Epic Games wins court case against Google over barriers to Android app store
A federal court jury in the US has decided that Google’s Android app store has been protected by anti-competitive barriers that have damaged smartphone consumers and software developers, dealing a blow to a major pillar of
Microsoft completes Activision Blizzard takeover after getting UK approval
Microsoft said that it had completed one of the biggest takeovers in computer gaming history after winning approval from the UK regulator. In a US regulatory filing the company said that the 69 billion US dollars
Tech giants branded online ‘gatekeepers’ in next phase of EU’s digital crackdown
The European Union has targeted Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Google parent Alphabet, Facebook owner Meta and TikTok parent ByteDance under new digital rules aimed at reining in the market power of online companies. The six companies were
Microsoft to stop packaging Teams with Office to head off EU anti-trust action
Microsoft will stop packaging its Teams videoconferencing app with its Office software in Europe in an effort to head off anti-trust penalties by regulators. The tech giant also said that it would take steps to make
IBM selling The Weather Company assets to private equity firm Francisco Partners
IBM is selling assets of The Weather Company – including Weather.com and The Weather Channel mobile app — to private equity firm Francisco Partners. The two companies announced the deal on Tuesday that also includes The
Software company Salesforce to axe 50 jobs in Ireland
Software company Salesforce is to cut around 50 jobs from its Irish workforce, it is understood. The company currently employs more than 2,500 people in Ireland, and opened an office in Dublin’s North Dock earlier this
