EU rejects Meta's pay-for-access remedy in WhatsApp AI chatbots probeThe EU told Meta Wednesday that charging rival AI chatbots for access to its WhatsApp platform runs against the bloc's antitrust rules, reb...
15 Apr, 2026, 07.06 PM IST
Google sued by rival app store Aptoide over alleged monopolyBased in Lisbon, Aptoide brands itself "the alternative Android app store," with about 436,000 apps in its catalogue and more than 200 mill...
15 Apr, 2026, 07.11 AM IST
United Airlines CEO pitched American Airlines tie-up in meeting with Trump, sources sayUnited Airlines CEO Scott Kirby discussed a potential merger with American Airlines during a meeting with President Donald Trump. The deal ...
14 Apr, 2026, 09.05 AM IST
Meta opens WhatsApp Business API to AI chatbots in Europe amid EU antitrust scrutinyThe move comes after the European Commission last month told Meta it was considering temporary measures to prevent the company from enforci...
05 Mar, 2026, 10.38 PM IST
Meta to allow AI rivals on WhatsApp in bid to stave off EU actionThe European Commission, the EU's competition enforcer, last month threatened interim measures to prevent potential serious and irreparable...
05 Mar, 2026, 05.56 PM IST
Wall Street giants face antitrust scrutiny over coal investments and ESG pushUS regulators have for the first time warned that common ownership among financial giants like BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street could v...
24 May, 2025, 03.44 PM IST
How Musk-Trump will take on techWith Donald Trump's potential second term, the tech sector could see significant changes driven by aggressive deregulation, altering antitr...
28 Nov, 2024, 10.54 PM IST
Will the antitrust showdown launched under Biden turn into 'Let's Make A Deal' under Trump?Antitrust regulators, empowered under the Biden administration to challenge Big Tech's dominance and scrutinize corporate mergers, are expe...
17 Nov, 2024, 03.03 PM IST
Explained: Why are Apple, Amazon, Google and Meta facing antitrust lawsuits and huge fines?The United States Justice Department is set to file a lawsuit against Apple for potentially breaching antitrust laws. Antitrust laws origin...
24 Jan, 2024, 11.38 AM IST
ETtech Explainer: Why Google agreed to pay $700 million to settle US antitrust lawsuitThe attorneys general of states said Google’s policies artificially drove up prices for digital transactions within apps downloaded from th...
20 Dec, 2023, 02.50 PM IST
No new interim norms to regulate big tech players: CCI chairpersonIn an interview to Banikinkar Pattanayak, Competition Commission of India (CCI)chairperson Ravneet Kaur said the regulator would soon wrap ...
18 Dec, 2023, 11.23 AM IST
BRICS needs a joint protocol to gain control over global monopolies: ExpertsThe proposal to develop a unified protocol for the supervision and control of monopolies in the BRICS region was discussed at the 8th CUTS-...
20 Oct, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
France considering antitrust action against AppleFrench regulators are in favor of issuing a formal "Statement of Objections" to parties involved in the matter in coming weeks, the report ...
11 Apr, 2023, 07.39 PM IST
Big Tech, through a scanner wiselyThe CCI has been adapting to the changes in the technology environment. Competition law needs to keep pace with digital business.
29 Apr, 2022, 11.04 PM IST
Dominance of mega firms may undermine monetary policyAt least that's what research by International Monetary Fund economists suggests, arguing the increasing dominance of fewer and larger comp...
23 Jul, 2021, 04.22 PM IST
Joe Biden names Big Tech critic Lina Khan as US FTC chairAt 32, Lina Khan is believed to be the youngest chair in the history of the US Federal Trade Commission (US FTC), which polices competition...
16 Jun, 2021, 08.47 AM IST
View: How India can use antitrust actions as a policy tool in trade negotiationsChina is out to discipline its ‘too-big-for-their-boots’ technology firms. It also appears to be its first steps towards a technologically ...
15 May, 2021, 09.13 AM IST