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Elon Musk Expands Lawsuit Against OpenAI and Microsoft, Adding Antitrust Claims

November 16, 2024November 16, 2024Editorial

Elon Musk, billionaire entrepreneur and co-founder of OpenAI, has expanded his lawsuit against the artificial intelligence powerhouse and its largest financial backer, Microsoft. Filed in federal court in Oakland, California, the amended complaint accuses the two entities of monopolistic practices aimed at dominating the market for generative AI, in addition to sidestepping competitors and regulatory […]

U.S. Department of Justice Considers Breaking Up Google

August 15, 2024August 15, 2024Editorial

In a significant move that could reshape the technology landscape, the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) is reportedly considering breaking up Alphabet’s Google after a federal judge ruled that the tech giant had illegally monopolized the online search market. According to reports from the New York Times and Bloomberg News, among the potential remedies being […]

Amazon Seeks Dismissal of Antitrust Lawsuit Over Cloud Networking Practices

April 10, 2024Editorial

Amazon.com Inc. finds itself entangled in yet another legal battle. The tech conglomerate, through its cloud-computing arm Amazon Web Services (AWS), faces a lawsuit filed by Subspace Omega LLC, a Wyoming-based web traffic optimization company. The lawsuit alleges antitrust violations stemming from AWS’s purported actions in extinguishing Subspace’s operations, particularly its collaboration with Epic Games, […]

Google Argues Competition is 4 clicks Away

October 4, 2023October 13, 2023Editorial

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Amazon’s EU Antitrust Woes Have Just Started

February 1, 2019February 8, 2019Editorial

Amazon.com is facing three antitrust investigations across Europe. Germany and Austria opened probes against the company in 4Q and the European Commission is conducting a preliminary investigation over Amazon’s use of third-party sellers’ data. A $5 billion fine similar to the one imposed on Google isn’t likely given Amazon’s revenue in the market, but what it is at stake here is more than just money.