Shares of Roomba maker iRobot fell nearly 20% after the European Commission said Amazon’s proposed $1.7 billion acquisition of the company “may restrict competition in the market for robot vacuum… Read More
For more than three years, Seattle startup SkyKick has been embroiled in a legal dispute with Sky, the Comcast-owned British media powerhouse, and an upcoming opinion in the case could… Read More
The European Commission is launching a formal investigation into whether Amazon uses its position to hurt competition in its marketplace after months of hinting at a possible inquiry. Europe’s competition… Read More
As Amazon preps for a big antitrust hearing in the U.S., reports are surfacing that the European Union is launching its own investigation into whether the Seattle tech giant engages… Read More
Microsoft’s deal to buy GitHub for $7.5 billion cleared a major regulatory hurdle Friday. The European Commission, the regulatory arm of the EU, approved the acquisition without conditions, finding that the… Read More
Google has appealed a $5 billion fine (€4.3 billion) from the European Union for forcing manufacturers to pre-install Google Search and other apps on Android devices, which regulators argue juices its… Read More
The European Union has hit Google with a $5 billion fine (€4.3 billion Euro) for forcing manufacturers to pre-install Google Search and other apps on Android devices, a move regulators… Read More
Microsoft believes we are on the cusp of a “sea change” that will set a new standard for big tech companies storing private information about their users. On May 25,… Read More
Google has been fined $2.7 billion by European regulators for using its dominance in the search engine market to favor its comparison shopping service over competitors like Amazon or eBay.… Read More
Apple and the Irish government are disputing an order from the European Commission requiring the technology giant to pay $14.5 billion in back taxes due to allegedly illegal tax deals… Read More
A European high court has ruled against France and Luxembourg, saying that the two countries cannot charge lower value-added tax rates for e-books because they are “services,” not books. France… Read More
The European Union’s “right to be forgotten” may be going global, if a set of regulators have their way. A group representing the 28 member nations’ privacy regulators met in… Read More
The European Union Parliament is posed to call for Google to break up into multiple businesses over antitrust concerns, according to a draft resolution reported on by the Financial Times.… Read More
Google has published the full text of its proposed antitrust agreement with the European Union following an outcry from the company’s competitors. Last week, the European Commission announced that it had… Read More
There are going to be some big changes afoot in Google’s search results. The European Commission announced today that it had reached a settlement with the tech giant to end… Read More
Microsoft no longer has the threat of yet another European antitrust case hanging over it. According to a report by Reuters, the General Court of the European Union ruled that… Read More
Following Monday’s announcement that the U.S. Justice Department has cleared Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia’s Devices and Services business for $7.2 billion, the European Commission announced today that after reviewing the… Read More
Nintendo just unveiled its newest home console, dubbed the Wii U, during a presentation at the E3 video game convention in Los Angeles. That’s a picture of the controller, via… Read More