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EU Launches Antitrust Review Of Google’s Fitbit Deal
August 04, 2020

Google’s push into the fitness tracker and smart watch market has hit a major snag. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

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DOJ To Investigate Intuit’s $7B Takeover Of Credit Karma 
August 04, 2020

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched a probe into Intuit’s $7.1 billion purchase of Credit Karma. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to...

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Big Tech And The Optical Illusion Of Monopoly
August 03, 2020

The most interesting thing about Big Tech’s Fab Four tour of Capitol Hill last Wednesday (July 29) wasn’t the perfunctory lawmaker grandstanding, or even the number of times lawmakers used “dominant” and “crushing the competition” to describe their views on the companies’ behavior. Get the...

Big Tech CEOs Didn’t Win Over Congress At Hearing
July 30, 2020

The big day finally came — the CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google‘s parent, Alphabet, sat in front of lawmakers (at least virtually) and spent four hours getting grilled by a House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law. Get the Full Story...

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Telegram Adds To Apple’s EU Antitrust Allegations
July 30, 2020

Apple Inc. is facing another antitrust complaint.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree...

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Tech Giants’ Hill Testimony Reveals CEO Views On Competition — And Innovation
July 29, 2020

At Capitol Hill hearings, there are scripts. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree...

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What To Expect From Big Tech’s Fab Four Capitol Hill Grill
July 29, 2020

And now, on a big digital stage, in real time — the fab four. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...

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Big Tech CEOs Will Head To Capitol Hill On Wednesday
July 26, 2020

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Google CEO Sundar Pichai are now scheduled to appear before a Congressional subcommittee exploring competitive practices among Big Tech Wednesday (July 29) instead of Monday (July 27) as originally planned. Get the...

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House Judiciary Committee Postpones Big Tech Antitrust Hearing
July 24, 2020

The House Judiciary Committee has delayed a hearing originally scheduled for Monday (July 27) due to a conflict with the late U.S. Representative John Lewis’ (D-GA) memorial service. A new date has not yet been announced. Leaders of Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple were scheduled...