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...
A judge reportedly ruled Wednesday (Nov. 13) that a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lawsuit against Meta can go to trial, largely denying the company’s motion to have the case dismissed. The FTC filed the suit in 2020, seeking the breakup of Meta and alleging that the company bought Instagram and WhatsApp in...
Alphabet’s Gmail email service, the world’s largest free email provider, was down Thursday (Aug 8). But the multi-hour disruption was merely the latest — and potentially the smallest — of a series of developments this week that have cast a shadow over Google’s operations along...
Google parent Alphabet’s trial on antitrust charges around its advertising technology will be decided by a judge rather than a jury. Judge Leonie Brinkema ruled Friday (June 7) after Alphabet paid the federal government an amount covering the damages eight federal government agencies alleged that...
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, […]
November 25, 2024
A Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lawsuit that aims to unwind Meta’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp is set to go to trial on April 14. Judge James Boasburg announced the trial date Monday (Nov. 25), Reuters reported. The FTC sued Meta in 2020, alleging that Meta, which was then known as Facebook, overpaid for Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp 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...
November 13, 2024
A judge reportedly ruled Wednesday (Nov. 13) that a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lawsuit against Meta can go to trial, largely denying the company’s motion to have the case dismissed. The FTC filed the suit...
June 07, 2024
Google parent Alphabet’s trial on antitrust charges around its advertising technology will be decided by a judge rather than a jury. Judge Leonie Brinkema ruled Friday (June 7) after Alphabet...
