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2024.10.08

04:21

U.S. judge backs Epic Games, orders Google to open Android for third-party app stores

Asia Tech Wire (Oct 8) -- A California judge has sided with game developer Epic Games, ordering Google to open Android for third-party app stores.

2024.09.06

09:30

UK regulator issues preliminary finding of anti-competitive behavior by Google's ad server

Asia Tech Wire (Sep 6) -- A U.K. regulator has issued a preliminary finding of anticompetitive behavior by Google's ad server.

2024.09.05

08:00

Nvidia denies subpoena from U.S. DOJ over antitrust concerns

Asia Tech Wire (Sep 5) -- Nvidia has not received a subpoena from the U.S. Department of Justice, an Nvidia spokesperson said in a statement Wednesday.

2024.09.04

04:20

U.S. DOJ issues subpoena to Nvidia over antitrust concerns

Asia Tech Wire (Sep 4) -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued a subpoena to Nvidia over antitrust concerns, according to Bloomberg.

2024.08.06

03:16

U.S. judge rules Google illegally monopolized Internet search market

Asia Tech Wire (Aug 6) -- U.S. Federal District Judge Amit Mehta ruled Monday that Google broke the law by monopolizing the Internet search market, the first victory for the U.S. government in a series of antitrust lawsuits against major technology companies.

2024.06.17

02:48

S. Korea's largest e-commerce platform Coupang fined 140 billion won for alleged algorithm manipulation

Asia Tech Wire (June 17) -- Coupang, South Korea's largest e-commerce platform, has been fined 140 billion won for alleged algorithm manipulation.

2024.06.06

06:54

U.S. FTC delves into Microsoft-Inflection deal

Asia Tech Wire (June 6) -- The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is delving into Microsoft's deal with California-based AI startup Inflection, according to the Wall Street Journal.

06:33

U.S. regulators said to launch antitrust probes into Microsoft, OpenAI and Nvidia

Asia Tech Wire (June 6) -- U.S. regulators will launch antitrust investigations into the dominance of Microsoft, OpenAI and Nvidia in the artificial intelligence (AI) industry, according to the New York Times.

2024.04.16

04:02

Japan plans antitrust action against Google over search ads

Asia Tech Wire (Apr 16) -- Japan plans to take antitrust action against Google over search advertising, according to Nikkei.

2022.04.14

11:40

S. Korean antitrust regulator starts review of Microsoft's buyout of Activision Blizzard

Asian Tech Press (Apr. 14) -- South Korea's antitrust regulator has started a review of Microsoft's buyout of U.S. game developer Activision Blizzard.

2022.02.09

07:43

Google sues S. Korean regulator to overturn $173 million fine

Asian Tech Press (Feb 9) -- Google has reportedly sued South Korea's antitrust regulator to overturn a $173 million fine.

2022.01.21

04:36

U.S. Senate panel approves antitrust bill to include TikTok, Tencent's WeChat

Asian Tech Press (Jan 21) -- The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved an antitrust bill targeting major technology companies including China's two largest social media companies, TikTok and Tencent's WeChat.

2022.01.20

04:25

U.S. antitrust bill to be expanded to include TikTok, Tencent's WeChat

Asian Tech Press (Jan 20) -- A U.S. Senate committee plans to consider a technology-focused antitrust bill on Thursday that would be expanded to include China's two largest social media companies, TikTok and Tencent's WeChat, Bloomberg reported.

2022.01.14

06:54

Zuckerberg's Meta faces $3.2 billion UK class action for alleged market dominance

Asian Tech Press (Jan 14) -- Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Platforms is reportedly facing a £2.3 billion ($3.2 billion) class action lawsuit in the UK over its market dominance.

2022.01.05

08:44

China's market regulator fines Alibaba, Tencent for non-reporting of transactions

Asian Tech Press (Jan 5) -- China's top market regulator said Wednesday it has fined units of Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba (9988.HK), computer company Tencent (0700.HK), video sharing website Bilibili Inc. (BILI) and online retailer JD.com Inc. for failing to properly report about a dozen transactions.

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