Tag: US
Biden Nominates First Woman FCC Chair
On Tuesday, October 27, the Biden administration named Jessica Rosenworcel and Gigi Sohn to top Federal Communications Commission (FCC) positions in a late bid to stave...
Huawei Received Billions Worth Of Licenses For US Tech
Suppliers to Chinese telecoms giant Huawei and China's top chipmaker SMIC got billions of dollars worth of licenses from November through April to sell...
US Antitrust Regulator Slows Down Oil & Gas Mergers
According to regulatory filings, US antitrust regulators have extended the approval process for at least five oil and gas mergers and acquisitions in the last...
Marriott Looks To Delay Antitrust Trial With Emergency Motion
On Monday, October 18, Marriott International sought to delay an antitrust trial set to start October 25 over claims that the top US hotels...
Comcast & Walmart Team Up To Sell Smart TVs
Comcast and Walmart have teamed up in selling TVs with proprietary software. Comcast has launched smart TVs that run on its operating system and...
Senators Introduce Big Tech Bill Aimed At Reducing Product Favoritism
On Monday, October 18, a bipartisan group of US senators formally introduced a bill that would bar Big Tech platforms, like Amazon and Google,...
Britain Intervenes In Takeover Bid By US Aerospace Firm Parker For...
On Monday, October 18, the UK announced it was intervening in a proposed US$8.65 billion takeover by US aerospace firm Parker-Hannifin of its British...
Ex-Security Executives Plead Guilty To Bid Rigging For DoD Contracts
Former employees of G4S Secure Solutions NV (G4S NV), pleaded guilty to criminal antitrust charges. The charges were related to their involvement in a...
Senator Rubio Wants The US To Blacklist Huawei Spin-Off Honor
Republican Senators led by Marco Rubio on Thursday, October 14, called on the Biden administration to blacklist Honor, a former unit of embattled Chinese...
New Antitrust Legislation Gaining Bipartisan Support
Legislation to bar internet companies from favoring their own products on their platforms is gaining more support in what could be a potential threat...
