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The Big Tech reckoning gained momentum in 2021. But Microsoft not only avoided the ire of the public but also the reach of antitrust regulators.

ROME, Nov 26 — Italy’s antitrust watchdog imposed €20 million (RM95 million) in fines on Apple and Google today, the second time the regulator has sanctioned US tech giants this week. European countries have cracked down on the business practices of Big Tech in recent years, while the EU is...

In a September 22, 2021, memorandum to staff, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan formally laid out her “Vision and Priorities for the FTC,” reaffirming her calls for broad...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Over the course of his first six months in office, President Joe Biden has signaled a clear commitment to reinvigorate antitrust enforcement. On July 9, 2021, he took his most specific and comprehensive action on the subject yet, issuing an Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy (the Order). 1 A newly created White House Competition Council will oversee what is described as a “whole-of-government approach” that involves over a dozen federal agencies collaborating to carry out the Order’s 72 initiative...

EU antitrust regulators will decide by July 5 whether to clear Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca's $39 billion bid for U.S.-based Alexion , a European Commission filing showed on Tuesday. AstraZeneca sought EU approval on Monday for the deal, its largest ever in a bet on rare-disease immunology and to boost its business, which includes a fast-growing cancer medicines unit and a major COVID-19 vaccine. The Commission can either clear the deal with or without conditions or it can open a four-month long investigation if it has serious concerns.