antitrust
Policy & Regulation
New Jersey Sues Amazon Over Delivery Driver Wages in First State Monopsony Case
New Jersey sued Amazon on August 4, 2026, alleging its DSP program suppresses delivery driver wages — the first state monopsony antitrust complaint.
Digital Economy
Apple’s App Store Fee Fight: Why a Judge Won’t Let It Wait for the Supreme Court
A judge ordered Apple to justify its App Store commission after finding it in contempt for a 27% fee. Here's what's at stake for developers.
Policy & Regulation
Google’s €890M DMA Fine: The EU’s First Penalty and What Gatekeepers Face Next
The EU fined Google €890M on 23 July 2026, its first DMA penalty. Here's what the self-preferencing and anti-steering rulings mean for platforms.
Policy & Regulation
Google’s Android Fine Goes Final: The New EU Antitrust Standard for Platforms
⚡ Key Takeaways The Court of Justice of the European Union dismissed Google and Alphabet’s final appeal on July 2,...
Policy & Regulation
EU DMA Cloud Probe: AWS and Azure Face Gatekeeper Designation by November 2026
⚡ Key Takeaways > Key Takeaway: The European Commission launched formal market investigations into Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure...
Policy & Regulation
EU Gears Up for Aggressive DMA Enforcement in 2026: 10% Global Revenue Fines Loom Over US Tech
The EU is preparing aggressive DMA enforcement in 2026 with fines up to 10% of global revenue on Apple, Meta, Google and Amazon. Trump threatens retaliation.
Infrastructure & Cloud
Google Antitrust Order: Forced to Share Its Search Index with Rivals
⚡ Key Takeaways On April 11, 2026, a DC court ordered Google to share its search index and user-interaction data...
Policy & Regulation
China’s Algorithm Pricing Ban: 29 Rules That Reshape E-Commerce
⚡ Key Takeaways China’s 29-article regulation, effective April 10, 2026, bans e-commerce platforms from using algorithms to force merchants into...
Policy & Regulation
DMA Enforcement Arrives: Apple and Meta Face EUR 700M in First-Ever Fines
⚡ Key Takeaways The European Commission fined Apple EUR 500M and Meta EUR 200M in April 2025 — the first-ever...
Digital Economy
Amazon’s Global Antitrust Reckoning: Marketplace Pricing Under Fire on Three Fronts
Germany orders Amazon to stop controlling seller pricing with a EUR59M disgorgement. California and the FTC pile on. The global marketplace crackdown is here.
Startups
The Acquihire Arms Race: Big Tech’s Billion-Dollar Talent Raids on AI Startups
From Google's $2.4B Windsurf deal to Meta's $14.3B Scale AI investment, Big Tech is raiding AI startups for talent while dodging antitrust.
