Amazon is facing another competition lawsuit in the UK. The latest claim, which was filed Thursday, is seeking more than £2.7BN in damages — or around $3.4BN at […]
UK probes HPE’s planned $14B Juniper Networks acquisition
The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has initiated a formal “phase 1” investigation into Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s (HPE) planned acquisition of Juniper Networks. HPE announced plans to […]
UK retailers file a £1.1B collective action against Amazon over claims of data misuse
E-commerce behemoth Amazon recently reached a wide-ranging settlement with the UK competition watchdog over how it uses Marketplace sellers’ data, with commitments to more transparent and fair practices […]
‘Pro-competition’ rules for Big Tech make it through UK’s pre-election wash-up
The UK will shortly get its own rulebook for Big Tech, after peers in the House of Lords agreed Thursday afternoon to pass the Digital Markets, Competition and […]
Microsoft dodges UK antitrust scrutiny over its Mistral AI stake
Microsoft won’t be facing antitrust scrutiny in the U.K. over its recent investment in French AI startup, Mistral AI, with the country’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on […]
UK probes Amazon and Microsoft over AI partnerships with Mistral, Anthropic, and Inflection
The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is launching preliminary enquiries into whether the close-knit tie-ups and hiring practices involving Microsoft, Amazon and a trio of AI startup […]
UK’s antitrust enforcer sounds the alarm over Big Tech’s grip on GenAI
The U.K.’s competition watchdog has sounded a warning over Big Tech’s entrenching grip on the advanced AI market, with CEO Sarah Cardell expressing “real concerns” over how the sector […]
UK confirms in-depth antitrust probe into Three and Vodafone’s planned $19B merger
The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has confirmed that it’s launching a formal “phase 2” investigation into the planned merger between Vodafone and Three UK. The CMA […]
UK launches antitrust probe into planned $19B Vodafone / Three merger
The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is launching a formal probe into the proposed merger between Vodafone and Three UK. The news hardly comes as a surprise, […]