FTC isn't giving up on its antitrust case against Meta
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Epic Games Inc., a software developer known for its popular Fortnite video game franchise and landmark antitrust disputes with Apple Inc., Alphabet Inc.‘s Google, and others, has brought on longtime technology industry attorney Reginald “Reggie” Davis as its new general counsel.
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FTC moves to revive antitrust case against Meta over Instagram, WhatsApp deals
FTC appeals court ruling favoring Meta, seeking to revive antitrust case over Instagram and WhatsApp acquisitions.
This drive to break up some of the largest US companies, which began during the first Trump administration and expanded under Joe Biden, marked the biggest challenge in decades to the tech industry’s alleged anti-competitive behaviour.
Jan 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is scrutinizing big tech firms that hire employees of a startup instead of buying the companies outright, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing the agency's Chairman Andrew Ferguson.
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FTC investigates big tech's startup talent poaching tactics
Big tech companies are recruiting key talent from startups through collaborations or partnerships, but the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has put the brakes on this talent acquisition method. The FTC views such approaches—poaching talent without formal mergers and acquisitions (M&A)—as potential loopholes to avoid antitrust investigations.
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Google is appealing the ruling from its search antitrust case to avoid sharing data with rivals
Google has filed its appeal to the Department of Justice’s antitrust case that ended with a federal judge ruling that the company was maintaining a monopoly with its search business. While the company goes through the appeals process,
The CCI has warned Apple that it will proceed with the tech giant's antitrust case in India unilaterally if non-cooperation continues.
European regulators are intensifying their crackdown on major technology companies, deploying new digital laws to curb Big Tech's power and protect consumers. With landmark legislation seeking to protect user rights and level the playing field for ...
A staff report released Friday by the FTC suggested partnerships between OpenAI and Microsoft, and Amazon and Anthropic, raise antitrust concerns.
Big Tech is different because it breaks the systems that once corrected excessive power. It sits between businesses and customers, workers and paychecks, speakers and audiences. It decides who gets seen, who gets paid — and who gets pushed aside. Companies no longer compete only on price or quality. They compete for permission.