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 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...
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 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...
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, […]
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...
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,...
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...
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 […]
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...
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...
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...