It’s time to break up Apple

The company has bold ambitions to expand beyond its vast domain. But is it already too powerful?

Google hit with another EU antitrust fine: The grand total now comes to €8.2B

The EU just gave the search giant another multibillion-euro fine.

Roger McNamee: “Why is it legal to collect data on kids, let alone sell it?”

The early Facebook advisor and outspoken critic believes that antitrust is the only way to curb the power of companies like Google, Amazon, and Facebook.

Social media won’t regulate itself. How should we?

Overseeing social media platforms is too important to be left to profit-focused enterprises. Two internet researchers consider ways to regulate them.

Should we break up the tech giants? Not if you ask the economists who take money from them

This week’s FTC hearings on the growing power of companies like Amazon, Facebook, and Google only included economists who have taken money, directly and indirectly, from giant corporations that have a stake in the debate.

Japanese officials are no longer investigating Airbnb

A watchdog group has reportedly ended its probe.

AT&T’s no-good week shows why it may regret its Google envy

The last five days have been bad news for AT&T’s entertainment and tech ambitions.

Google may be hit with billions more in E.U. antitrust fines

These would be new fines on top of the record-breaking fines already ordered by the European Union.

Will the Justice Department scrutinize the Disney-Fox deal as much as AT&T-Time Warner?

The New York Times has an interesting op-ed suggesting that if the Justice Department is seeking to block the AT&T-Time Warner merger on antitrust grounds than it certainly will try to do the same thing with the Disney-Fox merger–that is, unless White House politics gets in the way. The piece theorizes that the Justice Department’s … Continue reading “Will the Justice Department scrutinize the Disney-Fox deal as much as AT&T-Time Warner?”

The U.S. is suing to halt big deal by CNN owner Time Warner

Bloomberg reports, citing anonymous sources, this afternoon that the Department of Justice is planning to sue AT&T as a way to halt its proposed takeover of Time Warner. The planned $85.4 billion merger has recently been called into question, following reports that the DOJ is pushing for AT&T to offload CNN. Now it seems the … Continue reading “The U.S. is suing to halt big deal by CNN owner Time Warner”

You Are Being Exploited By The Opaque, Algorithm-Driven Economy

Online shoppers are like Jim Carrey’s character in the Truman Show, totally oblivious to the actual forces controlling their reality.

Europe Is Going After American Tech Giants The Way The U.S. Used To

It’s not anti-Americanism that’s driving the EU’s fight against Google and Facebook.

Taiwan University Targets Apple With Video Patent Lawsuit

Google Tries To End EU Antitrust Case By Advertising Its Rivals

Something Rotten? Microsoft Gets A Billion-Dollar Danish Tax Bill

Back taxes from a 2002 deal in Denmark may come back to haunt Microsoft.

Amazon Facing Antitrust Investigation In Germany

German authorities are taking issue with the company’s pricing policies for retailers.

Google Prepares To Settle E.U. Antitrust Case

According to reports, there will be both similarities and differences to last month’s FTC’s ruling on the same matter.

The Morning After The Verdict Before–Google Wins Big With The FTC

If Mountain View is the big winner, who is the big loser?

Steamy Google, FTC Smackdown Ends Today, Likely Without A Lawsuit

Expect the tech firm to change some of its business practices and settle the issues surrounding its misuse of smartphone patents.