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Microsoft Teams dispute resolved, five years after Slack complaint

A commitment by Microsoft to offer stripped-down versions of its productivity suites without the Teams communication service has been accepted by the European Commission — resolving a high-profile antitrust case against the Redmond company. Read More

Cantwell report warns that Google and Facebook are killing local journalism as CEOs testify at Senate

The technology industry is pushing local journalism over the edge, according to a new report from the office of Sen.… Read More

Amazon says third-party merchants sold $3.5B of goods during Prime Day amid antitrust scrutiny

Amazon said Thursday that this year’s Prime Day provided the biggest boon to third-party sellers in the sales event’s six-year… Read More

How the proposed Microsoft-TikTok deal reveals an erratic U.S. antitrust agenda

Microsoft’s plan to acquire TikTok in the U.S. has created a paradox for the federal government as it seeks to… Read More

Documents unearthed by Congress offer new window into Amazon’s war against one-time rival

Amazon’s aggressive strategy to beat out a competitor a decade ago came back to haunt the company Wednesday in a… Read More

What we learned about the antitrust case against Amazon from Jeff Bezos’ time in the Congressional hot seat

A wide-ranging antitrust hearing Wednesday with top tech CEOs skewed more toward grandstanding than substance, but there were a few… Read More

Watch: Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google CEOs testify before Congress in historic antitrust hearing

The top executives at four of the world’s largest and most powerful technology companies are testifying Wednesday before Congress in… Read More

What to expect from blockbuster antitrust hearing with CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook

For the first two decades of Amazon’s life, its founding CEO, Jeff Bezos, did his best to stay out of… Read More

Antitrust hearing with CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google will likely be delayed

A hotly anticipated House antitrust hearing with the CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google set for Monday will likely… Read More

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is reportedly willing to testify before Congress in antitrust inquiry

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos could testify before Congress along with other Big Tech leaders this summer, according to a letter… Read More

How Amazon’s treatment of third-party sellers became an antitrust target in the US and abroad

Antitrust scrutiny of Amazon is intensifying as new details reveal how the company treats third-party sellers in its marketplace. Regulators… Read More

Proposed class-action suits in US and Canada claim Amazon abused ‘monopoly power’ to fix prices

A trio of proposed class-action lawsuits in the U.S. and Canada accuse Amazon of abusing its market dominance to fix… Read More

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Federal lawmakers press Bezos on Amazon’s firing of employee activists as antitrust probe looms

Nine Senate Democrats asked Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to explain the rationale for firing four employees who spoke out about… Read More

FTC chair aims to resolve Big Tech antitrust probes this year, ending investigations or taking action

The last major antitrust case that the federal government brought against a technology company lasted many years, entrenching Microsoft in… Read More

Bayer G4A partners with Seattle startups Litesprite and Prevencio on digital health efforts

Two Seattle-area startups were hand-picked by Bayer for a competitive program to create novel digital health solutions. It’s an endorsement… Read More

Facebook official: Social media giant confirms antitrust investigation, beats earnings estimates with $16.9B in Q2 revenue

The Federal Trade Commission opened an antitrust investigation into Facebook in June, the company confirmed in its second-quarter earnings report… Read More

House antitrust chair ‘troubled’ by tech hearing, sends letters demanding clarity from Amazon, Facebook and Google

Amazon, Facebook, and Google finished their testimony at last week’s antitrust hearing, but the House Judiciary Committee isn’t letting them… Read More

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The case against Amazon: Why the tech giant is facing antitrust scrutiny on two continents

Authorities on both sides of the pond are now looking into whether Amazon behaves anti-competitively. It was tough week for… Read More

Startup casting call: GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch competition returns for a second season

Some startups go up, others go down. We’re back for another season of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch video series, where entrepreneurs… Read More

It’s official: EU opens investigation into Amazon for ‘possible anti-competitive conduct’

The European Commission is launching a formal investigation into whether Amazon uses its position to hurt competition in its marketplace… Read More

EU reportedly investigating Amazon’s treatment of third-party sellers, formalizing antitrust probe

As Amazon preps for a big antitrust hearing in the U.S., reports are surfacing that the European Union is launching… Read More

The Dyrt on campgrounds: Portland startup targets millennials, crowdsourcing reviews from the outdoors

If the success of services like Yelp, Wikipedia, and YouTube prove one thing, it’s the power of user-generated content. But actually… Read More

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Expedia CEO says Facebook will become a competitor in online travel

Could Facebook emerge as the next big player in travel? Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said he expects to see competition… Read More

Need to report a problem at the park? This app could help in the future

You’re at a park in Seattle and the the restrooms are gross — like seriously, maybe-I’ll-just-use-the-woods gross. Now imagine this: you… Read More

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