UK regulator investigates whether Microsoft misled personal and family customersThe Competition and Markets Authority said on Wednesday the probe would examine Microsoft's addition of its AI assistant Copilot to Micro...
29 Jul, 2026, 06.25 PM IST
UK regulator sets out conduct requirements for Google's search servicesThe first requires Google to improve transparency and fairness in how search results are ranked, while the second requires Google to allow...
17 Jun, 2026, 05.16 PM IST
Google and Apple face extra UK scrutiny over 'strategic' role in mobile platformsThe Competition and Markets Authority escalated scrutiny of the two US tech companies Google and Apple by labeling them with "strategic mar...
22 Oct, 2025, 10.10 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 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
Amazon agrees to tackle fake reviews in UK: regulatorAmazon has pledged to enhance its systems to combat fake online reviews on its UK platform, following an agreement with Britain's Competiti...
06 Jun, 2025, 03.05 PM 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 launches probe into dominance of Google searchThe investigation might lead to Google getting the "strategic market status", subjecting it to special requirements under new UK regulation...
14 Jan, 2025, 04.50 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
Microsoft bid for 'Call of Duty' maker Activision Blizzard nears UK approvalThe UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said Microsoft's "restructured deal makes important changes" and "opens the door to the de...
22 Sep, 2023, 01.57 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
Big Tech has a formidable foe in Britain's antitrust watchdog after Microsoft blowThe final ruling deals a blow to Microsoft’s chances of securing the world’s biggest gaming takeover and puts the Competition and Markets A...
27 Apr, 2023, 01.44 PM IST
UK watchdog defends blocking Microsoft-Activision dealMicrosoft's president Brad Smith said the decision "had shaken confidence in the UK tech industry" and was "probably the darkest day in our...
27 Apr, 2023, 01.23 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 appeals court upholds ruling to block Meta's Giphy acquisitionAn appeals tribunal in the UK has upheld a previous ruling directing Meta (formerly Facebook) to unwind its $315 million acquisition of onl...
15 Jun, 2022, 12.07 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