Tag: Apple
UK: CMA chief Coscelli highlights Apple and Starbucks in speech
According to Bloomberg, Amazon and Starbucks were picked out by Britain’s top competition enforcer in a warning over tax structures that may help big...
EU: Apple cleared to buy Shazam
Apple is free to complete its purchase of music identification app Shazam, EU regulators said Thursday, September 6, in a boost for Apple's Music...
US: Apple buys augmented reality company
Apple has made a new bet on augmented reality (AR), buying Akonia Holographics, which makes lenses for the technology. The secretive deal, confirmed last...
US: Study finds increasing dominance of “superstar firms”
A new paper by economist John Van Reenen, presented Friday at the Federal Reserve’s annual symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, argues that new technologies...
EU: Antitrust regulators set to clear Apple bid for Shazam
European Commission antitrust regulators are set to approve Apple's acquisition of music discovery service Shazam with no conditions, reported Reuters.
Apple announced its planned acquisition...
China: Apple yanked 25,000 apps from its China App Store
Apple has reportedly pulled more than 25,000 apps from its App Store in China that were deemed to fall foul of Chinese regulations. At...
Japan: Apple faces antitrust regulators over Yahoo game platform
The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) is probing US tech giant Apple on suspicion of unfair trade practices for allegedly forcing its rival to withdraw from...
EU engaged in antitrust gerrymandering against Google
Posted by The Hill
EU engaged in antitrust gerrymandering against Google
By Nicolas Petit
With its US$5 billion fine against Google, the European Commission (EC) just applied to...
US: Senator drops new policy proposals for regulating tech
The team at Facebook is not having a great week, as it seems all of its recent data scandal chickens have come home to...
Japan: Apple alters its contracts to comply with antitrust laws
Japan's antitrust regulatory agency just wrapped up an investigation into Apple, and in order to ensure its compliance with the country's antitrust rules, the...
