Mark Zuckerberg, serial witness, takes the hot seat againZuckerberg on Monday again took the hot seat, this time as the marquee witness in the Federal Trade Commission's landmark lawsuit accusing ...
15 Apr, 2025, 12.16 AM IST
US appeals court refuses FTC request to pause Microsoft deal for ActivisionA U.S. appeals court on Friday rejected the Federal Trade Commission's request to pause Microsoft's $69 billion purchase of "Call of Duty" ...
15 Jul, 2023, 08.14 AM IST
Microsoft asks court to reject FTC request to pause Activision dealMicrosoft said on Friday FTC had been slow to file in federal court, and thus it was inappropriate to press for a delay so late in the game.
15 Jul, 2023, 12.23 AM IST
Potential outcomes of FTC legal bids to block Microsoft-Activision dealMicrosoft has pressed for a decision sooner rather than later, noting that the purchase agreement has a termination date of July 18, althou...
17 Jun, 2023, 09.23 AM IST
As regulators block tech deals, they increasingly look to the futureNow regulators have reversed course: When it comes to tech, they want to see into the future and beat companies to getting there.
28 Apr, 2023, 12.37 PM IST
US formally ends fight against Meta's purchase of VR content maker Within UnlimitedThe Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which lost a fight in court to block the acquisition, said in a filing that it has decided to formally ...
25 Feb, 2023, 08.15 AM IST
Meta wins court battle to acquire VR company WithinThe FTC in July last year sought to block virtual reality giant Meta and Zuckerberg from acquiring Within as Meta is already a key player a...
05 Feb, 2023, 03.02 PM IST
US judge denies FTC request to stop Meta from acquiring VR firm WithinJudge Edward Davila of the US District Court for the Northern District of California said the FTC had failed to show that Meta would have e...
04 Feb, 2023, 09.45 AM IST
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg takes witness stand in FTC caseAt issue is whether Meta's acquisition of the small company that makes a VR fitness app called Supernatural will hurt competition in the em...
21 Dec, 2022, 06.25 PM IST
Meta building virtual world open to app makers, Mark Zuckerberg tells US antitrust courtZuckerberg was defending Meta's proposed acquisition in a high-profile trial over the future of the social media company's budding metavers...
21 Dec, 2022, 08.12 AM IST
Meta to delay closing acquisition of Within Unlimited by one monthMeta has agreed to push back the closing by one month or until the first day after the court rules on U.S. Federal Trade Commission's (FTC)...
20 Dec, 2022, 12.19 PM IST
Meta battles US antitrust agency over future of virtual realityThe FTC sued in July to stop the deal, saying Meta's acquisition of Within would "tend to create a monopoly" in the market for virtual real...
09 Dec, 2022, 10.14 AM IST
FTC files slimmed-down complaint in fight with Meta over Within acquisitionThe Federal Trade Commission had filed a lawsuit in July saying that Meta's acquisition of Within Unlimited Inc would "tend to create a mon...
08 Oct, 2022, 05.58 PM IST
FTC files shorter complaint against Meta over Within acquisitionThe Federal Trade Commission (FTC) had filed a lawsuit in July saying that Meta's acquisition of Within Unlimited Inc would "tend to create...
08 Oct, 2022, 12.56 PM IST
FTC agrees to remove Mark Zuckerberg as defendant in antitrust suitIn June, the FTC filed its complaint with U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to prevent Meta and Zuckerberg from a...
24 Aug, 2022, 10.16 AM IST
Meta Platforms agrees to delay closing Within deal given US challengeThe Federal Trade Commission had filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the deal in July, and had asked a judge in federal court in San Francisco ...
06 Aug, 2022, 07.49 AM IST
US sues to stop Facebook from buying WithinThe FTC, which voted 3-2 to approve the request to seek an injunction, argued that the acquisition of Within by Facebook would "tend to cre...
28 Jul, 2022, 08.54 AM IST