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EU fined Google ~$1B for antitrust violations in Search and Play Store under Digital Markets Act, ordering business model changes. Trade tensions with US escalate as White House considers response.
EU fined Google €890 million for DMA violations in shopping/hotel search results and app store restrictions. Google may appeal but regulators signaled fewer future fines due to compliance progress, l…
EU probes Google for favoring its own services under the Digital Markets Act after a €2.95bn penalty, while Alphabet draws strong buy ratings for AI leadership and has returned ~$155bn via share buyb…
Paramount Skydance named former DOJ antitrust chief Makan Delrahim as chief legal officer as it prepares a bid for Warner Bros. Delrahim previously led antitrust efforts that scrutinized tech firms, …
DOJ is seeking a forced sale of Google's AdX in an antitrust trial, arguing Google illegally tied AdX to its publisher ad server; Google proposes policy changes instead, warning the remedy would disr…
China has dropped its antitrust probe into Google while US-China trade talks intensify, focusing on TikTok and Nvidia; Google hasn't been formally notified, per the Financial Times.
Magnite sued Google alleging exclusionary ad-tech practices, citing a DOJ decision that found Google monopolized digital advertising markets and favored its own ad server and exchange over rivals.
Magnite sued Google alleging exclusionary practices that lock publishers into its ad server and favor its exchange, citing prior DOJ findings that Google monopolized digital advertising markets.
A U.S. appeals court denied Google's request to pause an order forcing major Play Store reforms, including allowing rival app stores and opening Play's catalog amid Epic Games' lawsuit.
EU fines Google €2.95B for abusing adtech dominance, orders fixes within 60 days and warns of tougher remedies; Google will appeal while U.S. officials criticize the ruling.
The EU fined Alphabet €2.95bn for anti-competitive adtech practices, ordered remedies and warned of possible divestitures. Google will appeal while a US antitrust trial and broader regulatory scrutin…
The EU slapped Alphabet with a €2.95bn antitrust fine for favouring its own adtech, ordered it to stop self-preferencing and possibly divest services; Google will appeal and has 60 days to present co…
Judge limits remedies in Google search monopoly case, citing rapid AI-driven competition. Ruling may weaken antitrust enforcement across Big Tech, potentially aiding Google, Meta, Apple and others wh…
A U.S. court found Google a monopolist but stopped short of breakup, ordering limited search index data sharing and restricting placement payments and bundling as antitrust remedies.
A judge limited DOJ remedies in the U.S. search antitrust case, barring exclusive deals but rejecting a forced Chrome spinoff and other sweeping penalties for Google.
U.S. antitrust actions target Big Tech: a judge ordered Google to share search data; separate probes and trials involve Meta, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Nvidia with outcomes and timelines stretchin…
A U.S. judge ruled Google need not divest Chrome or Android and can continue preloading payments, but must share information with rivals; Alphabet shares jumped ~6.3% in after-hours trading.
DOJ antitrust chief Gail Slater blasted Big Law tactics, accused Google and Apple of evidence obstruction, and launched a task force to punish abusive practices after controversies over deputy firing…