Neowin News Feed for: Competition

Google admits to anti-competitive conduct in Australia

Paul Hill — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 05:12:01 +0000

Google has admitted to engaging in anti-competitive behavior in Australia because of search agreements it made with two telcos. Read more...

US DOJ sues Apple accusing it of antitrust violations

Paul Hill — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 16:16:08 +0000

The US Department of Justice is going after Apple for allegedly breaking antitrust law. It outlined several areas where it thinks Apple is reducing competition leading to worse products. Read more...

Amazon and Meta sign two agreements about advertising data as UK CMA ends investigation

Anushe Fawaz — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 15:36:01 +0000

CMA, the UK watchdog, is closing its investigations against Meta and Amazon about the use of ad data after securing two commitments from the tech giants. These ensure user and seller protection. Read more...

UK CMA decides to investigate Qualcomm's acquisition of Autotalks

Paul Hill — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 14:58:02 +0000

The UK's competition regulator has launched an investigation into Qualcomm's acquisition of Autotalks. It wants to find out if the deal will hurt competition in the United Kingdom. Read more...

FTC sues Amazon over alleged unlawful, anticompetitive conduct to maintain its monopoly

Anushe Fawaz — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 18:16:01 +0000

The FTC has declared war once again on Amazon claiming that the company is allegedly engaging in anticompetitive tactics and unlawful conduct that protect its monopoly in the industry. Read more...

Microsoft and Apple slapped with gatekeeper label, says EU Commissioner

Paul Hill — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 18:02:02 +0000

The European Commission has named the Big Tech companies that will be considered gatekeepers under the Digital Markets Act. They will be subject to rules to ensure they don't trample competition. Read more...

Google promises to make major changes to Android in India

Usama Jawad — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 17:26:02 +0000

Google has agreed to make major changes to how it conducts business with partners and phone-makers in India. There are also some significant changes planned for the operating system as a whole. Read more...

Amazon UK could pay £900 million to customers if consumer-rights champ gets her way

Paul Hill — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 14:48:44 +0000

Amazon UK could be forced to pay out £900 million to customers who have purchased items since October 2016. A case is being brought against the company that claims it has acted uncompetitively. Read more...

Ofcom announces probe into cloud offerings from Amazon, Microsoft, and Google

Paul Hill — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 13:42:01 +0000

Ofcom has launched a study into large cloud service providers, communications apps such as WhatsApp, and connected devices like smart TVs and smart speakers. It wants to identify competition concerns. Read more...

White House reveals plans for big tech with focus on privacy, transparency, and youth safety

Usama Jawad — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 05:42:01 +0000

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration has laid out plans for a legislative reform in areas concerning big tech firms. The focus is on transparency of algorithms, privacy, and youth safety. Read more...

UK's CMA provisionally clears NortonLifeLock's acquisition of Avast

Paul Hill — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 11:56:01 +0000

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has provisionally given the go ahead of the acquisition of Avast by NortonLifeLock. It said the merger won't give the firm a monopoly position. Read more...

Apple retaliates against UK regulator complaining about its walled garden approach

Usama Jawad — Sat, 12 Mar 2022 17:04:01 +0000

Apple has published a 47-page retaliation against the UK Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) complaining about its walled garden approach when it comes to the iPhone, App Store, and WebKit. Read more...

Facebook rebukes the UK's CMA over its position on the Giphy acquisition

Paul Hill — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 15:56:01 +0000

Facebook has written a defiant letter back to the UK's CMA saying its concerns over Facebook's Giphy acquisition are totally unfounded. Facebook's defiance could see the issue drag on. Read more...

UK competition body raises concerns over Facebook's Giphy merger

Paul Hill — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 12:20:01 +0000

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has raised concerns about Facebook's acquisition of the GIF platform Giphy. It said the merger deprives the internet of a digital advertiser. Read more...

