Live Nation/Ticketmaster antitrust lawsuit imperiled by GOP budget bill that would gut DOJ’s Antitrust Division submitted by /u/Burnsiah

Disney Fails Again To Get Antitrust Class Action Over ESPN & Hulu Ownership Tossed Out submitted by /u/indig0sixalpha

Microsoft charged with EU antitrust violations for bundling Teams Image: The VergeEU regulators have charged Microsoft with illegally bundling its Teams chat app with its Office 365 and Microsoft 365 subscriptions. It’s the first time Microsoft has been charged with antitrust violations in the EU for 15 years, following two big cases related to Windows Media Player and Internet Explorer bundling. “The European…

Microsoft’s ‘abusive’ bundling of Teams and Office products breached antitrust rules, EU says The European Union on Tuesday accused Microsoft of breaching antitrust rules with the “abusive” bundling of its Teams and Office products.

Apple Intelligence won’t launch in EU in 2024 due to antitrust regulation, company says Apple Intelligence and two other features won’t be available in the European Union when they launch later in 2024, due to interoperability rules in the DMA.

FTC and DOJ reportedly opening antitrust investigations into Microsoft, OpenAI, and Nvidia Image: Cath Virginia / The VergeThe Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) reportedly agreed to split duties in investigating potential antitrust violations of Microsoft, OpenAI, and Nvidia, The New York Times reported. The DOJ will lead inquiries into Nvidia, while the FTC will look into the deal between OpenAI and i…

U.S. regulators to open antitrust probes into Nvidia, Microsoft and OpenAI Federal regulators will proceed with antitrust investigations focusing on Microsoft, OpenAI and Nvidia, according to a source familiar with the situation.

U.S. Clears Way for Antitrust Inquiries of Nvidia, Microsoft and OpenAI The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission agreed to divide responsibility for investigating three major players in the artificial intelligence industry.

Antitrust Policy Analyst Matt Stoller Examines: “Is Ticketmaster a Criminal Conspiracy?” submitted by /u/Burnsiah

Justice Department to File Antitrust Suit Against Live Nation submitted by /u/egap420

Exclusive | Justice Department to File Antitrust Suit Against Live Nation submitted by /u/EchoInTheHoller

US Justice Department to file antitrust suit against Live Nation, WSJ reports submitted by /u/habichuelacondulce

Apple’s antitrust case is getting a new judge Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo by Getty ImagesThe Department of Justice’s massive antitrust case against Apple will unfold before a new judge. A court filing on Wednesday reveals that Judge Michael E. Farbiarz has determined his “recusal is necessary” under the code of conduct for US Judges. The filing says Farbiarz’s “disqual…

Google’s C.E.O. Takes Another Turn on the Antitrust Witness Stand Sundar Pichai, Google’s chief executive, testified on Tuesday for the second time in two weeks to defend his company against monopoly claims.

Google faces off with Epic Games as it enters its second antitrust trial in two months Google’s trial against Epic follows the game publisher’s lawsuit against Apple, which went to court in 2021 and was appealed earlier this year

Another Google Antitrust Battle Reaches Court in Epic Games Case The Fortnite creator accuses Google of stifling app competition, a challenge on top of a federal suit claiming the tech giant abuses its search dominance.

Match drops out of Google Play antitrust showdown Illustration: The VergeMatch Group and Google announced a settlement on Tuesday in Match’s lawsuit against the company. The last-minute decision leaves Google scheduled to go up against Fortnite publisher Epic Games alone in an antitrust trial that starts next week, with Epic alleging that Google Play’s payment policies are anticompetitive. Matc…

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai testifies in U.S. antitrust trial to defend Google’s search business It was the first opportunity for the government’s attorneys to press Google’s top executive in open court on actions to secure its search dominance.

What the U.S. Has Argued in the Google Antitrust Trial As the government wraps up its case in the landmark monopoly trial, it has built a picture of how Google became dominant in online search — and the harms that it says resulted.

Japan probes Google for alleged antitrust violations in search practices The Japan Fair Trade Commission said it is examining if Google arranged with Android smartphone makers to prioritize its own apps and services.