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Microsoft faces wide-ranging US antitrust probe
The US Federal Trade Commission has opened a broad antitrust investigation into Microsoft, including of its software licensing and cloud computing businesses, a source...
Apple, Google, Meta under probe in Europe for unfair market practices
The European Commission (EC) has opened investigations into Apple, Alphabet (Google) and Meta Platforms over alleged unfair market practices, outlining concerns the three technology...
Visa faces US probe over tokenisation technology pricing
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) is investigating Visa's policies for charging retailer more for not using its proprietary tokenisation technology, according to Bloomberg.
The...
TikTok faces probe in Kenya
Kenyan lawmakers will investigate the use of TikTok in the East African nation after they received a petition demanding the social media platform be...
Nigerian lawmakers probe Telecoms service delivery
The House of Representatives in Nigeria has began an inquiry into the state of telecommunications service delivery in the west African country, according to...
TikTok CEO faces US Congress as ban looms
On Thursday, TikTok's CEO, Shou Zi Chew, will be opening a lion's mouth and placing his own head into it.
He's giving testimony in...
Italy probes TikTok over dangerous content claims
Italy’s competition and market authority (AGCM) has launched an investigation into TikTok’s European company in the Republic of Ireland and related units, accusing the...
Digital media sector to be probed in South Africa
The Competition Commission said on Friday that it plans to initiate an investigation into digital media and platforms in South Africa, and has published draft...
Adobe may face probe over Figma acquisition: report
The US department of justice (DoJ) is preparing to open an investigation into Adobe’s US$20-billion takeover of Figma, Politico reported on Wednesday, citing four...
Samsung, Qualcomm, TSMC face US patent probe
The US International Trade Commission (USITC) has revealed it would open investigations into divisions of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), Samsung Electronics and Qualcomm...