Google vows to let UK's competition regulators oversee its online tracking changes

Jay Bonggolto — Fri, 11 Jun 2021 19:30:02 +0000

Google has committed to limit how it uses advertising data in order to resolve privacy and competition concerns as it orchestrates its Privacy Sandbox with the UK's Competition and Markets Authority. Read more...

Samsung launches competition to win Xbox Series X, Cyberpunk 2077, and a TV

Paul Hill — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 21:42:01 +0000

Samsung has announced a competition set to begin in mid-November where players compete in a digital scavenger hunt to win a Limited Edition QLED TV, and Xbox Series X, and Cyberpunk 2077. Read more...

Slack has filed a complaint against Microsoft over Teams

João Carrasqueira — Wed, 22 Jul 2020 14:00:01 +0000

Slack, the company behind the communication tool of the same name, has announced that it has filed a complaint against Microsoft to the European Commission over anti-competitive behavior. Read more...

ACCC alleges Google misled consumers over location data collection and usage

Boyd Chan — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 08:16:01 +0000

Google has run afoul of Australia's competition regulator and is now facing a trial in Federal Court over alleged misrepresentations of how it collected and used location data from Android devices. Read more...

From the Forums: Official Neowin photography contest for October

Christopher White — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 15:30:01 +0000

Love photography? Want to win the joy and admiration of your fellow Neowin readers? Then check out the latest theme of our monthly photography contest and get your creative juices flowing! Read more...

A tangible Turing Test—The Loebner Prize—is coming to Swansea this weekend

Ather Fawaz — Sat, 14 Sep 2019 09:46:01 +0000

One of the few real-life Turing Tests, the Loebner Prize will see competitors pitting their human-like bots against each other in the bid to deceive the most number of people this weekend. Read more...

Facebook announces the Deepfake Detection Challenge to combat the menace of disinformation

Ather Fawaz — Thu, 05 Sep 2019 20:06:01 +0000

With the initiation of the Deepfake Detection Challenge, Facebook, Microsoft, MIT, Oxford, UC Berkeley, and others join hands in figuring out new ways to contain the spread of deepfakes. Read more...

NASA launches a campaign inviting kids to name the Mars 2020 Rover

Ather Fawaz — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 06:08:01 +0000

With the rover nearing the end of its development stages, NASA is now looking for potential names for it. The procreator of the chosen name will be invited to Florida for the rover's launch in 2020. Read more...

From the Forums: Official Neowin photography contest for August

Christopher White — Sat, 03 Aug 2019 14:16:01 +0000

Love photography? Want to win a $50 Microsoft gift card and an annual Neowin Tier 2 subscription? Then check out the renewal of our monthly photography contest and get your creative juices flowing! Read more...

Sony launches PS4 Tournaments: Challenger Series, a seasonal gaming competition

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 21:34:01 +0000

A new event for PlayStation 4 owners has been announced called PS4 Tournaments: Challenger Series. The seasonal tournament starts August 6 where participants stand a chance to win prizes in real life. Read more...

Egypt threatens to sue Apple for allegedly stifling competition in the country

Jay Bonggolto — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 17:18:01 +0000

Egypt has given Apple 60 days to end restrictions it has been imposing on local retailers in the country that block them from buying from other distributors and, thus, limit competition. Read more...

Foot Locker edition Xbox One S up for grabs in Britain, France, and Germany

Paul Hill — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 11:32:02 +0000

Microsoft and Foot Locker in Britain, France, and Germany have teamed up in order to offer customers a chance to win an Xbox One S, Xbox Design Lab controllers, Xbox Game Passes, and other items. Read more...

Android phone makers in EU may have to pay up to $40 per phone for Google apps

Jay Bonggolto — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 15:16:01 +0000

A confidential document reveals that Google could be charging Android phone manufacturers in Europe as much as $40 per device under a new licensing deal in response to the EU's antitrust decision. Read more...

