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German antitrust authority says PayPal practices may restrict competition
Germany's Federal Cartel Office is scrutinizing PayPal's strategy that bars merchants from imposing extra charges for specific payment methods. This practice is perceived as a potential barrier to competition among payment services, raising concerns about compliance with existing competition laws. While PayPal has not yet provided a media response, this investigation indicates a growing regulatory focus on digital payment systems within Germany.
India, US vow to jointly act against emerging drug threats
India and the US have agreed to strengthen cooperation against emerging narcotics threats, including illicit drug trafficking and the diversion of synthetic drugs and chemical precursors. At a bilateral meeting in New Delhi, both sides discussed intelligence sharing, coordinated enforcement, precursor control, pharmaceutical supply chains and measures to reduce drug demand.
Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI, Google face federal antitrust lawsuit over calls to slowdown AI development
According to a news report by Politico, the complaint filed in the Northern District Court of California, claims that public statements made earlier this month amounted to an illegal business agreement between competitors under US antitrust law. The matter began with Anthropic Chief Executive Officer Dario Amodei issuing a public plea for "industry-wide coordination" to "pace the frontier" of artificial intelligence advancement.
How two officers accidentally captured El Chapo after his dramatic escape — the real events behind Netflix’s new thriller
Netflix's Facing El Chapo revisits Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán's January 2016 recapture. Two federal officers unknowingly stopped the fugitive after a military operation. Guzmán had escaped through a tunnel and a sewer system prior to this arrest. The film explores the officers' dilemma after this extraordinary and dangerous capture. This event led to Guzmán's eventual extradition and life sentence in the United States.
Apple to change app data consent rules, German regulator says
The Federal Cartel Office, or FCO, found that Apple's App Tracking Transparency framework gave its own apps more favourable consent prompts than those of third-party developers, potentially breaching competition rules.
Who was 'El Mencho' Nemesio Oseguera? All about Ex-police officer turned Mexico drug cartel leader killed by U.S. military-led task force
Mexico Cartel leader killed today: An ex-police officer, 60-year-old Nemesio Oseguera was the shadowy leader of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).
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Mexican drug cartels take on Trump, send drones to the El Paso airport - how will the President respond?
El Paso airspace closure has been lifted by the FAA. Flights are resuming after a temporary grounding due to a cartel drone breach. The Department of War acted to disable the drones. Officials confirmed no threat to commercial travel. The closure caused significant disruption, including diversions for medical flights. City leaders expressed frustration over the lack of coordination.
Is El Paso airport closed for 10 days? Why FAA lifts airspace shutdown after flights grounded over Mexican cartel drone threat
El Paso airport update: El Paso International Airport experienced a brief, confusing closure due to "special security reasons," later revealed to be a cartel drone incursion neutralized by the U.S. military. Federal officials quickly reversed the 10-day shutdown, assuring no threat to commercial travel. While some flights were affected, operations have since resumed normally.
Former DEA agent charged in shocking plot to launder millions for Mexican cartel
A former DEA official, Paul Campo, and his associate Robert Sensi face federal charges for allegedly conspiring to launder drug money and supply weapons to the CJNG. The pair were involved in converting cartel cash to cryptocurrency and planning to launder millions in narcotics proceeds, leading to their detention without bail.
Trump amplifies DHS alert claiming Mexican criminal groups offered up to $50,000 to kill top ICE and CBP officials; calls situation ‘so bad’
US Mexico relations: US authorities have received credible intelligence about Mexican criminal groups offering cash bounties for the killing of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection officers. These groups are reportedly coordinating with domestic extremist elements. The Department of Homeland Security has detailed a tiered bounty system for intelligence gathering, assaults, and assassinations of senior officials.
Amazon price rules anti-competitive: German regulator
Amazon's pricing rules are an abuse of its market power, Germany's competition watchdog said Monday, paving the way for possible demands for changes to its business practices in Europe's biggest economy. Germany's cartel office began investigating Amazon's pricing rules in November 2022.
German regulator ends probe into Google's in-car services after agreed remedies
Germany’s Federal Cartel Office has closed its investigation into Google’s automotive services after the company proposed remedies addressing competition concerns. The regulator had raised issues over Google’s bundled in-car maps and infotainment systems, which could hinder competitors. Google’s commitment to allowing third-party apps resolved these concerns.
