antitrust

China's State Administration for Market Regulation launches an antitrust investigation against Google over suspected violations.

Microsoft gives up its board observer seat at OpenAI to ease US and UK antitrust regulators' concerns about its control over the AI startup.

The European Commission launched an antitrust probe into whether Apple used its own platform to favour its services over those of rivals.

The case is one of several investigations opened by the European Union against Apple.

Over the last two months, Google released more details, leading online ads rivals to complain about losing the data-gathering tool.

Antitrust enforcement has emerged as an issue, especially with the rise of Big Tech platforms.

Xiami's closure also comes after Chinese regulators announced that they had launched an antitrust investigation into Alibaba.

The probe is part of an accelerating crackdown on anticompetitive behaviour in China's booming internet space.

Earlier this month, Australia went ahead with plans to make Facebook and internet giant Google pay domestic media outlets for content that appeared on their websites.

The end result is that no one can feasibly challenge Google's dominance in search and search advertising.

EU antitrust regulators hit Alphabet unit Google with a record 2.42-billion-euro ($2.7 billion) fine on Tuesday.

South Korea's antitrust regulator said on Friday it is looking into whether Google has violated the country's anti competition laws.

Peace broke out between Microsoft Corp. and Google just two days after European Union antitrust watchdogs sent them another statement of objections partly triggered by Microsoft-backed lobbying.

South Korea and China are adopting antitrust policies that may require companies such as Apple Inc. and Qualcomm Inc. to license inventions to rivals more easily and cheaply.

Vestager, who is now Europe's top antitrust regulator, said she was formally accusing Google of violating European antitrust laws by favoring its search results over those from competitors.

Barisan Nasional chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi emphasised that the coalition has never discussed removing MCA.

#AWANITonight with Faye Kwan

- Govt to announce new paddy floor price next week
- DeepSeek poses no threat to data centres in M’sia - Digital Minister

#AWANIEnglish #AWANINews

Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo states that Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is not a threat to Malaysia's data centre growth, as the government evaluates its energy consumption impact and potential benefits.

Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin announces that the cost of implementing the National Service Training Programme (PLKN) 3.0 has been significantly reduced to RM2,000 per trainee, which is notably lower than previous versions.

The shooting took place in a campus area where several schools are located.

Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi says this measure would reduce the costs borne by the government in compensating highway concessionaires.

China's State Administration for Market Regulation launches an antitrust investigation against Google over suspected violations.

The EPF recently introduced the Retirement Income Adequacy Framework, a three-tiered savings benchmark—basic, adequate, and enhanced—meant to be used as a reference to maintain different levels of financial security post-retirement. Is this framework enough to ensure financial security in old age? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks with Professor Joseph Cherian, Deputy CEO and Practice Professor of Finance, at the Asia School of Business.

Reconstruction in Gaza should be through direct engagement with and participation of the people of Gaza, the letter said.

If created, the sovereign wealth fund could place the US alongside numerous other countries, particularly in the Middle East and Asia.