EU’s Vestager Triumphs in Crackdown on Apple’s Tax Deal, Google’s Practices September 10, 2024 By Foo Yun Chee EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager scored two major wins on Tuesday as Europe’s top court backed her crackdown against Apple’s...
Google’s Ad Empire Under Fire With US Antitrust Trial to Begin September 9, 2024 By Leah Nylen and Davey Alba Alphabet Inc.’s Google heads back to court Monday to face US Justice Department allegations that it manipulates the $677 billion...
US Appeals Court Takes Aim at Big Tech Liability Shield August 29, 2024 By Olivia Carville A US appeals court has struck down a long-standing argument from social media platforms: that a federal law grants them...
Apple Unfairly Fired UK Worker Who Was Part Toxic Workplace Culture, Judge Says June 26, 2024 By Upmanyu Trivedi Apple Inc. unfairly fired an employee for making racist comments that were part of a toxic workplace culture at one...
Growing Reliance on Big Tech for AI Carries New Risks, Banks Say June 7, 2024 By Elizabeth Howcroft The boom in artificial intelligence will increase banks’ dependence on big U.S. tech firms, creating new risks for the industry,...
Canadian School Boards Sue Social Media Giants for Over C$4B in Damages April 1, 2024 Four Canadian school boards have sought more than C$4 billion ($2.96 billion) in damages from social media firms such as...
Apple, Meta, Google to Face EU Digital Markets Act Probes: Sources March 22, 2024 By Foo Yun Chee Apple, Meta Platforms and Alphabet’s Google are set to be investigated for potential violations of the European Union’s Digital Markets...
Apple Hit With $2B EU Antitrust Fine in Spotify Case, Will Appeal March 4, 2024 By Foo Yun Chee Brussels fined Apple 1.84 billion euros ($2 billion) on Monday, the iPhone maker’s first ever EU antitrust penalty, for preventing...
Google Hit With $2.3B Lawsuit by 32 European Media Groups February 29, 2024 By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS – Alphabet’s Google was hit with a 2.1-billion-euro ($2.3 billion) lawsuit by 32 media groups including Axel Springer and...
Spanish Media Association Files $598M Lawsuit Against Facebook Owner Meta December 4, 2023 By Inti Landauro A group representing 83 Spanish media outlets has filed a 550 million euro ($600 million) lawsuit against Facebook owner Meta...