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 privacy watchdog launches investigation into GrokBritain's privacy watchdog on Tuesday launched a formal investigation into Elon Musk's Grok chatbot over the processing of personal data a...
03 Feb, 2026, 05.48 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 watchdog targets Google's 'strategic' role in search ads and a competitive marketThe Competition and Markets Authority said its investigation found that the US tech giant has "strategic market status" because it has "sub...
10 Oct, 2025, 05.10 PM IST
UK watchdog probes Deloitte's audits of Glencore's 2013-2020 accountsThe Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has launched an investigation into Deloitte LLP's audits of Glencore and its Glencore Energy UK Limit...
23 Jul, 2025, 02.24 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
Mobile browser duopoly: UK watchdog calls for investigation into Apple-GoogleA British regulatory report suggested that Apple's policies might be hindering innovation in smartphone browsers. The report, focusing on A...
23 Nov, 2024, 12.26 AM IST
UK Conservative MP Miriam Cates under investigation by parliament's standards watchdogThe inquiry falls under paragraph 17 of the updated 2019 code of conduct for MPs, which says: “Members shall never undertake any action whi...
18 Dec, 2023, 07.29 PM IST
Amazon and Meta settle UK investigations with pledges to refrain from unfair practicesThe Competition and Markets Authority said it accepted the committments from the US tech companies to close the investigations into their o...
03 Nov, 2023, 07.00 PM IST
UK lawyers' watchdog opens investigation into asylum casesThe sting operation report included claims that illegal migrants from Punjab are being allegedly advised by some lawyers in the UK to fake ...
27 Jul, 2023, 08.17 PM IST
Microsoft's Activision deal hurts gamers, UK watchdog saysBritain's Competition and Markets Authority said its in-depth investigation found that the deal could strengthen Microsoft's position in th...
08 Feb, 2023, 10.55 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
Microsoft's $69 billion Activision deal faces in-depth UK inquiryBritain's Competition and Markets Authority said Thursday that it was referring the blockbuster deal for more scrutiny under a so-called ph...
15 Sep, 2022, 09.58 PM IST
UK's competition watchdog begins probe into Facebook's Giphy dealThe Competition and Markets Authority, which served an initial enforcement order to the companies in June, said it has until March 25 to ma...
28 Jan, 2021, 04.21 PM IST
- UK finance watchdog to investigate banks
Britain's financial watchdog is planning to investigate the conduct of banking bosses in the run-up to last year's bailouts which saw billi...
13 Apr, 2009, 03.16 AM IST