Poland opens antitrust probe into Apple’s App Tracking Transparency rules
Asma Hussain / ithinkdiff - Poland’s competition regulator has launched a formal investigation into whether Apple’s App Tracking Transparency framework is limiting competition in the mobile advertising market. The probe focuses on whether the privacy system gives Apple an advantage …
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OpenAI can't use the term 'Cameo' in Sora following temporary injunction
Igor Bonifacic / engadget - Cameo, the app that allows people to buy short videos from celebrities, has won an important victory in its legal battle against OpenAI. On Monday, a federal judge granted the company a temporary restraining order against OpenAI, CNBC reports. Until Decem…
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Disney fails in initial bid to halt Sling TV's short-term streaming passes
engadget - Sling TV has won the first stage of a legal battle with Disney over the short-term passes that the streaming service introduced in August. The Dish Network-owned platform started offering daily ($5), weekend ($10) and weekly ($15) passes for its Sling Ora…
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EU could hand Amazon, Microsoft ‘gatekeeper’ title for cloud services
Suhasini Srinivasaragavan / siliconrepublic - The EU is also probing whether the DMA in its current state is effective to govern the cloud sector.Read more: EU could hand Amazon, Microsoft ‘gatekeeper’ title for cloud services
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Anthropic's CEO is 'deeply uncomfortable' being one of the only people deciding AI's future
Joseph Zeballos-Roig / qz - Amodei has cultivated a reputation for being alarmist about the prospect of AI unleashing major disruptions in the U.S. economy and wiping out half of entry-level white-collar jobs in next five years
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German court awards €572m to rival shopping platforms in Google antitrust case
techspot - A Berlin court has ordered Google to pay a combined €572 million ($664 million US) in damages to two German price comparison platforms after finding the company abused its dominant market position for years. Reuters reports that the ruling stands as one o…
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Google pitches EU on adtech fixes to dodge breakup after €2.95B slap
Richard Speed / theregister - Brussels reviewing proposal as Mountain View insists it will appeal antitrust ruling Google has proposed a plan to the European Commission aimed at addressing antitrust concerns following a €2.95 billion fine imposed on the company for its online advertis…
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WhatsApp to Enable Messaging Interoperability With Two Other Apps in the EU
Laurent Giret / thurrott - Meta will soon enable messaging interoperability in WhatsApp for EU users. BirdyChat and Haiket are the first third-party messaging apps that will be supported.The post WhatsApp to Enable Messaging Interoperability With Two Other Apps in the EU appeared f…
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Apple Study Finds Mandated Fee Reductions Never Reached European Consumers
msmash / slashdot - Apple said Wednesday that European Union developers pocketed the savings from mandated commission reductions rather than lowering prices for consumers. The iPhone maker commissioned Analysis Group to study pricing behavior [PDF] after the Digital Markets …
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Epic v Google ends in deal expanding Android app freedom
Emre Çıtak / dataconomy - Epic Games and Google agreed to settle their antitrust lawsuit on Tuesday evening, averting a potential Supreme Court decision. The settlement expands prior U.S.-only court orders into global changes to Android’s app ecosystem, allowing third-party app st…
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UK tribunal rules against Apple App Store practices
In a landmark decision, a London tribunal found that Apple abused its dominant market position with its App Store policies, potentially facing damages near £1.5 billion. The ruling underscores mounting regulatory pressures over Apple’s restrictive practices and their broader impact on competition in the digital marketplace.
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Apple Takes the EU’s Digital Markets Act to Court
Usman Qureshi / iphoneincanada - Apple argues the landmark regulation imposes burdens on its business that are overly intrusive, threatening both innovation and user privacy.The post Apple Takes the EU’s Digital Markets Act to Court first appeared on iPhone in Canada.
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X will soon let you buy inactive usernames
Bradly Shankar / mobilesyrup - X (Twitter) will soon launch a marketplace in which you can buy inactive usernames. In the appropriately named X Handle Marketplace, X Premium Plus and Premium Business users will be able to browse and request ownership of inactive usernames. Some will be…
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UK slaps Google Search with special market status, making way for stricter regulations
Ram Iyer / techcrunch - The CMA has designated Google as having "strategic market status" in the search and search advertising markets, which means the company has such "a substantial and entrenched" position that it requires special regulations to ensure fair competition.
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OpenAI urges EU to rein in tech giants’ anti-competitive practices
OpenAI has formally raised concerns with EU regulators, warning that established firms like Apple, Microsoft, and Google are stifling competition in the AI space. The company is calling on the EU to implement measures that foster a more level playing field, underscoring its struggle to compete against entrenched tech behemoths.
Back to Top / Thursday, October 9, 2025, 7:20 pm / permalink 15058 / 3 stories in 4 months
Epic: Apple's Updated App Marketplace Install Process Proves 'Scare Screens' Deterred Users
Tim Hardwick / macrumors - Epic Games has claimed that Apple's revised installation process for third-party app marketplaces in the EU demonstrates that the company was deliberately undermining competition through "deceptive design."In a blog post published Wednesday, the Fortnite …
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