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

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...

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

Apple Inc. is facing another antitrust complaint.  Telegram, the cloud-based messaging app with more than 400 million users, said that in 2016, Apple restricted the...

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Zuckerberg Likely To Warn Congress Against Weakening Big Tech
Zuckerberg Likely To Warn Congress Against Weakening Big Tech
July 27, 2020  |  Facebook

In his highly anticipated appearance before Congress on Wednesday (July 29), Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is expected to say that the social media mega-company is an American success story....

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Google Faces Lawsuit In Australia Over Use Of Personal Data
Google Faces Lawsuit In Australia Over Use Of Personal Data
July 27, 2020  |  Google

As Google CEO Sundar Pichai prepares to appear before Congress Wednesday (July 29) to face antitrust charges, Australia’s competition watchdog has accused the Alphabet Inc....

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Congress Could Issue Report On Big Tech Antitrust By Late Summer
Congress Could Issue Report On Big Tech Antitrust By Late Summer
July 24, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

The Congressional report expected to recommend fixes for alleged antitrust violations by the nation’s four largest technology companies could be issued soon, Reuters reported.  ...

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EU Seeks Pledge From Google Prior To Sealing Fitbit Deal
EU Seeks Pledge From Google Prior To Sealing Fitbit Deal
July 23, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

Google will have to make “major concessions” to win speedy European Union approval of its planned purchase of Fitbit, the Financial Times reported on Thursday...

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FTC Presses For Testimony From Facebook’s Zuckerberg, Sandberg
FTC Presses For Testimony From Facebook’s Zuckerberg, Sandberg
July 17, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

Facebook Inc’s top executives could be required to testify before the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as the regulator investigates whether the California-based social media conglomerate...

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Are Voice Ecosystems The Next Antitrust Battleground For Big Tech?
Are Voice Ecosystems The Next Antitrust Battleground For Big Tech?
July 17, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

In less than a decade, voice-activated artificial intelligence (AI) assistants like Alexa and Siri have gone from something seen in science-fiction films to mainstream consumer...

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India’s Billing Processor BillDesk Looks For Buyers
India’s Billing Processor BillDesk Looks For Buyers
July 05, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Indian payment gateway BillDesk, which controls over half of the business clients in the country, is looking to sell off its business after a previous...

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