Regulators are expected to give Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard — the largest in Microsoft’s history — a tough review.
Meta está en problemas: te decimos por qué
El valor de mercado de la empresa antes conocida como Facebook descendió en más de 230.000 millones de dólares, el peor revés de su historia sucedido en un solo dÃa.
Nvidia Deal to Buy Arm From SoftBank Is Off After Setbacks
The deal, which was initially valued at $40 billion, encountered regulatory scrutiny, including an F.T.C. lawsuit.
6 Reasons Meta Is in Trouble
The company formerly known as Facebook has hit major turbulence as it suffered its biggest one-day wipeout ever.
Google Faces New Antitrust Law in Europe
A small search engine company in the Czech Republic helped inspire a law that is poised to put major limits on tech giants like Google.
E.U. court throws out $1.2 billion antitrust fine against Intel.
Intel had been charged with paying illegal rebates to companies that used its semiconductors over rival Advanced Micro Devices.
Google Asks Court to Dismiss Texas Antitrust Case
The effort is the first time the tech giant has tried to get a government case against it tossed out.
Will Congress Pass New Regulation on Big Tech? Time May Be Running Out.
With midterm elections approaching, a vote expected on Thursday could be the first of several that Congress takes on bills aimed at the industry.
Regulators aim to rewrite rules for big mergers.
U.S. antitrust leaders said they would focus on the tech industry’s free services as they strengthened the review process for corporate consolidation.
States Appeal Decision to Throw Out Their Facebook Antitrust Case
The states’ central claim is that Facebook acquired competitors — particularly Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014 — in a predatory manner, by crushing competition.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai Signed Off on Deal at Center of Antitrust Case, States Say
The states argue that Google reached a deal with Facebook to have the social network join its effort in an effort to “kill†a competing ad network.
Economists Pin More Blame on Tech for Rising Inequality
Recent research underlines the central role that automation has played in widening disparities.
Alibaba Downplays Singles Day for a Tense Time in China
The Chinese e-commerce giant is updating its blockbuster shopping holiday for a humbler, more dutiful era in the country’s internet industry.
Google Loses Appeal of $2.8 Billion E.U. Antitrust Fine
European antitrust regulators said Google gave preferential treatment to its own price-comparison shopping service over rival services.
Facebook Faces New Antitrust Lawsuit
The suit, filed by the now defunct photo start-up Phhhoto, accused the social network of stalling on a deal and then putting it out of business.
Facebook Tells Employees to Keep Communications for Legal Reasons
The move follows intense scrutiny after a whistle-blower provided documents about the social network’s inner workings.
Lawmakers See Path to Rein In Tech, but It Isn’t Smooth
If what faces Big Tech is anything like what happened to Big Tobacco, the road ahead is likely to be a yearslong battle over proposed rules and regulations.
Can Facebook Be Regulated?
Here are two proposals for regulating the platform.
Facebook Hearing Bolsters Calls for Regulation in Europe
A whistle-blower who told Congress about the tech giant’s inner workings has spoken with top policymakers in Brussels, Britain and France about the need for tougher oversight.
Biden’s Pick for Top Antitrust Official Was a Star Corporate Lawyer
How Jonathan Kanter, the Biden administration’s choice to be the Justice Department’s antitrust chief, became a progressive foe of Big Tech.