… Even when tech companies prevail, antitrust suits can require years of litigation and put internal business operations under a microscope. Though none so far have resulted in a breakup, Apple and Google are both under court orders that restrict anticompetitive business practices. …
Apple is once again overhauling App Store rules in the European Union, which the company says will resolve its “disagreements with the Commission over business terms and alternative distribution.” As part of the changes, every developer that distributes apps will be moved to a single set of busines… …
… Then it makes sure that no pesky state that may want to, you know, actually regulate what companies are doing can get in the way.” Eric Null, director of the Center for Democracy and Technology’s privacy and data project, warns it “would cement the harmful online data practices that Americans need … …
… You don’t have to be a finance genius to figure out that spending more than you make isn’t an ideal business practice. …
… So Live Nation remains in court, fighting off accusations that it operates an illegal monopoly in the ticket business, which is illegally tied to its promotions business… which is illegally tied to its venues business. …
…That might be even more outlandish than the government decree they’re living under, but the movie makes it clear she’s a romantic — in classic romcom logic that’s a practically…
… In the more immediate term, there’s not necessarily a business case for space beyond low Earth orbit right now. “Short of some sort of technological or scientific breakthrough, in the next five to 10 years, I’m skeptical,” says Whitman Cobb. …
… The two proceedings focus on separate but thematically similar parts of Google’s business: How rival AI assistants can operate on Android, and how competing search engines and other AI chatbots can access data generated by Google Search. …
… Malicious compliance was business as usual in the Cook era, but the second Donald Trump term has turned out to be the real watershed for the departing CEO’s legacy. …
… In fact, it’s not a real business at all. …