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Amazon is reportedly cutting most of its in-house clothing brands
As a potential FTC antitrust lawsuit looms in the background, Amazon plans to reduce its in-house brands. According to The Wall Street Journal, the retailer will eliminate 27 of its 30 clothing brands and all of its private-label furniture lines. It isn’t clear how many other areas the cuts could affect, but the Amazon Basics brand appears to remain largely, if not wholly, intact. The retailer told the WSJ that it looks to eliminate products that “aren’t resonating with customers.”
Adobe's $20 billion purchase of Figma is being scrutinized by the EU
The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation into Adobe’s planned $20 billion purchase of design rival Figma. The EU said it’s concerned about the acquisition diminishing competition for interactive design software and digital asset creation tools.
Federal judge narrows scope of antitrust case against Google ahead of trial
A judge has narrowed the scope of a key US antitrust lawsuit against Google — self-promotion in results won't play a role in the case.
Microsoft faces an EU antitrust probe over its bundling of Teams
The investigation stems from Slack's 2020 complaint about Teams' inclusion in Microsoft 365.
Spain fines Amazon and Apple for alleged price-fixing
Spain has fined Amazon and Apple a total of 194.1 million euros (over $218 million) for antitrust violations. According to Reuters, the penalties relate to a deal the companies made in 2018 that made Amazon an authorized Apple dealer but also included alleged anti-competitive clauses. “The two companies restricted without justification the number of sellers of Apple products on the Amazon website in Spain,” Spain’s antitrust regulator, Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC), said today.
UK launches in-depth investigation into Adobe's $20 billion Figma purchase
UK officials have begun an in-depth probe of Adobe's $20 billion acquisition of Figma.
Broadcom gets EU approval for its $61 billion merger with VMware
Broadcom has EU approval for its giant deal t to buy VMware, but there are conditions attached.
Microsoft's Activision acquisition moves ahead as judge rejects FTC injunction request
A judge has rejected the Federal Trade Commission's attempt to block Microsoft from buying Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion. The companies may try to close the merger in the coming days, despite opposition from UK and US regulators.
EU could breakup Google’s ad business over antitrust violations
Europe has accused Google of "abusive practices in online advertising technology" that could lead to its ad business being split up.
Apple rejected 1,679,694 App Store submissions in 2022
For the first time, Apple has published an App Store transparency report.
Google faces antitrust compliance review in India following Match Group complaint
Match Group, the parent company of Tinder, joined a group of Indian startups this week to request that India's competition watchdog investigate Google’s User Choice Billing system.
Apple wins appeals court ruling against Epic Games
"For the second time in two years, a federal court has ruled that Apple abides by antitrust laws at the state and federal levels," Apple said.
Microsoft will reportedly unbundle Teams from Office to avoid antitrust concerns
Microsoft has agreed to stop bundling its Teams remote collaboration software with its Office productivity suite, according to Financial Times. The company’s move attempts to head off an official EU antitrust investigation as it deals with its most significant regulatory concerns in over a decade.
Apple wins appeal against UK antitrust probe into mobile browser dominance
On Friday, Apple won an appeal against an investigation the UK's antitrust watchdog launched last fall.
Microsoft will bring Call of Duty and its PC games to a cloud service you’ve probably never heard of
Microsoft is still hard at work convincing antitrust regulators that its planned Activision Blizzard purchase won’t hurt competition in the gaming industry. Today, the company announced a 10-year agreement with Boosteroid for the cloud gaming provider to stream Activision’s PC titles if the deal goes through.
Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard purchase will reportedly be approved by the EU
Microsoft’s licensing offers to competitors are expected to appease European Union (EU) antitrust concerns about the $69 billion acquisition.
Europe’s music streaming antitrust case against Apple will now focus on ‘anti-steering’ clauses
The European Commission has revised its music streaming case against Apple to focus on allegations that the tech giant prevents developers from pointing users to external payment options, which are often cheaper.
FTC drops bid to block Meta's acquisition of Within
The FTC has voted to drop its administrative case against the company a few weeks after a federal court denied its request for a preliminary injunction to block the acquisition.
DOJ accuses Google of deleting chat evidence for its antitrust lawsuit
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is accusing Google of routinely destroying internal messaging chat histories, which the company is required to preserve under federal rules for an antitrust lawsuit.
Amazon's iRobot purchase reportedly faces EU investigation (updated)
EU officials are said to be investigating Amazon's iRobot acquisition, including concerns the company might misuse Roomba data.