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A top European court has largely upheld a record fine imposed on Google by the European Commission over antitrust violations related to its Android mobile operating system. The EU charged that Google was stifling competition by using its Android dominance to forcibly require phone makers to include apps for Google services. The Alphabet-owned Google challenged …

Amazon sued a Hong Kong-based company it accuses of connecting third-party retailers to customers willing to write positive reviews for discounts, the company said Friday, part of its effort to crackdown on fraud that plagues the giant e-tailer. In two separate lawsuits, Amazon asks courts to close the operations of the company, called Extreme Rebate, the company said. It also …

Amazon is hiring a law firm to review how the company’s policies affect racial equity in its hourly workforce, the company said in a statement to shareholders Thursday. The audit will be led by former US Attorney General Loretta Lynch and will become public once it’s completed.  “The focus of the audit will be to evaluate any disparate racial impacts …

Apple on Thursday fought back against the arguments that its controlling policies over the iPhone and iPad App Store hurt innovation and competition, releasing a report from economists it hired who said the tech giant’s apps and services such as Apple Maps, Apple Music and iMessage are not as popular as their peers. In the US, for example, Apple’s Maps …

Apple gained support in its argument for control of its App Store Thursday. In a series of filings related to Apple’s ongoing court case with Fortnite maker Epic Games, a group of former national security officials, developers and business advocacy groups largely said that the courts should not hamper Apple’s approach to managing apps on its iPhones and iPads. The …

Apple on Wednesday told developers they can now apply to allow “external link account entitlement,” a new designation that allows some apps to include signup links that point outside the App Store. The move, which was announced last year as part of a settlement with Japan’s Fair Trade Commission, will allow “reader” apps like streaming services more leeway in how …

Apple argued in court papers Thursday that appeals filings by Epic Games don’t point to legal errors by a US District Court judge who ruled last year that the iPhone maker hadn’t violated antitrust laws with its App Store. Instead, Apple cited the many times the judge said Epic had “failed to demonstrate,” “failed to show” and “failed to prove” the …

AT&T and Verizon have rejected a request by US transportation officials to delay the planned launch this week of certain 5G wireless services, but offered to limit the power of their signals for six months, giving regulators more time to study how they could affect aircraft operations. The rejection, which came in a letter from the companies on Sunday, was …

Airline companies filed an emergency request with the Federal Communications Commission Thursday, asking to further delay the rollout of new 5G wireless service near airports until further studies can prove the signals won’t disrupt critical airplane instruments. Airlines for America, which represents 11 US passenger and cargo airlines including Delta, United, FedEx, UPS, Southwest and American, called on the regulatory agency …

Apple scored another win in its legal battles with Fortnite maker Epic Games when the US District Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit agreed Wednesday to delay a judge’s order to make changes to the way app developers accept payments in Apple’s App Store. Apple now has until its appeals process with Epic concludes, which could take years. “Apple …