Google slapped with record €4.34 billion fine for breaching EU antitrust rules

Hamza Jawad — Wed, 18 Jul 2018 13:18:01 +0000

The European Commission has issued a hefty €4.34 billion fine to Google over illegal Android antitrust practices, with three type of restrictions imposed by the company being regarded in particular. Read more...

Microsoft celebrates Sea of Thieves launch with solid gold bananas that you can win

Steven Parker — Mon, 12 Mar 2018 12:50:02 +0000

If owning a solid gold banana has ever been on your list of things to do before you die, read on inside. Microsoft has made it possible for a team of four to win $110,000 worth of gold bananas. Read more...

Telegram's Instant View now works with 2,274 websites

Paul Hill — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 17:22:01 +0000

Telegram's first ever Instant View contest has concluded with 2,274 websites becoming supported. Going forward, Telegram hopes to launch another competition to make more sites compatible. Read more...

Android antitrust: EU regulators assemble expert panel, as they consider another huge fine

Andy Weir — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 15:04:01 +0000

After formally accusing Google last year of having "abused its dominant position" with Android in the EU, the European Commission is now double-checking its findings before it delivers a final ruling. Read more...

Microsoft's Dream.Build.Play contest is back with more than $200,000 in prizes

Ehtisham Ul Haq Shams — Sun, 02 Jul 2017 01:56:01 +0000

Microsoft's annual game developers contest, 'Dream.Build.Play', has been brought back to life. But this time developers could win more than $200,000 in prizes in four different categories. Read more...

Google: "We respectfully disagree" with EU antitrust ruling, and will "consider an appeal"

Andy Weir — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 10:59:04 +0000

Google has rejected the European Commission's ruling in an antitrust investigation, which found that it had "abused its market dominance as a search engine", favoring its own shopping search results. Read more...

Google gets record €2.42bn fine from EU for 'abusing market dominance as a search engine'

Andy Weir — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 10:11:26 +0000

Google has been fined a record-breaking $2.7 billion by the European Commission, for having "abused its market dominance as a search engine by giving an illegal advantage to another Google product". Read more...

Walmart bullying vendors into ditching Amazon Web Services

Christopher White — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 23:40:01 +0000

Walmart is sending the message to its vendors that if they want to do business with the retail giant, they better not use Amazon for any of their cloud infrastructure or risk losing the contract. Read more...

NeoBytes :) Think you're the worst UI designer in the world? Join this competition

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Sun, 11 Jun 2017 12:48:01 +0000

Good UI design is about making the user's life easier, except for these programmers on an informal Reddit competition, who are trying to make the worst possible volume slider they can think of. Read more...

BT liable for £22m in interest to competitors in latest appeal to 2012 overcharging case

Boyd Chan — Fri, 05 May 2017 10:16:01 +0000

After having been ordered by Ofcom to pay £95m to rivals in late 2012 for backhaul overcharging, BT has failed in its latest attempt to avoid having to pay up. However, the saga may not yet be over. Read more...

Regulator: Qualcomm unfairly barred Samsung from selling its own Exynos chips

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 28 Mar 2017 15:04:01 +0000

Ever wonder why Samsung's chips are only found in Samsung devices? According to the South Korean government, it's because Qualcomm has been pressuring Samsung and barring it from competing. Read more...

BT cops £42m fine for underpaying compensation to rivals for delayed Ethernet installations

Boyd Chan — Mon, 27 Mar 2017 07:32:01 +0000

Just a fortnight after it had been spun out into its own company, BT's Openreach has received a record £42 million fine over Ethernet installation delays and shortchanging its rivals due compensation. Read more...

Apple probe dropped by Canada's Competition Bureau

Gabriel Nunes — Sun, 08 Jan 2017 23:32:02 +0000

Canada's Competition Bureau has announced Friday it is closing its probe on Apple due to lack of evidence. The probe was opened in December 2014 to investigate anti-competitive behavior. Read more...