This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A US judge recently decided not to break up Google, despite a ruling last year that the company held a monopoly in the online search market. Between Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon and Meta, there are more than 45 ongoing antitrust investigations in the EU (the majority under the new EU Digital ...

The Company now has four active antitrust lawsuits spanning six tech and telecom giants, alleging Wi-Fi Calling is unlawfully tied to cellular bundles.WACO, Texas, Sept. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VoIP-Pal.com Inc. (OTCQB: VPLM) announced it has filed and served two amended antitrust lawsuits—one individual and one nationwide class action—against Apple, Google, and Samsung. These filings expand the Company’s litigation portfolio to four active cases, joining earlier actions against AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mo ...

A former top official in the Trump Administration, Makan Delrahim, is in advanced talks to join the newly merged Paramount Global in a major legal role, according to sources with direct knowledge. Delrahim, who served as Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division at the Department of Justice during President Trump’s first term, has become one of David Ellison’s key advisors over the last few years.Since leaving government, Delrahim has been a partner at Latham & Watkins, where he leads the firm’s ...

The $100 billion partnership between dominant AI chipmaker Nvidia and leading artificial intelligence company OpenAI could give both companies an unfair advantage over their competitors, experts say. ...

German software company SAP is reported to have offered concessions to the European Union (EU) to address concerns over antitrust practices linked to its ERP software. The move aims to prevent a possible investigation and fines from the EU's competition enforcement body, reported Reuters. SAP, a provider of enterprise resource planning systems, has been under scrutiny for its licencing terms and the challenges customers face when attempting to switch providers. Regulatory attention on SAP has intensif ...

反垄断诉讼核心争议 - 美国司法部与谷歌将进行为期两周的庭审 焦点在于是否强制谷歌出售其广告交易平台AdX以恢复在线展示广告市场竞争[1] - 司法部律师指控谷歌为"累犯垄断者" 认为强制出售AdX是恢复竞争的最佳方式[3] - 谷歌律师反驳司法部提案"激进且鲁莽" 声称公司已提供更好的解决方案[4] 谷歌广告技术垄断认定 - 法院于4月17日裁定谷歌在在线广告技术领域构成非法垄断 通过违法手段建立其在在线广告系统的主导地位[5] - 司法部及各州指控谷歌的广告技术垄断导致其收取更高费用并从每笔销售中获得更大份额[5] - 本次补救措施庭审基于法院认定谷歌非法垄断广告技术市场的判决[2] 谷歌提出的替代方案 - 谷歌曾在诉讼开始前探索过AdX的潜在剥离方案 但强调其提案与司法部要求不同[4] - 公司此前建议将拍卖和投放服务分拆为Alphabet旗下的独立公司[4] 其他相关反垄断案件 - 在另一起在线搜索市场垄断案中 法官本月裁定谷歌可保留Chrome浏览器和Android操作系统所有权[6] - 该判决要求谷歌与竞争对手共享特定数据 并禁止公司与设备制造商和浏览器开发商签订独家协议[6] - 该裁决与司法部最初要求出售Chrome浏览器的诉求相反[3]

Google is once again facing the possibility of a forced breakup as closely-watched hearings on how to tackle its monopoly over digital advertising technology kicked off in Virginia federal court on Monday.Justice Department attorney Julia Tarver Wood slammed Google’s proposal for a lighter penalty – comparing it to “[putting] a band-aid on a seriously severed limb” – and said a forced divestiture of its key ad exchange, AdX, was needed to restore fair competition and protect news publishers and advertisers ...

SAP, Europe's largest software maker, has offered concessions to address EU antitrust concerns related to its business practices, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, as it seeks to stave... ...

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -SAP, Europe's largest software maker, has offered concessions to address EU antitrust concerns related to its business practices, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, as it seeks to stave off an investigation and potential fine. Germany's SAP is the world leader in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software used by companies to manage their finances, human resources, supply chains, sales and procurement. It has been on the European Commission's radar f ...

反垄断诉讼 - 公司面临美国反垄断执法机构要求其出售部分在线广告业务的压力 诉讼于周一在弗吉尼亚州亚历山德里亚开始审理 [1] - 公司寻求避免被迫分拆在线广告业务 与司法部及多个州政府进行法律对抗 [1] 业务影响 - 在线广告业务面临结构性调整风险 可能涉及资产剥离或业务重组 [1] - 案件结果将直接影响公司核心广告业务架构 涉及搜索广告及相关技术平台 [1]