Google Turns to a Steady Old Hand to Fight Antitrust Charges The tech giant is facing the greatest legal threat in its history, and hopes the stolid approach of Kent Walker, its top lawyer, will once again prevail.

Microsoft to unbundle Teams software in Europe in bid to abate EU antitrust concerns European Union regulators had in July opened an antitrust investigation into Microsoft’s bundling of Teams with other Office products, citing anti-competitive concerns.

Antitrust suit vs. UFC granted class certification A federal judge in Nevada granted class certification to plaintiffs in an antitrust lawsuit filed against the UFC. Nearly 1,200 fighters can now sue the UFC as a collective for alleged unfair business practices.

Amazon to Meet Regulators as U.S. Considers Possible Antitrust Suit Amazon’s meetings with the Federal Trade Commission, known as “last rites” meetings, are typically a final step before the agency votes on filing a lawsuit.

Google On Trial: Antitrust Allegations Advance via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern U.S. District Court greenlights key antitrust lawsuits against Google, potentially paving the way for changes in digital advertising. The post Google On Trial: Antitrust Allegations Advance appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Judge narrows case in Google antitrust suits brought by states and DOJ A federal judge narrowed the case that states and the DOJ can make in the antitrust trial against Google beginning in September, per a newly-released decision.

Judge dismisses major arguments in Google antitrust case Illustration: The VergeThe government’s antitrust case against Google just got significantly smaller. In a filing on Friday, a US district court judge dismissed several of the claims that the Department of Justice and a coalition of states brought against the company, including allegations that Google Search harms competing services. The decisio…

Judge Narrows Scope of Google Search Antitrust Case The ruling did not affect other claims in the antitrust case about Google search, which is scheduled to go to trial next month.

EU opens antitrust probe into Microsoft over Teams bundling European Union regulators on Thursday opened an antitrust investigation into Microsoft’s bundling of its video and chat app Teams with other Office products.

EU opens Microsoft antitrust investigation into Teams bundling Illustration: The VergeThe European Commission is opening a formal antitrust investigation into Microsoft’s bundling of its Teams software with its Office productivity suite. Slack originally filed an anti-competitive complaint against Microsoft with the European Commission in July 2020, just months after a global pandemic began and the Microsof…

Amazon offers concessions to UK antitrust watchdog as part of probe into its marketplace practices Amazon on Wednesday offered commitments to the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority to address the British competition watchdog’s concerns.

Apple Facing $1 Billion UK Antitrust Lawsuit Over App Store Fees Apple has become the target of a £785 million ($1 billion) class action lawsuit on behalf of over 1,500 developers in the UK over its App Store fees, reports TechCrunch. The suit accuses Apple of abusing a dominant position by charging a 15% to 30% fee on in-app sales in the ‌App Store‌, a policy that has been criticized by antitrust regulators…

FTC chair defends track record on antitrust challenges, says big isn’t categorically bad In remarks at the Economic Club of New York, Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan defended her progressive approach to antitrust enforcement.

US antitrust enforcers lay down plans to block Big Tech mergers Photo by Chip Somodevilla / Getty ImagesFederal antitrust enforcers released new draft guidelines for evaluating anti-competitive mergers Wednesday, redoubling their aggressive scrutiny over digital markets. The rules, proposed by the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission, direct enforcers to examine mergers by online platforms more b…

Adobe’s $20 billion Figma bid is under threat from UK antitrust regulators The investigation has been referred to the next phase, where the merger will be assessed by an independent panel. | Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The VergeAdobe’s $20 billion bid for cloud-based design platform Figma will now be subject to an in-depth probe by the UK’s competition watchdog, which will decide whether to approve the merger or b…

EU regulators open antitrust probe into Amazon’s $1.7 billion iRobot deal The announced probe of Amazon’s purchase of iRobot marks the latest regulatory hurdle for large tech companies as they seek to expand.