Apple says UK App Store proposal amounts to price regulationIn a submission to Britain's Competition and Markets Authority, the iPhone maker said proposed "steering" requirements would go beyond prom...
29 Jul, 2026, 09.37 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
Apple and Google face more UK antitrust scrutiny over mobile ecosystemsThe plans announced on Wednesday follows findings by an inquiry group at Britain's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) that a number of...
23 Jul, 2025, 04.20 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
UK may compel Google to change search rankings, offer alternativesBritain's competition regulator, the CMA, is considering designating Google with "strategic market status," potentially forcing changes to ...
24 Jun, 2025, 05.15 PM IST
UK aims to tackle Google dominance of online searchThe UK's CMA has proposed measures to curb Google’s dominance in online search, potentially granting it “strategic market status” under new...
24 Jun, 2025, 01.02 PM IST
UK regulator says Google's ad-privacy changes fall short: reportWSJ reviews UK privacy regulator's critique of Google's Privacy Sandbox. Google plans to phase out third-party cookies by late 2024, under ...
19 Apr, 2024, 10.29 AM IST
UK focuses on transparency and access with new AI principlesThe country's anti-trust regulator listed principles to regulate foundational models such as ChatGPT by making developers accountable, by p...
19 Sep, 2023, 10.05 AM IST
UK focuses on transparency and access with new AI principlesBritain's anti-trust regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), is, like other authorities around the world, trying to control...
18 Sep, 2023, 06.27 PM IST
UK's handling of Microsoft deal sows doubts over post-Brexit directionThe long-running battle between Microsoft and Britain over the Activision Blizzard deal took another twist on Tuesday, raising more questio...
23 Aug, 2023, 11.47 AM IST
Activision to sell streaming rights to Ubisoft to secure Microsoft dealBritain's antitrust regulator said on Tuesday it had opened a new Phase 1 probe into a new restructured deal by Microsoft to buy Activision...
22 Aug, 2023, 12.35 PM IST
Microsoft-Activision deal back in hands of UK regulator after court pauses appealMicrosoft's Activision Blizzard deal is back in the hands of Britain's antitrust regulator after an appeals court granted an adjournment, a...
22 Jul, 2023, 07.50 AM IST
Broadcom's $69 billion VMware deal wins provisional UK clearanceBritain's competition regulator provisionally cleared U.S. tech company Broadcom's $69 billion purchase of VMware on Wednesday, saying the ...
19 Jul, 2023, 05.57 PM IST
Microsoft tests the limits of Britain's antitrust authorityThe decision by Britain's antitrust regulator to rip up its play book for Microsoft shows the limit of its ability to kill mega-deals on it...
18 Jul, 2023, 06.03 PM IST
Microsoft granted two-month pause of UK appeal over Activision dealMicrosoft, Activision and Britain's competition regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), had all asked for a two-month stay ...
18 Jul, 2023, 12.33 AM IST
UK regulator may refer Adobe's $20 billion Figma deal to deeper probeThe Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said the deal would be referred to a phase 2 investigation "unless the parties offer acceptable...
30 Jun, 2023, 04.43 PM IST
UK competition watchdog to probe Google Chrome browser changesGoogle has proposed to remove third-party cookies and other functions from its Chrome browser, triggering concerns that the move would curb...
08 Jan, 2021, 05.19 PM IST