Amazon faces serious antitrust probes by EC, Germany and UK
Amazon is facing multiple antitrust investigations in Europe. The UK's antitrust watchdog started a probe into Amazon's marketplace on that same day that Germany announced its intention to further restrict the tech giant.
The UK investigation will first examine whether Amazon holds a dominant ... Read more
CMA gets Google to make commitments in Privacy Sandbox saga
Google's Privacy Sandbox debacle took a turn on Friday when the UK’s Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) said it got the tech giant to agree to commit to improvements over the tech (a direct competitor of cookies).
The CMA’s claim came after Thursday’s call by the UK’s data watchdog... Read more
UK flags the Nvidia-Arm merger, calling for additional investigation
The United Kingdom’s competition authority said it found competition concerns with the proposed $40-billion acquisition of Arm by Nvidia. The proposed acquisition involved intellectual properties of the UK-based Arm after an initial investigation concerning national security.
The Competition a... Read more
Google pledges to remove browser cookies to comply with UK Regulators
In London on the 11th of June, Google committed to Britain’s competition regulator to remove third-party cookies from their Chrome browser. This was a result of competition restriction and privacy concerns.
What brought on this commitment?
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has sta... Read more
Great-Britain also investigating Apple App Store policies
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in Britain has announced that it is launching an investigation into Apple's App Store policies. The competition authority is questioning Apple's requirements for app payments.
In a message on the British government's website, the CMA says developers ar... Read more
Qualcomm worried about Arm acquisition by Nvidia
Chip developer Qualcomm has expressed its concerns to various regulators worldwide about the consequences of a possible takeover of Arm by Nvidia. Qualcomm is said to be afraid of reduced accessibility of the Arm technology.
CNBC writes this based on sources familiar with the matter. According t... Read more