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Science & Tech 4 years ago

US aiming new lawsuit at Google over ads: report

Bloomberg cited an unnamed person familiar with the matter as saying the Justice Department could file the litigation by the end of the year.

Science & Tech 4 years ago

South Korea set to ban Google, Apple payment monopolies in world first

A bill set for a vote in the national assembly would make the South the first major economy to pass legislation on the issue, in a move that could set a precedent for other jurisdictions around the world.

Science & Tech 5 years ago

Biden plans to nominate Big Tech critic for regulatory post

The reports said Lina Khan -- a Columbia University law professor who has suggested antitrust laws could be interpreted to break up tech titans -- would be named to the Federal Trade Commission, an agency with some authority over mergers and antitrust policy.

Business 5 years ago

Tech giants 'close' to deals with Australian media

Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said talks with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Google CEO Sundar Pichai had made "great progress" in resolving a standoff being closely watched around the world.

World 5 years ago

Google bombards Australian search users as PR campaign intensifies

Australians searching for any term were presented with a pop-up setting out the company's opposition to proposed legislation that would force them to pay news companies for content.

Business 5 years ago

Google closes Fitbit deal as US, Australia probes continue

Fitbit makes a watch-like device to measure physical activity that competes with Apple Watch and others. Google said it was buying the company to compete in this market.

Business 5 years ago

Bolstered by pandemic, tech titans face growing scrutiny

Most of the planet has spent at least part of 2020 in lockdown, and as Western consumers clicked through Google and Facebook, hundreds of millions of Chinese users turned to Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent or Xiaomi.

Business 5 years ago

Apple is sued by rival over alleged App Store monopoly

Cydia, which was created in 2008, said Apple has “illegally squashed all competition” for its App Store, depriving consumers of the ability to choose where to obtain iOS apps and developers from choosing which distributors to use.

Business 5 years ago

PREMIUM
Gojek, Grab merger could spell start of antitrust investigation

Reports about a merger between homegrown Gojek and Singapore-based Grab have been circulating since SoftBank Group’s Masayoshi Son, a major backer for Grab, visited Indonesia in January.