EU threatens Apple if it doesn’t open up iOS software to rivals
European Union antitrust regulators warned Apple on Thursday that it could face heavy fines if it doesn't open up its closely guarded software to rivals. The European Commission has launched a so-called specification procedure to specify what Apple must do to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), a tough new law aimed at preventing […]
Exec Boasted of Goal to ‘Crush’ Digital Ad Rivals
A Google executive spoke in 2009 about the company's goal of “outdoing” competitors in the digital advertising market, according to a federal antitrust case against the tech giant that focuses on the company's control over the ad tech industry. of New York Post Reports On the third day of a non-jury federal antitrust trial targeting […]
Google exec said firm’s ‘goal’ was to ‘crush’ digital ad rivals: court docs
Google executives bragged to colleagues in 2009 that the goal of the company's nascent online advertising business was to “outcompete” rivals in the digital advertising market, according to evidence presented Wednesday in a major federal antitrust trial against the tech giant. The Justice Department highlighted comments made by Google's former president of display advertising, David […]
Google loses EU fight over $2.7B fine for stifling online shopping rivals
Google on Tuesday lost an attempt to avoid a $2.7 billion fine imposed by European Union regulators for illegally throttling rival online shopping services, the latest in a series of legal setbacks for the tech giant. The European Commission initially imposed the fine in 2017 after finding that Google had violated the law by prioritizing […]
Western Kentucky to wear red jerseys during planned ‘white out’ game after rival’s cheeky decision
The Battle of the Bluegrass added another layer of heat to an already intense rivalry when Western Kentucky changed its uniforms after Eastern Kentucky made a bold move the week of the matchup. WKU was scheduled to play a “White Out” game on Saturday, but EKU's decision to wear white uniforms led the Hilltoppers to […]
Georgia high school where deadly shooting happened gets wave of emotional responses from football rivals
A shooting at Apalachee High School in north-central Georgia on Wednesday left four people dead and nine injured, authorities said. At Apalachee High School, about 40 miles northeast of Atlanta, students and faculty were evacuated from the building and moved to the school's football field, where many students gathered in a prayer circle. The Apalachee […]
Tory leadership frontrunners hit out at rivals’ promises to leave ECHR | Conservative leadership
The two front-runners for the Conservative leadership position have criticised their rivals for promising to withdraw from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) as the race intensifies with just days to go before the first MPs are chosen to withdraw. Shadow Communities Secretary Kemi Badenoch and Shadow Home Secretary James Cleverley rejected the idea […]
North Korean table tennis players may be punished for Olympic podium selfie with rivals from South | North Korea
To most observers, it was a testament to the power of sport to bring people together, even if just for a moment, even if they live on opposite sides of one of the most heavily militarized borders in the world. But one of the most celebrated photos from the Paris Olympics – a selfie taken […]
Yelp claims Google uses search monopoly to tout its own reviews, ‘starve’ rivals: lawsuit
Yelp filed an antitrust lawsuit accusing Google of using an illegal monopoly to promote its own reviews at the expense of competitors, just weeks after a federal court ruled the tech giant a “monopoly.” The lawsuit alleges that Google is using its dominant position in general search to “divert traffic away from competitors and to […]
Transgender golfer Hailey Davidson lectures rivals about complaining
Hayley Davidson, the transgender golfer who nearly qualified for the U.S. Women’s Open earlier this year, has criticized athletes who complain about competing against transgender athletes. Davidson, She was kicked out of the NXXT Women’s Pro Tour in March. He made the comments on Instagram after the organisation changed its eligibility criteria earlier this year. […]