Google faces another antitrust allegation in the European Union — this time focused on its job search service. A group of 23 job search websites sent a letter to EU competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager saying the search giant abused its dominant position at their expense, according to Reuters. The company launched the service in 2017, …
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Russia’s competition watchdog is probing Apple over allegations that it’s abusing its dominance over iOS apps. The complaint came from cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab. The Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia (FAS) is looking into why Kaspersky’s Safe Kids parent control app wasn’t updated — causing a major loss in its functionality — while Apple‘s own Screen Time was. Apple didn’t …
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The US Justice Department is weighing in on Qualcomm’s appeal of a ruling that declared the chip giant to be a monopoly. And the government’s citing national security and 5G leadership as reasons for an appeals court to let Qualcomm delay renegotiating its licensing contracts. The Justice Department on Tuesday filed an amicus brief with the US Court of Appeals …
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The US Justice Department is getting close to approving T-Mobile’s $26 billion merger with Sprint if the companies agree to sell multiple assets to help create a new wireless carrier, according to The New York Times. The paper reports that three unnamed sources close to the DOJ have said the agency could approve the deal as soon as next week, …
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T-Mobile is still attracting new wireless customers even as rumors swirl that its merger with Sprint is on the ropes. The nation’s third-largest wireless carrier said Thursday that it added a total of 1.7 million new subscribers in the first quarter of 2019. About 1 million of those customers were highly valued postpaid customers, who pay their bills at …
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Slick new gadgets are usually the stars of Apple‘s splashy events. But on Monday, the company will put the spotlight on subscriptions and services. A star-studded new TV service is expected to headline Apple’s event at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California. Apple will likely unveil a news subscription service built into a reimagined Apple News, as well as one bundle to rule …
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Europe’s Competition Commission slapped Google with a 1.49 billion euro ($1.69 billion) fine on Wednesday for abusive practices in online advertising. The tech giant abused its market dominance by restricting its rivals from placing their search adverts on third-party websites, the European Commission said in a press release. It’s the third antitrust fine the EU’s executive branch has handed down …
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Apple clapped back at Spotify’s “misleading” complaints that Apple’s App Store abuses its power to stifle competition, accusing the music-streaming giant of wanting a free ride to the disadvantage of smaller developers now that it’s grown into a powerhouse. “Spotify wouldn’t be the business they are today without the App Store ecosystem, but now they’re leveraging their scale to avoid contributing …
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Executives from T-Mobile and Sprint faced yet another grilling from House Democrats in a hearing Tuesday on Capitol Hill. This time CEO John Legere and Sprint Executive Chairman Marcelo Claure were testifying before a House judiciary subcommittee on antitrust to explain how their proposed $26.5 billion merger won’t result in higher prices for consumers and hurt American jobs. Legere was …
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The cloud of legal uncertainty surrounding AT&T’s merger with Time Warner has lifted. A US Appeals Court on Tuesday rejected a bid to unwind the merger between the companies. The merger was completed last year, following a six-week trial in which the US Department of Justice failed to convince a trial judge that the $85 billion merger would curtail competition and …
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