Tag: competition
Google-Fitbit deal to be scrutinized in Europe over data competition concerns
In a set-back for Google’s plan to acquire health wearable company Fitbit, the European Commission has announced it’s opening an investigation to...
UK competition watchdog launches investigation into Facebook’s $400M acquisition of Giphy
Facebook wants to be the go-to platform for all of your social needs, but a big move it made last month to take...
France’s competition watchdog orders Google to pay for news reuse
France’s competition authority has ordered Google to negotiate with publishers to pay for reuse of snippets of their content — such as can be...
Where is the EU going on tech and competition policy?
Huge technology policy questions are looming for whoever takes the top jobs at the European Union in the coming months. Decisions that could...
MP Tom Watson wants UK competition authority to investigate Amazon’s Deliveroo...
European restaurant delivery giant Deliveroo this morning announced that Amazon would be gobbling up a share in the company by leading a new $...
Singapore says Uber-Grab deal may violate competition laws
Uber’s exit from Southeast Asia is under scrutiny from regulators in Singapore who believe that Grab’s purchase of the U.S. firm’s business in the region...
CMS looks for new ideas to promote healthcare competition
In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, CMS Administrator Seema Verma said her agency will issue a "request for information" on new ideas that would...