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EU Moves to Designate AWS and Azure as DMA Gatekeepers in First Cloud Test of the Digital Markets Act
The European Commission's preliminary view targets Amazon's and Microsoft's cloud arms, the first DMA designation made without meeting the law's quantitative thresholds.
FTC Finalizes Rollins Noncompete Order Covering 18,000 Pest-Control Workers, Cementing Its Case-by-Case Enforcement Turn
The FTC finalized a consent order barring Rollins from enforcing noncompetes against more than 18,000 workers, marking its post-rule enforcement pivot.
Italy's AGCM Opens First National DMA Probe Into Apple Over iCloud Backup Interoperability
Italy's competition authority launched its first DMA-powered probe on June 16, examining whether Apple blocks rival cloud services from offering full iPhone backups.
Italy and Brazil Order Meta to Suspend Its WhatsApp AI-Chatbot Ban as Antitrust Pressure on the Policy Goes Global
Competition regulators in Italy and Brazil have ordered Meta to suspend its policy barring rival AI chatbots from WhatsApp, widening a fight that began in the EU.
EU Prepares Record DMA Fine Against Google Over Search Self-Preferencing, Testing US-EU Trade Truce
The European Commission is finalizing a high triple-digit million euro fine — the largest ever under the Digital Markets Act — against Google for promoting its own Shopping, Flights, and Hotels services in search results.
Supreme Court Denies Apple Stay in Epic Contempt Case, Setting Up June 25 Decision on Cert Petition
Justice Kagan rejected Apple's emergency stay request in under an hour on May 6, and Apple has now formally petitioned the Supreme Court to review the contempt finding and injunction scope.
Google Files 111-Page DC Circuit Brief Challenging Search Monopoly Conviction and Remedies Order
Google's appellate brief, filed May 22, contests both the 2024 monopoly finding and a remedies order requiring data-sharing with rivals including OpenAI.
EU Commission Declares DMA Fit for Purpose in First Statutory Review and Pivots Enforcement Toward AI and Cloud
Brussels' first review of the Digital Markets Act concludes the law needs no overhaul, declines to designate generative AI as a new core platform service, and shifts focus toward cloud gatekeeper probes and a Google Android AI specification.
FTC and Eight States Settle With WPP, Publicis, and Dentsu Over Alleged Brand Safety Collusion, Ending the Industry's Coordinated Misinformation Floor
The Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of eight states secured a proposed consent order banning the three holding companies from coordinating brand safety standards or maintaining shared exclusion lists.
EU Faces Defining DMA Review as Brussels Weighs AI and Cloud Expansion Amid Escalating US Tariff Threats
The European Commission must deliver its first mandatory review of the Digital Markets Act by May 3, weighing calls to expand the law into AI and cloud services while fending off Trump administration tariff threats over $7 billion in cumulative tech fines.
China's Platform Pricing Rules Take Effect, Banning Algorithmic Price Discrimination and Forced Merchant Discounts After Billion-Dollar Food Delivery War
New regulations effective April 10 ban algorithmic price discrimination and merchant coercion on Chinese internet platforms, capping a year-long crackdown on subsidy-fueled competition among Alibaba, JD.com, and Meituan.
Apple Petitions Supreme Court a Second Time Over App Store Fees as Epic Games Contempt Battle Enters Sixth Year
Apple asks the Supreme Court to review a contempt ruling and injunction scope in its Epic Games case, while the Ninth Circuit grants a stay on fee calculations.