Tag: UK
UK Watchdog Expected To Block Facebook, Giphy Buy
The UK competition regulator is expected to block Meta Platforms' acquisition of online GIF platform Giphy in the coming days, the Financial Times reported on...
Google Revises Privacy Sandbox Proposals For UK Watchdog
The UK competition watchdog said that it has secured improved commitments from Google on proposals to remove third-party cookies and other functions from its...
UK Regulator Adds New Rules To Lower Cost Of Uniforms
UK Schools will need to follow statutory guidance which requires them to make sure uniforms are affordable for all.
Families will save money on school...
UK Watchdog To Open Offices In Manchester & Darlington
The CMA will significantly increase its presence outside London with the establishment of offices in Manchester and Darlington, reported Reuters.
Manchester will be the home...
UK’s Digital Secretary Wants Watchdog To Further Probe NVIDIA’s Takeover Of...
UK’s Digital Secretary Nadine Dorries has written to the CMA instructing them to carry out an in-depth Phase Two investigation of the proposed acquisition...
UK’s Sainsbury & Visa Settle Interchange Fee Suit
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UK Probes Nvidia’s ARM Deal Over National Security
UK ministers are expected to order an in-depth investigation of Nvidia's planned 30 billion pounds ($40 billion)acquisition of British chip designer ARM over antitrust...
UK Watchdog Says Break Up US Tech Giants On The Table
Andrea Coscelli, chief executive of the Competition and Markets Authority, has warned that breakups are ‘in play’ if regulators can’t rein in the likes...
UK Regulator Pauses S&P’s $44B IHS Bid
The UK markets regulator said on Wednesday that it had served an initial enforcement order in relation to the anticipated acquisition of IHS Markit...
UK Watchdog Recommends Opening Up Railway-Signaling Market
The UK's Office of Rail and Road (ORR) announced that it has found that the current railway signaling market isn't competitive enough, and that...