EU regulators fined Google €890 million for anti-competitive practices, citing prioritization of its services and restrictions on app developers. This adds to a prior €4.6 billion fine. Total fines this month, including AliExpress, reached €6.04 billion, bolstering the EU's budget amid increased defense spending and Ukraine aid.
The EU fined Google €890 million for violating digital regulations by favoring its search engine and Play app store, harming competition. Digital Commissioner Henna Virkkunen and Competition Commissioner Teresa Ribera cited unfair prominence and restricted app offers.
Ecommerce sellers have filed a complaint with the Competition Commission of India against Flipkart, alleging abuse of dominant market position through deep discounting and preferential treatment of select sellers, disadvantaging thousands of small merchants.
Camra, an ale enthusiasts' club, has asked the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) to investigate big brewers for allegedly misleading drinkers about 'craft' credentials and geographical origin. The group claims multinational breweries use anti-competitive tactics to sideline smaller rivals, impacting consumer choice and quality.
A UK class action lawsuit accusing Apple of overcharging millions of iCloud users could go to trial. Consumer group Which? claims Apple "trapped" users into its service, potentially entitling 40 million customers to £77 each. Apple denies the claims and plans to appeal.
A UK class action lawsuit alleging Apple "trapped" users into its iCloud service could see millions receive around £77 each from a £3bn claim. The case, filed by Which?, will proceed to trial and includes users from November 2018 to June 2026.
A UK class action lawsuit alleging Apple overcharged millions for iCloud services can proceed to trial. Consumer group Which? claims Apple "trapped" users, potentially entitling 40 million UK customers to around £77 each.
An official tendering system designed to curb anti-competitive conduct is powerless to combat engineering firms colluding to manipulate Hong Kong’s lucrative building maintenance market, a public inquiry into the city’s deadliest fire in decades has heard. Testifying on the 21st day of an independent committee’s hearing, three Urban Renewal Authority (URA) officials said on Thursday that the statutory body had neither the capacity nor the resources to combat bid-rigging linked to estates’...
Salesforce and Slack have filed a lawsuit against Microsoft in London's High Court, accusing the tech giant of anti-competitive behavior by tying and bundling its Teams messaging app with the Office suite. The lawsuit, filed last week, follows a 2020 complaint to the European Commission where Microsoft offered price concessions to avoid fines. The UK case argues those concessions were insufficient. Microsoft faces separate regulatory scrutiny from the US FTC and criticism from Google in Europe.
American Airlines CEO Robert Isom said a potential merger with United Airlines would be anti-competitive and bad for consumers. United CEO Scott Kirby floated the idea to a Trump administration official earlier this year, but President Trump said he opposes the merger. American has issued a statement saying it is not engaged in or interested in merger discussions.
