Google CEO Sundar Pichai was expected to fly to Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence on Thursday to meet with the president-elect, according to a report. Pichai is just the latest billionaire tech executive from whom Trump has sought counsel, along with Tesla founder Elon Musk and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, according to The Information. But this … Read more
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser is joining a Justice Department antitrust lawsuit against real estate software company RealPage Inc., accusing it of an illegal scheme that allows landlords to coordinate to hike rental prices in Colorado and elsewhere. The lawsuit, filed Friday alongside seven other attorneys general in states including North Carolina and California, alleges the … Read more
McDonald’s enthusiasts are in for a treat as the fast-food giant announces the return of one of its most beloved games. Get ready, because McDonald’s Monopoly is making a comeback and it’s just around the corner. The fast-food titan announced the return of the Monopoly game earlier this week. Eager customers will only have to … Read more
Alphabet’s Google broke the law with its monopoly over online searches and related ads, a federal judge ruled on Monday, in the US Justice Department’s first victory against a monopoly in more than 20 years. The decision is a significant win for the Justice Department, which had sued the search engine giant over its control … Read more
It joins Amazon, Google and Facebook-owner Meta which are also facing antitrust lawsuits in the United States. US Attorney General Merrick Garland (centre) speaks at a news conference in Washington on Thursday. Photo: Bloomberg At the heart of the case is Apple’s alleged exclusionary practices that set strict and at times opaque conditions on firms … Read more
Apple iPhone 14 Pro (left) and iPhone 15 Pro Max Andy Boxall / Digital Trends If you’re reading this article, chances are you have an iPhone. It’s also quite likely that your friends and family members also use an iPhone. The iPhone is the smartphone of choice for millions of people in the U.S., and now, the … Read more
US tech giant Apple has paid a Russian fine of 1.2 billion roubles (US$13.65 million), imposed over the company’s alleged abuse of its dominant market position concerning in-app payments, Russia’s FAS antitrust agency said on Monday. Apple, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Monday, has previously “respectfully disagreed” with a … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR: Five companies have been fined a total of RM415mil for fixing the price of chicken feed, says the Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC). MyCC chief executive officer Iskandar Ismail said the companies were found to have infringed Section 4 of the Competition Act 2010 by forming a cartel to fix the price of chicken … Read more
Google has lost a landmark case against Epic Games after a jury decided on Monday that the web giant operates an illegal monopoly via its Android app store. The decision was announced at the end of a month-long trial that itself was part of a longer legal dispute between Google and Epic Games that’s been … Read more
