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AI-Powered Search Engines Emerge as Google Faces Antitrust Scrutiny

November 22, 2024
DOJ Proposal in Antitrust Case Aims to Undo Google-Anthropic Partnership
ANTITRUST // November 21, 2024

The Justice Department’s proposal to resolve its antitrust case over online search against Google reportedly would force the tech giant to unwind its partnership with artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic. A recommendation in the Justice Department’s court filing Wednesday (Nov. 20) that Google be barred...

Google Blasts DOJ’s ‘Radical’ Antitrust Proposal
Google // November 21, 2024

Google is criticizing what it called a “radical” proposal to remedy government antitrust claims. The tech giant made the argument in a blog post Thursday (Nov. 21), one day after the U.S. Department of Justice called for Google to divest its Chrome browser to answer...

Report: DOJ Will Ask Judge to Force Google to Sell Core Products
ANTITRUST // November 20, 2024

The U.S. Department of Justice reportedly plans to ask a judge to order Google to divest one or more core products as a way to reduce the company’s dominance in the search market. Google’s Chrome browser and Android mobile operating system could be among those...

Apple Seeks Dismissal of US Smartphone Monopoly Case
Apple // November 20, 2024

Apple wants the dismissal of a case accusing it of illegally dominating the smartphone sector. The company was set to go to court asking a federal judge to throw out the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) antitrust suit, Reuters reported Wednesday (Nov. 20). The DOJ...

Interviews & Exclusives
Antitrust Suit Alleges Apple ‘Inhibits’ Cross-Platform Digital Wallets

March 21, 2024
Among the allegations contained in the U.S. government’s antitrust suit against Apple — as the tech giant is accused of acting as an anti-competitive monopoly in the smartphone market: Apple, said the Department of Justice (DOJ), has “inhibited the creation” of cross-platform, third-party digital wallets, as it has prevented third-party apps from offering tap-to-pay functionality, […]

Regulatory Risks to Play Larger Role in New M&A Calculus

April 22, 2022
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are working on new horizontal merger guidelines, which may be ready by the end of the year, that could...

Regulators Worried Next ‘Big Tech’ Will Be Created on Their Watch

April 20, 2022
Mergers and acquisitions in the tech space have become a critical issue for regulators worldwide. Agencies probably feel that they have underenforced the law in the past. In an interview,...

For DOJ, Tougher Enforcement Also Brings Lack of Predictability

April 18, 2022
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced changes to its leniency program on April 4 that may translate into a tougher stance on enforcement. However, Heather Nyong’o, partner at Cleary Gottlieb...

Quick Reads
DOJ Proposal in Antitrust Case Aims to Undo Google-Anthropic Partnership

November 21, 2024
The Justice Department’s proposal to resolve its antitrust case over online search against Google reportedly would force the tech giant to unwind its partnership with artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic. A recommendation in the Justice Department’s court filing Wednesday (Nov. 20) that Google be barred from partnerships with companies that control where consumers search for […]

Google Blasts DOJ’s ‘Radical’ Antitrust Proposal

November 21, 2024
Google is criticizing what it called a “radical” proposal to remedy government antitrust claims. The tech giant made the argument in a blog post Thursday (Nov. 21), one day after...

Report: DOJ Will Ask Judge to Force Google to Sell Core Products

November 20, 2024
The U.S. Department of Justice reportedly plans to ask a judge to order Google to divest one or more core products as a way to reduce the company’s dominance in...

Apple Seeks Dismissal of US Smartphone Monopoly Case

November 20, 2024
Apple wants the dismissal of a case accusing it of illegally dominating the smartphone sector. The company was set to go to court asking a federal judge to throw out...