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FTC worried about Musk’s firings
Published in News
Wednesday, 08 March 2023 10:39

FTC worried about Musk’s firings


Worried he might not have enough staff left to protected data

Supreme Twit Elon [Look at me] Musk’s HR policy, which appears to involve firing everyone he sees, has fallen foul of the FTC.

Microsoft says that FTC is blocking its constitutional rights
Published in News


Forming monopolies is the American way

Software king of the world Microsoft claims that its bid to buy Activision Blizzard is as much a constitutional right as owning guns.

Amazon faces anti-trust investigation
Published in News
Tuesday, 06 September 2022 10:53

Amazon faces anti-trust investigation


Robot take-over take down

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating Amazon’s plans to acquire robot vacuum maker iRobot and the 1Life healthcare company behind One Medical.

FTC is not that keen on Musk’s Twitter deal
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Sniffing around

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says it is reviewing Tesla boss Elon [look at me] Musk's $44 billion takeover of Twitter.

Samsung sells parts and tools to punters
Published in Mobiles
Friday, 01 April 2022 11:50

Samsung sells parts and tools to punters


Repair your own S20 and Galaxy S21 phones

Starting this summer, Samsung says it will sell genuine parts and tools to customers needed to repair its Galaxy S20 and Galaxy S21 smartphones, along with its Galaxy Tab S7+ tablet.

FTC investigating Vole's purchase of Activision Blizzard
Published in Gaming


Toxic monopoly

The FTC said it is going to have a look at Microsoft's $68.7 billion acquisition of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard.

FTC refiles monopoly claim against Facebook
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Trying to revive a dismissed case

US antitrust officials refiled their monopoly lawsuit against social notworking giant Facebook, seeking to salvage the landmark case a judge threw out in June.

FTC did not appeal against Qualcomm to the Supreme Court
Published in Mobiles


Decided not to pursuit 
 

The four year legal battle is over. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has decided not to appeal the 9th Circuit's decision, against the claim that Qualcomm's business model and practice were anti-competitive. To refresh your memory, the verdict that included a vote from three judges was unanimous in Qualcomm's favor.

FTC sues Facebook for playing monopoly
Published in News
Thursday, 10 December 2020 10:51

FTC sues Facebook for playing monopoly


Systematic strategy

The Federal Trade Commission sued Facebook, alleging that the company is illegally maintaining its personal social networking monopoly through a years-long course of anticompetitive conduct.

Qualcomm wins appeal against FTC claim
Published in News
Thursday, 13 August 2020 13:27

Qualcomm wins appeal against FTC claim


Huge win as Ninth Circuit reverses district court decision

In May 2019, the now prominent Judge Lucy H. Koh ruled that Qualcomm's business practices that she called no license-no chip had strangled the competition. Now a higher court called the Ninth Circuit has reversed Koh's district court decision.