Antitrust

In the United States, antitrust law is a collection of federal and state government laws that regulate the conduct and organization of business corporations and are generally intended to promote competition and prevent monopolies.

(source: en.wikipedia.org)

This Week in AI: Earnings, Regulation Tightropes, Content Deals and Cyberattacks
This Week in AI: Earnings, Regulation Tightropes, Content Deals and Cyberattacks
May 31, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

This week in artificial intelligence news, tech giants C3.ai, HP and nCino reported strong first-quarter earnings, all fueled by the increasing demand for AI products...

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Big Tech Asks India to Reconsider Antitrust Law
Big Tech Asks India to Reconsider Antitrust Law
May 28, 2024  |  ANTITRUST

Lobbyists representing U.S. tech giants reportedly asked India to reexamine a proposed antitrust law. The companies said regulations forbidding data use and preferential treatment of...

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Live Nation Faces Consumer Antitrust Lawsuit, Day After DOJ Suit
Live Nation Faces Consumer Antitrust Lawsuit, Day After DOJ Suit
May 24, 2024  |  Legal

Live Nation and its Ticketmaster business are reportedly facing a consumer antitrust lawsuit that comes on the heels of a suit filed by the Justice Department. The consumer suit is...

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Apple Fights EU’s $2 Billion Antitrust Ruling
Apple Fights EU’s $2 Billion Antitrust Ruling
May 23, 2024  |  Apple

Apple has appealed a nearly $2 billion antitrust fine handed down by European regulators. As Reuters reported Tuesday (May 22), the appeal comes after the...

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Apple’s ‘Big Assumption’ on App Store Fees Draws Judge’s Ire
Apple’s ‘Big Assumption’ on App Store Fees Draws Judge’s Ire
May 20, 2024  |  Apple

A federal judge is questioning Apple’s 27% fee on in-app purchases via outside payment platforms. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers has been hearing evidence...

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MercadoLibre Faces ‘Abusive Conduct’ Complaint From Argentine Lenders
MercadoLibre Faces ‘Abusive Conduct’ Complaint From Argentine Lenders
May 07, 2024  |  Digital Payments

Banks in Argentina are reportedly accusing eCommerce giant MercadoLibre’s payments platform of anti-competitive practices. MODO, a digital wallet backed by dozens of Argentine lenders, claims that the company forces...

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Google Asks Judge to Reject Proposed Changes to App Store
Google Asks Judge to Reject Proposed Changes to App Store
May 03, 2024  |  Legal

Google reportedly asked a judge to reject an Epic Games proposal that would reform how the Google Play store operates. Google said in a Thursday (May 2) court filing that...

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Walmart-Vizio Merger Gets FTC Antitrust Scrutiny
Walmart-Vizio Merger Gets FTC Antitrust Scrutiny
April 30, 2024  |  Acquisitions

Federal regulators are examining Walmart’s plan to buy smart television maker Vizio. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is conducting an antitrust review of the proposed $2.3 billion merger, Vizio said in a...

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Google: DOJ ‘Made Up Markets’ as Excuse for Antitrust Suit
Google: DOJ ‘Made Up Markets’ as Excuse for Antitrust Suit
April 28, 2024  |  Google

Google has accused the federal government of fabricating a market for its antitrust suit against the tech giant. Despite this, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has...

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