership Raises Antitrust Concerns, FTC Says
The FTC has said Microsoft’s deal with OpenAI, as well as Amazon.com and Google’s partnerships with AI company Anthropic, raise the risk that AI developers could be “fully acquired” by the tech giants in the future.
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Big Tech Turns Trump Tech? CEOs Queue Up For The Presidential Inauguration
Several top tech leaders are making amends and even donating to his inauguration fund. This shift in dynamics is largely driven by the tech industry's desire to influence policy decisions and avoid regulatory backlash.
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Trump Announces Antitrust Chief, Previewing Big Tech 'Censorship' Fight
President-elect Donald Trump tapped Andrew Ferguson, a board member at the Federal Trade Commission, to run the US antitrust and competition agency.
