Microsoft business software faces UK competition probeThe Competition and Markets Authority said the probe would assess whether the US tech company should be handed "strategic market status" (S...
31 Mar, 2026, 11.34 PM IST
UK regulator probes Photoshop maker Adobe over cancellation fee concernsBritain's competition watchdog is probing Adobe. The investigation focuses on whether Adobe's early cancellation fees for software like Pho...
19 Mar, 2026, 07.11 PM IST
UK steps up scrutiny of Apple and Google over mobile platformsThe Competition and Markets Authority's announcement Wednesday follows separate investigations it opened at the start of the year into Goog...
23 Jul, 2025, 08.51 PM IST
UK politics blunts antitrust action against GoogleBritain’s competition watchdog has proposed new powers to regulate Google’s dominance in search, but political support for tough action is ...
25 Jun, 2025, 10.37 PM IST
Amazon promises to intensify crackdown against fake reviews after UK watchdog probeAmazon has pledged to intensify its efforts to combat fake reviews and crack down on UK sellers manipulating ratings through deceptive post...
06 Jun, 2025, 07.19 AM IST
UK probes Apple, Google competitiveness over mobilesThe UK’s antitrust regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority, announced it will investigate whether Apple and Google hold "strategic...
23 Jan, 2025, 04.32 PM IST
UK anti-trust regulator to launch two probes under new digital markets powersBritain's anti-trust regulator will start two investigations this month targeting major tech firms. The investigations aim to boost investm...
07 Jan, 2025, 04.51 PM IST
UK's competition watchdog rejects probe into Microsoft-Mistral AI tie-upIn February, Microsoft invested $16 million in Mistral AI, partnering to make the French start-up's artificial intelligence models availabl...
19 May, 2024, 04.13 PM IST
UK secures commitments from Amazon and Meta over retail platformsThe commitments from the US tech giants mark the end of the Competition & Markets Authority's (CMA) investigation into Amazon Marketplace a...
04 Nov, 2023, 05.05 PM IST
UK antitrust regulator refused permission to appeal Apple probe rulingApple won an appeal in March against the decision from the CMA to open a full investigation into the dominance of Apple and Alphabet Inc's ...
03 May, 2023, 06.59 PM IST
Apple argues UK competition watchdog had "no power" to launch probeThe Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) opened a full investigation in November into cloud gaming and mobile browsers over concerns abo...
10 Mar, 2023, 09.29 PM IST
Apple appeals investigation by UK competition watchdogUS tech giants, including Google's owner Alphabet and Apple, are drawing increasing attention from competition regulators in Brussels, Lond...
20 Jan, 2023, 08.03 PM IST
UK begins investigation into Apple, Google's mobile browser dominanceThe Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said on Tuesday responses to its consultation from June revealed "substantial support" for a fu...
22 Nov, 2022, 05.44 PM IST
UK fines Facebook $70 million for breaching order in Giphy dealThe Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said Facebook had deliberately failed to comply with its order, and the penalty served as a war...
20 Oct, 2021, 05.19 PM IST
UK regulator opens formal probe into Amazon, Google over fake reviewsThe Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it will now gather further information to determine whether the firms may have broken cons...
25 Jun, 2021, 12.27 PM IST
UK regulator opens formal probe into Amazon, Google over fake reviewsUK's Competition and Markets Authority will now gather information to determine whether Amazon and Google may have broken consumer laws by ...
25 Jun, 2021, 12.14 PM IST
Indian-origin pharma boss banned for price-fixing in UKAmit Patel, a former director at the pharmaceutical companies Auden McKenzie and Amilco, was the subject of a UK Competition and Markets Au...
05 Jun, 2020, 04.16 PM IST