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Apple, Google Make Four Commitments to Improve Fairness and Transparency in App Stores
- Wednesday February 11, 2026
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Ketan Pratap
Apple and Google have agreed to make four changes to their respective app stores to make the marketplaces fairer and more transparent to third-party developers. The announcement was made by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on Tuesday after it raised questions about the company’s duopoly in the mobile application sector.
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www.gadgets360.com
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UK Watchdog Wants Google to Let Publishers Opt Out of AI Overviews
- Monday February 2, 2026
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Ketan Pratap
Google’s existing framework for its artificial intelligence (AI) tools in Search has come under fire in the UK. The country’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) proposed multiple measures for the Mountain View-based tech giant to help businesses and users make active and informed choices when using services, such as AI Overviews and AI Mod...
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www.gadgets360.com
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UK May Compel Google to Change Search Rankings, Offer Alternatives
- Tuesday June 24, 2025
- Reuters
UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is proposing to designate Alphabet-owned Google with "strategic market status", it said on Tuesday, giving it more power to intervene in search services to increase innovation and economic growth. The CMA aims to use its expanded power to rein in the power of tech giants such as Google, Apple, Meta and M...
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www.gadgets360.com
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UK's CMA Raises Concerns About Apple and Google's Mobile Browsers
- Thursday March 13, 2025
- Reuters
A final report by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) independent inquiry group said the mobile browser market, dominated by Apple and Google, was not working well for consumers and businesses. Following provisional findings published in November, the CMA opened an investigation under its new powers in January.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Microsoft’s $13 Billion OpenAI Tie-Up Cleared by UK's Competition and Markets Authority
- Thursday March 6, 2025
- Upmanyu Trivedi, Bloomberg News
UK's Competition and Markets Authority said that the 2023 deal doesn’t qualify for a full investigation under merger rules. The decision, after around 14 months of scrutiny, removes one UK regulatory uncertainty for Microsoft, which faces a continued investigation into its cloud service offerings.
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www.gadgets360.com
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South Korea’s FSC Unveils Plan to Define Corporate Participation in Virtual Digital Asset Market
- Thursday February 13, 2025
- Written by Radhika Parashar, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
South Korea's FSC shared a document that states that around 3,500 listed companies and corporations have registered as professional investors under the Capital Market Act. As part of the roadmap, select institutional investors will be permitted to open real name trading accounts for VDA participation.
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www.gadgets360.com
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UK's Competition and Markets Authority Remains Concerned Over's Google's Ad Privacy Plan
- Wednesday September 25, 2024
- Reuters
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) of the UK has said on Tuesday that "concerns remain" over the company's plans to retain third-party cookies as part of its Chrome browser.
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www.gadgets360.com
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UK Regulator Plans To Make Tech Giants Give Greater Data Access To Rivals
- Friday January 12, 2024
- World News | Reuters
Britain's competition regulator plans to make big tech companies give their rivals greater access to data and limit them from promoting their products under new powers it is due to receive from the government, it said on Thursday.
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'Call Of Duty' Maker Activision To Be Bought By Microsoft For $69 Billion
- Friday October 13, 2023
- World News | Edited by Bhavya Sukheja
The UK competition watchdog has cleared Microsoft's $69 billion deal to buy 'Call of Duty' developer Activision Blizzard.
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www.ndtv.com
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Microsoft's Appeal Against UK Block on Activision Deal Paused for Two Months by London Tribunal
- Tuesday July 18, 2023
- Reuters
Microsoft has been granted a two-month pause on its appeal against the UK's decision to block its takeover of Activision Blizzard. Both the Xbox maker and the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) had asked a London tribunal to grant a two-month stay as the two parties discussed a modified deal proposed by Microsoft.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Apple, Google Make Four Commitments to Improve Fairness and Transparency in App Stores
- Wednesday February 11, 2026
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Ketan Pratap
Apple and Google have agreed to make four changes to their respective app stores to make the marketplaces fairer and more transparent to third-party developers. The announcement was made by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on Tuesday after it raised questions about the company’s duopoly in the mobile application sector.
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www.gadgets360.com
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UK Watchdog Wants Google to Let Publishers Opt Out of AI Overviews
- Monday February 2, 2026
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Ketan Pratap
Google’s existing framework for its artificial intelligence (AI) tools in Search has come under fire in the UK. The country’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) proposed multiple measures for the Mountain View-based tech giant to help businesses and users make active and informed choices when using services, such as AI Overviews and AI Mod...
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www.gadgets360.com
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UK May Compel Google to Change Search Rankings, Offer Alternatives
- Tuesday June 24, 2025
- Reuters
UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is proposing to designate Alphabet-owned Google with "strategic market status", it said on Tuesday, giving it more power to intervene in search services to increase innovation and economic growth. The CMA aims to use its expanded power to rein in the power of tech giants such as Google, Apple, Meta and M...
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www.gadgets360.com
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UK's CMA Raises Concerns About Apple and Google's Mobile Browsers
- Thursday March 13, 2025
- Reuters
A final report by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) independent inquiry group said the mobile browser market, dominated by Apple and Google, was not working well for consumers and businesses. Following provisional findings published in November, the CMA opened an investigation under its new powers in January.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Microsoft’s $13 Billion OpenAI Tie-Up Cleared by UK's Competition and Markets Authority
- Thursday March 6, 2025
- Upmanyu Trivedi, Bloomberg News
UK's Competition and Markets Authority said that the 2023 deal doesn’t qualify for a full investigation under merger rules. The decision, after around 14 months of scrutiny, removes one UK regulatory uncertainty for Microsoft, which faces a continued investigation into its cloud service offerings.
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www.gadgets360.com
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South Korea’s FSC Unveils Plan to Define Corporate Participation in Virtual Digital Asset Market
- Thursday February 13, 2025
- Written by Radhika Parashar, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
South Korea's FSC shared a document that states that around 3,500 listed companies and corporations have registered as professional investors under the Capital Market Act. As part of the roadmap, select institutional investors will be permitted to open real name trading accounts for VDA participation.
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www.gadgets360.com
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UK's Competition and Markets Authority Remains Concerned Over's Google's Ad Privacy Plan
- Wednesday September 25, 2024
- Reuters
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) of the UK has said on Tuesday that "concerns remain" over the company's plans to retain third-party cookies as part of its Chrome browser.
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www.gadgets360.com
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UK Regulator Plans To Make Tech Giants Give Greater Data Access To Rivals
- Friday January 12, 2024
- World News | Reuters
Britain's competition regulator plans to make big tech companies give their rivals greater access to data and limit them from promoting their products under new powers it is due to receive from the government, it said on Thursday.
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www.ndtv.com
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'Call Of Duty' Maker Activision To Be Bought By Microsoft For $69 Billion
- Friday October 13, 2023
- World News | Edited by Bhavya Sukheja
The UK competition watchdog has cleared Microsoft's $69 billion deal to buy 'Call of Duty' developer Activision Blizzard.
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www.ndtv.com
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Microsoft's Appeal Against UK Block on Activision Deal Paused for Two Months by London Tribunal
- Tuesday July 18, 2023
- Reuters
Microsoft has been granted a two-month pause on its appeal against the UK's decision to block its takeover of Activision Blizzard. Both the Xbox maker and the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) had asked a London tribunal to grant a two-month stay as the two parties discussed a modified deal proposed by Microsoft.
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www.gadgets360.com