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Breaking up Amazon: Is it even possible? Imagining the tech giant under a U.S. antitrust crackdown
A display for Amazon Basics, one of the company’s private-label brands, at its Seattle bookstore. (GeekWire Photo / Frank Catalano)…
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Apple’s Supreme Court setback could spell trouble for other tech companies facing antitrust scrutiny
Apple CEO Tim Cook at the company’s keynote event in 2019. (Apple Photo) The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a blow…
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Big Tech’s big week: Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google on the hot seat in Washington, D.C.
Life-sized cutouts of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg appeared on the Capitol lawn before his testimony before Congress in 2018. (Flickr…
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EU reportedly investigating Amazon’s treatment of third-party sellers, formalizing antitrust probe
(GeekWire Photo) As Amazon preps for a big antitrust hearing in the U.S., reports are surfacing that the European Union…
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It’s official: EU opens investigation into Amazon for ‘possible anti-competitive conduct’
Amazon continues work on new buildings at its headquarters in Seattle. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) The European Commission is…
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House antitrust chair ‘troubled’ by tech hearing, sends letters demanding clarity from Amazon, Facebook and Google
Rep. David Cicilline speaks at a 2018 event. (Brookings Institution Photo / Paul Morigi / CC 2.0) Amazon, Facebook, and…
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U.S. Justice Department launches sweeping antitrust probe into top U.S. tech companies
DOJ antitrust chief Makan Delrahim speaks at a 2018 roundtable on antitrust consent decrees. (DOJ Photo) The Department of Justice…
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What the FTC’s $5B fine against Facebook means for the broader crackdown on Big Tech
Life-size cutouts of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg appeared on the Capitol lawn before his testimony before Congress in 2018. (Flickr…
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Facebook official: Social media giant confirms antitrust investigation, beats earnings estimates with $16.9B in Q2 revenue
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the F8 developer conference. (Facebook Photo) The Federal Trade Commission opened an antitrust investigation into…
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Justice Department approves T-Mobile’s $26B merger with Sprint
T-Mobile CEO John Legere poses with Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure before a Senate subcommittee hearing last June. (Twitter Photo) Federal…
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