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UK Watchdog Tags Microsoft, Amazon for Cloud Antitrust Probe

Information Week

Big Tech continues to be targeted in the UK and across Europe as regulators crack down on antitrust issues.

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Apple faces another EU antitrust complaint as App Store pressure grows

The Verge

Apple is facing yet another European antitrust complaint, after Rakuten’s Kobo subsidiary complained to the European Commission about Apple’s 30 percent cut on ebooks in the App Store. Spotify’s antitrust complaint is still under investigation. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Apple was also fined $1.2

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Why Apple’s latest gadget is catching the attention of antitrust regulators

Vox

Apple’s Air Tags, which go on sale later this month, seem pretty similar to Tile’s item-tracking devices. Tile is once again encouraging Congress to take a closer look at Apple ahead of a Senate antitrust hearing , where Tile’s general counsel, Kirsten Daru, will testify alongside executives from Spotify, Match, Google, and Apple.

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Final tally: Amazon shareholders vote down all proposals on pay equity, privacy tech, more

GeekWire

The proposals largely concerned racial and equity issues, as well as antitrust and responsible use of Amazon’s technology, such as its facial recognition technology and Ring doorbell camera. The company’s annual shareholder meeting is usually held in Seattle but was hosted online this year because of the pandemic.

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Facebook is turning VR into a platform — but some indie developers fear its power

The Verge

Antitrust watchdogs, including several members of Congress, have accused Facebook of monopolizing social media by cloning or acquiring competition like Instagram and WhatsApp. Facebook has become a cornerstone of the small but growing VR market. The Android-based Quest hardware also isn’t as locked-down as Apple’s iPhone.

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Instagram would be better off without Facebook

The Verge

Less than 24 hours after the cases were announced, Facebook has yet to mount its full defense against the antitrust lawsuits. No American antitrust enforcer has ever brought a case like this before, and for good reason,” wrote general counsel Jennifer Newstead.

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The big winner in Slack’s Microsoft fight could be Google

The Verge

Google’s enterprise play has huge implications for Slack’s EU antitrust bid — and the company’s future beyond it. And for antitrust crusaders, G Suite shows that the bundling problem is much bigger than Microsoft. It really is as simple and straightforward as that.”.

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