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EU Commissioner of Competition Margrethe Vestager hit Google with the mega fine in June 2017 for illegally favouring its shopping service in search results. (Photo:AFP)

Google proposals 'in right direction,' EU anti-trust chief says

The fine over Google Shopping broke the previous European Union record for a monopoly case against US chipmaker Intel.

5 Sep 2017 2:24 AM GMT

Apple devices such as the iPhone or Apple Watch collect detailed data about users. (Photo: Pixabay)

US top court hears Apple antitrust dispute

The iPhone users accused Apple of violating federal antitrust law by monopolising the sale of paid apps.

26 Nov 2018 4:03 AM GMT

The Googles AI system uses neural network which fecthes data and examines it to predict events. (Source: Pixabay)

EU regulators delay Google decision to next week

The meeting has been rescheduled to July 17.

10 July 2018 2:05 AM GMT

Nokia will return as the principal sponsor of the Shah Rukh Khan-owned Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL.

Daimler asks EU antitrust regulators to probe Nokia patents

Tech companies and mobile telecoms providers are playing an increasingly important role in the auto industry.

31 March 2019 7:51 AM GMT

Google demonstrated how its AI technology is already being used to diagnose diseases, help people with disabilities, predict areas likely to flood and protect endangered species. (Photo: AP)

Google says it is complying with EU antitrust orders

Over the next few months, Google will be making further updates to give more visibility to rivals in Europe.

21 March 2019 6:44 AM GMT

This file photo shows Apples App Store app in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

In setback for Apple, US Supreme Court lets App Store antitrust suit...

In a 5-4 ruling, the justices upheld a lower court's decision to allow the proposed class action lawsuit to proceed.

14 May 2019 5:24 AM GMT

Most of the revenue comes from a digital ad market that Google dominates along with social networking rival Facebook _ another potential target of antitrust regulators. There has been no word, though, whether Facebook might be sued.

Accused of stifling competition, Google slapped with antitrust cases...

In 2013, the Federal Trade Commission closed an extensive investigation into Google's alleged abuses without taking any...

16 May 2020 11:20 AM GMT

Trump calls the Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post fake news, and a lot of scrutiny that Amazon comes into is attributed to this. However, the US House Judiciary Committee has been investigating Big Tech Companies such as Google, Facebook and Apple on anti-trust and data privacy issues. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has testified in such hearings earlier. Now it is Jeff Bezos turn. (Photo | AFP)

Jeff Bezos may be forced to testify in US House about Amazon's alleged...

US lawmakers on Friday wrote to Bezos saying they would use legal means to force him to appear if he didn't do so...

2 May 2020 10:00 AM GMT

Facebook thinks such requests should be reviewed by EU courts, according to Lamb, and is asking the court to weigh in on broad search terms such as applause or for free that could easily be found in personal email messages or other exchanges way beyond the scope of antitrust matters. (Photo | AFP)

Facebook expresses concern about privacyof its employees, says EU...

The company says the wording of commission requests casts a net so wide it will haul in Facebook employees' private...

28 July 2020 11:08 AM GMT

Pressure has been growing both from the right and the leftand sometimes internallyto do something about the overwhelming dominance of the internet platforms. In this photo, Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook, Sundar Pichai and Mark Zuckerberg. (Photo | AP)

Big Tech CEOs' postponed anti-trust hearing will now be held on...

The heads of Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple will be testifying at a time of growing complaints about their...

26 July 2020 10:47 AM GMT

No other app store has entry barriers like Apple does. Developers can even choose to sidestep Googles Play Store to get to Android users but cant do the same with Apple.

Tech This Week | Apple's anti-trust hearing may be an exercise in...

Apple's app store holds a monopoly on iOS and as such app developers have no option but to pay the platform's commission...

25 July 2020 1:19 PM GMT

The European Commission launched an initial investigation into Google in 2010. (Photo: AFP)

Google 'faces record EU anti-trust fine'

The EU's powerful anti-trust regulator will decide a historic case against Google in the coming weeks.

17 Jun 2017 2:19 AM GMT