Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson wants to help take a bite out of Apple’s dominance in the smartphone market, joining 20 other attorneys general Tuesday in the U.S. Department… Read More
Microsoft is facing a pair of new antitrust probes from the Federal Trade Commission, according to reports Wednesday evening from The New York Times and Wall Street Journal. The FTC… Read More
At a company known for putting its most important ideas and strategies into comprehensive six-page memos, quick messages between executives aren’t the place for meaningful business discussions. That’s one of… Read More
Microsoft says it will offer its Teams and Office 365 separately for business customers globally, unbundling the two programs and expanding an approach that it introduced in the European Economic… Read More
This week on the GeekWire Podcast: We peel back the layers of Microsoft’s hiring of AI pioneer Mustafa Suleyman and colleagues from Inflection AI, considering how it plays into the… Read More
Google Play Store users in Washington state are eligible for a share of a multistate $700 million antitrust lawsuit settlement reached against the tech giant. Filed in July 2021 by… Read More
Amazon defended the business practices targeted by the Federal Trade Commission as “the essence of competition” and asked a federal judge to dismiss the case in its first legal response… Read More
Shares of Roomba maker iRobot fell nearly 20% after the European Commission said Amazon’s proposed $1.7 billion acquisition of the company “may restrict competition in the market for robot vacuum… Read More
You may have read the juicy sound bites from Satya Nadella in Google’s antitrust trial this week, as the Microsoft CEO made the case that the search giant unfairly leverages… Read More
The Federal Trade Commission alleges that Amazon’s “Project Nessie” was designed to gauge the impact of its product price increases on the broader retail market, monitoring whether its rivals followed… Read More
What lurks beneath all that blacked-out text? That’s the immediate question for anyone reading the Federal Trade Commission’s landmark antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, filed Tuesday in federal court in Seattle.… Read More
The Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit against Amazon alleges, for the first time publicly, that the company used a secret pricing algorithm known internally as “Project Nessie” to compete unfairly… Read More
The Federal Trade Commission and 17 state attorneys general filed suit against Amazon on Tuesday, alleging that the Seattle-based tech giant is a monopoly that abuses its power. The complaint… Read More
Microsoft will no longer include Microsoft Teams in Microsoft 365 and Office 365 for its primary business customers in the European Economic Area and Switzerland as of Oct. 1, and… Read More
Amazon will change the way it presents offers from multiple sellers in the all-important “Buy Box” on product pages as part of a broader agreement resolving multiple antitrust issues raised… Read More
There’s a common theme running through some of Amazon’s announcements at its annual conference for sellers in Seattle this week: a growing focus on e-commerce sites and distribution channels beyond… Read More
California filed a lawsuit against Amazon on Wednesday that accuses the Seattle tech giant of violating antitrust laws. Amazon has faced increasing antitrust-related scrutiny in recent years from government agencies… Read More
Brad Smith, like many in tech and the broader world, thought 2022 might bring a bit of a break. Halfway through, the reality has been anything but. “This has been… Read More
Announcing its record-setting deal to acquire game publisher Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion, Microsoft pointed out that the combination would make it the world’s third-largest gaming company by revenue. “Together… Read More
Amazon’s leading position in U.S. e-commerce is well-documented, but the latest global rankings for app installs show the potential for newer brands to upend the online shopping juggernaut. The tech… Read More
Amazon is a seedbed for new small businesses while providing unprecedented opportunities for entrepreneurs and vital convenience and pricing for consumers — a necessary hotrod engine for the U.S. economy.… Read More
The Italian government fined Amazon $1.3 billion for gaming its third-party seller platform to favor companies that pay the online giant for additional services. The fine, handed down by the… Read More
A group of 30 newspaper publishers, including Seattle-based Robinson Newspapers, have sued Google and Facebook over the way the social and search giants profit from news content at the expense… Read More
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says online sellers should consider the implications of U.S. antitrust legislation that could force the company to divest its third-party marketplace — warning that there could… Read More
Facing a new slate of regulators and legislators calling for new principles of antitrust scrutiny, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy made a familiar case in his first television interview since taking… Read More
Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s Amazon-busting legislation, the “Ending Platform Monopolies Act” that would potentially force the company’s dismantling, has earned Biden administration support, the 7th District Democrat said in an interview… Read More
Few lawmakers have gotten Amazon’s attention like the one who hails from the company’s hometown, Rep. Pramila Jayapal. The 7th Congressional District Democrat has made the powerful tech industry a… Read More
Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) sent a letter on Thursday to the FTC that raises antitrust questions related to the residential real estate industry and specifically… Read More
Amazon has been fined a record 746 million euros, or $885 million based on current exchange rates, over alleged violations of European data privacy regulations. The company disclosed the July… Read More
In an effort to promote more business and labor competition, President Biden today will issue a sweeping executive order to limit the concentration of money and power in many American… Read More
