US Antitrust Action against Google Could Come Sooner than Expected
The News: US antitrust action against Google could come sooner than expected, as it’s reported the Department of Justice plans to file an antitrust case against Google in the next few weeks over concerns regarding the company’s search, advertising, and ecosystem dominance. Several dozen state attorneys general are simultaneously investigating Google’s potential antitrust behaviors as […]
Apple Antitrust Probes Heat up 2020 for the iPhone Giant as it Faces Scrutiny in the EU and US
Apple’s App Store and Apple Pay Business Practices Catch the ire of Regulators, Lawmakers, and Other Tech Companies The News: Apple antitrust probes heat up 2020 for the iPhone giant, with scrutiny by both the EU and the US. Last month, the European Commission opened an antitrust investigation into whether or not Apple’s App Store […]
How the EU’s Suspicion of US Tech Giants Could Hinder Post-COVID-19 European Economic Recovery
This is a follow-up to a story we reported a few days ago about Google and Apple’s COVID-19 proposed contact-tracing project. As you may recall, our article discussed US tech giants Google and Apple’s joint program to bring an anonymized COVID-19 contact-tracing app to iOS and Android. In our analysis of the companies’ plan, we […]
Why “YouTube is Too Big to Fix Completely” is not an Acceptable Answer from a CEO
I like Google. A lot. And I also happen to like Google’s CEO, Sundar Pichai as well, so writing this post doesn’t spark joy. Before I begin, let me say that no company is perfect. No CEO is either, and that’s okay. In the age of outrage, it is worth repeating as many times as […]
