Google argued against a Justice Department proposal that would bar it from bundling its YouTube and Google Maps apps with its Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) service, telling a judge Wednesday (Oct. 8) that these haven’t been found to be monopoly products. The argument came during the court battle in which the judge is developing a…
Once the reporter finished her question on the the GPS jamming, Trump continued: “Nobody knows where it came from, but they did take away her ability to use the phone.” He added: “You know, sometimes that’s a good thing. Sometimes if it happened to me, I’d be very happy.” Beneath the joke, he was unexpectedly au…
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered a shake-up of Google’s search engine in a crackdown aimed at curbing the corrosive power of an illegal monopoly while rebuffing the U.S. government’s attempt to break up the company and impose other restraints. The 226-page decision made by U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta in Washington, D.C., will likely…
Elon Musk is threatening to sue Apple over the way it ranks AI firms in its App Store. “Apple is behaving in a manner that makes it impossible for any AI company besides OpenAI to reach #1 in the App Store, which is an unequivocal antitrust violation,” the billionaire wrote on his X social media…
The European Commission is reportedly likely to accept Apple’s changes to its App Store rules and fees, eliminating the threat of daily fines from the antitrust regulator. The timing of an announcement of official approval of the changes is uncertain, but could come within weeks, Reuters reported Tuesday (July 22), citing unnamed sources. Asked about…
Corning, the US-based glass manufacturer behind Gorilla Glass, has vowed to end its exclusive deals and other practices that the European Commission deemed to be anti-competitive in order to avoid getting fined. If you’ll recall, the commission announced that it was investigating Corning last year, accusing it of squashing competition with its exclusive supply agreements,…
LONDON – Britain’s competition regulator has finally come up with a plan to control Google’s huge search business, but a shift in the political wind in favor of big tech and the money it invests makes it more of a bark than a bite. The Competition and Markets Authority spent years setting up a regime…
A federal judge has strongly rebuked Apple, finding that the iPhone maker willfully violated a court injunction in an antitrust case filed by “Fortnite” maker Epic Games. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers had ordered Apple to lower the barriers protecting its previously exclusive payment system for in-app digital transactions and allow developers to display…
The United States must preserve the ability of our greatest tech companies to compete globally. Joe Biden’s legacy Federal trade Commission (FTC) has commenced its antitrust trial against Meta. Now, the specter of a company breakup, specifically the forced sale of Instagram and WhatsApp, looms large. While its stated goal is to curb monopolistic practices…
Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, is facing off with the Federal Trade Commission on Monday, for Day 1 of a landmark antitrust trial that could result in the tech giant’s breakup. The historic trial will be the first big test of President Trump’s FTC’s ability to challenge Big Tech. The…