ANTITRUST FINE
Tesla misled South Korean customers about automated-driving tech, consumer group alleges
Tesla has marketed Full Self-Driving (Supervised) software to prospective buyers in South Korea for years, often collecting lump-sum payments of 9.043 million won ($6,726).
Tesla misled South Korean customers about automated-driving tech, consumer group alleges
Tesla is facing a consumer complaint in South Korea over allegedly misleading customers by selling its Full Self-Driving (FSD) software to buyers whose vehicles cannot legally use it. The software, which was sold for a one-time payment of 9.043 million won ($6,726), is compatible with only about 20% of Tesla cars registered in the country, mainly US-made models.
Polish regulator suspects Google abused dominant position in publisher payment talks
The Office of Competition and Consumer Protection, known by its Polish abbreviation UOKiK, said the charges relate to how Google negotiates remuneration for displaying articles and snippets in its search results, Google News and Discover services.
Indian consumer regulator escalates probe into Apple's software warranty terms
India's consumer regulator is investigating Apple's software warranty terms. The iOS 18 update allegedly damaged iPhone functionality and required costly repairs. Apple contests these accusations, citing global industry standards for software warranties. The regulator has escalated the matter for a detailed investigation into consumer rights violations. Apple could face fines or be forced to change its business practices.
DOJ probes Nvidia's licensing deal with AI startup Groq
Nvidia announced a $17 billion deal with Groq last year for a "non-exclusive license" to the startup's chip technology and hired several of its executives, including founder Jonathan Ross. The Justice Department opened its investigation into the arrangement shortly after it was announced in December and has sent Nvidia a formal request for information, according to the NYT report.
Opera loses court challenge against EU exemption of Microsoft's Edge from DMA rules
The European Commission in its 2024 decision said Edge was not an important gateway for businesses to reach users even though it met the quantitative criteria set out under the Digital Markets Act which sets out a list of dos and don'ts for Big Tech.
EU antitrust regulators quiz publishers on Google's AI search opt-out
The publishers' feedback could determine the outcome of an ongoing EU investigation that could result in yet another hefty fine for Google if the proposal fails to address competition concerns and publishers' worries about unfair use of their content.
Google changes spam policy in EU to avert antitrust fine
The EU said that its monitoring showed that Google's spam policy demoted news media and other publishers' websites and content in Google search results, when those websites include content from commercial partners.
European regulators crack down on Big Tech
European regulators are taking strong action against major tech firms. Investigations are underway into Google, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, TikTok, and X. These probes focus on competition rules and online content. Fines have been issued, and new rules are being enforced. This signals a significant shift in how Big Tech operates in Europe.
Turkey's competition board imposes $8.9 million fine to Google
Turkey’s Competition Authority has fined Google approximately $8.87 million for breaching regulatory obligations. The watchdog said Google violated rules through certain design implementations during the compliance process following a previous antitrust investigation.
Apple hit with $162 million French antitrust fine over privacy tool
The head of the French Competition Authority dismissed worries that the decision would prompt retaliation from US President Donald Trump who has threatened to slap fines on EU countries fining US companies. "We apply competition law in an apolitical manner," Benoit Coeure told a press conference.
Apple faces likely French antitrust fine for privacy tool
Called App Tracking Transparency (ATT), the feature allows iPhone users to decide which apps can track user activity, helping companies like Meta Platforms' Facebook and online advertisers tailor ads to users and measure their impact.
Intel gets $536 million in interest from 1.06 billion euro EU antitrust fine
Intel sued the European Commission for 593 million euros in 2022 after convincing Europe's second-top court to scrap the fine.
Intel wins legal fight over EU's $1.1B antitrust fine
Intel won a major legal battle against the European Union regarding an antitrust fine of ₹1.06 billion. The EU's Court of Justice ruled regulators did not prove Intel's illegal rebates to PC makers. Another legal fight continues over a smaller penalty related to Intel's payments to manufacturers to delay competing products' launch.
Google wins legal bid to overturn 1.5 billion euro antitrust fine in EU digital ad case
The European Union's General Court said it was throwing out the 2019 penalty imposed by the European Commission, which is the 27-nation bloc's top antitrust enforcer.
EU court upholds $2.7 billion antitrust fine on Google
The fine is one of three penalties levied by the European Commission against Google in the past decade for various antitrust infringements that have cost the company 8.25 billion euros in total.
Spain's high court suspends $209 million fines on Apple, Amazon amid appeal
CNMC, as the watchdog is known, fined Amazon and Apple for colluding to prevent dealers other than Amazon from selling Apple wares on Amazon's websites in Spain. Apple was fined €143.6 million and Amazon €50.5 million and both companies at the time said they would appeal.
Explained: Why are Apple, Amazon, Google and Meta facing antitrust lawsuits and huge fines?
The United States Justice Department is set to file a lawsuit against Apple for potentially breaching antitrust laws. Antitrust laws originated with the US Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 and are enforced at domestic levels. Of the big four tech companies, Apple is the latest to be accused of breaching antitrust laws. The lawsuit alleges that Apple is using hardware and software limitations to stifle competition with iPhones and iPads.
EU court decides record antitrust fine against Google
Google urged a panel of EU judges last year to throw out the decision it argued was unfounded and falsely relied on accusations it imposed its search engine and Chrome browser on Android phones.The company also said that the EU was unfairly blind to the strength of Apple, which imposes or gives clear preference to its own services such as Safari on iPhones.
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