Apple loses German antitrust appeal, opening door for greater controls
Federal judges backed the German cartel office's 2023 designation of Apple as a "company of paramount cross-market significance for competition".
US declares Tren de Aragua, other cartels are global terrorist organizations
The United States designated Tren de Aragua, the Sinaloa Cartel, and other drug cartels as global terrorist organizations, aiming to disrupt their finances through sanctions. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed the legality of U.S. drone surveillance in Mexico. Concerns linger about effects on asylum seekers and U.S.-Mexico relations.
German regulator charges Apple with abuse of power over app tracking tool
The move follows a three-year investigation by the Federal Cartel Office into Apple's App Tracking Transparency feature, which allows users to block advertisers from tracking them across different applications.
Donald Trump's first airstrikes are coming as early as the next few days; here are the targets
Donald Trump may have finally given the green light and paved the way for US troops to begin their clampdown on drug cartels based in Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, and El Salvador. Here's what may be happening
Germany closes Meta case after data measures agreed
Germany's antitrust watchdog said on Thursday that Meta had taken measures that give users greater control over how their data get used on its platforms, ending a long-running dispute. "Users now have much greater control over how their data are combined," cartel office president Andreas Mundt said in a statement.
Who is 'El Nini', accused of feeding rival cartel members to tigers? Joe Biden thanks Mexican president for arresting him. Here is full story
The alleged cartel security boss, Nestor Isidro Perez Salas, better known as 'El Nini' has been accused of feeding rival cartel members to tigers. US President Joe Biden has thanked Mexican counterpart Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador for arresting him. Know about him in detail.
NCB busts 'biggest' darknet LSD cartel, arrests three youth
The NCB said the cartel's name is derived from "Ismael-Marlo Zambada Garcia", a Mexican drug lord, and he was the last remaining fugitive on the list of Mexico's 37 most wanted drug criminals. He carries a reward of up to $15,000,000, the agency said. The first time the name of this cartel was reported in the country was in September 2022 when the Hyderabad Police arrested eight people for drug trafficking using the darknet.
German competition watchdog steps up monitoring of Apple
Apple joins Amazon, Google parent Alphabet and Meta, the group behind Facebook, in falling under reinforced monitoring made possible by the German Competition Act.
Germany mulls placing Microsoft under close watch
The Federal Cartel Office said it was taking a first step to see if Microsoft is of "paramount significance across markets".
Germany opens anti-cartel probe into Google Maps
Andreas Mundt, president of the watchdog, said it had reason to believe that Google "may be restricting the combination of its own map services with third-party map services, for example when it comes to embedding Google Maps location data, the search function or Google Street View into maps not provided by Google".
German antitrust watchdog launches proceedings against Google
Germany's antitrust watchdog launched a probe into whether Google Germany, Google Ireland and its parent company Alphabet are exploiting their market dominance
Apple faces an antitrust complaint from German business groups over its privacy settings
Apple rejected their arguments, saying the new privacy framework to be contained in its iOS 14 software strongly upheld personal privacy, which it described as a human right, and the European Union's privacy laws.
Bharat Forge subsidiaries fined €32 million by German competition regulator
The investigations pertained to the period between 2004 and 2018 and were initiated by the FCO against several companies in Germany, Bharat Forge informed in a notice to the stock exchanges.
What's beneath the US-Mexico border? A 22-ft deep drug tunnel
What started as a traffic stop by the San Luis police in Arizona turned into a million-dollar drug bust.
Internet giants remain on watchlist, German regulator warns
The German authority has been tackling the importance of big internet platforms, Mundt said as he presented the regulator’s 2017 report.
Facebook's new nemesis is a German antitrust watchdog named Andreas Mundt
In a case that caused much surprise outside Germany, Mundt unveiled preliminary findings, saying Facebook may take advantage of its popularity to bully users into agreeing to terms and conditions they often don’t understand.
Mining giants to drop Australian iron ore merger: report
Anglo-Australian mining giants Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton are to scrap a proposed merger to combine iron ore operations in western Australia, the Sunday Times reported.
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