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Paramount has suspended its pursuit of Warner Bros Discovery following antitrust litigation filed by a dozen US states. The all-media conglomerate will only resume the $111 billion acquisition if it wins its legal battle or by June 2027.
A US federal judge has ordered Paramount Skydance to pause its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery through August 3, backing arguments from a coalition of states that the merger would harm media competition.
Apple and the US Department of Justice are engaged in preliminary settlement discussions over a 2024 antitrust case accusing the iPhone maker of monopolising the smartphone market and suppressing competition.
Google has agreed to allow third-party app stores within its Play Store for US users beginning July 19, ending a dispute with a federal court in its landmark antitrust case.
Five European trade associations have collectively appealed to EU competition authorities to suspend certain business practices by chipmaker Broadcom regarding its VMware cloud platform, citing steep price increases and exclusionary conduct.
Switzerland's competition authority is investigating Google's decision to remove the search engine choice feature from Android phones, which previously allowed users to select their preferred default search provider during device setup.
California and 11 other US states are suing to block Paramount's merger with Warner Bros Discovery, arguing the deal would harm independent movie theaters struggling post-pandemic and concentrate power in cable television distribution.
Sweden's patent court has ruled that Alphabet's Google must compensate price comparison platform PriceRunner with 14.3 billion Swedish crowns ($1.5 billion) for antitrust violations spanning multiple years.
The US Supreme Court will hear Apple's appeal of a contempt finding in its legal battle with Epic Games over App Store payment rules. The case centres on whether Apple violated a court order requiring changes to its lucrative app marketplace.
Japanese authorities have raided six of the country's largest ice cream manufacturers on suspicion of price-fixing. Officials allegedly coordinated price increases through emails and meetings over several years.
Amazon could face civil penalties from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission over claims it misled advertisers about pricing and terms, with several state attorneys general also involved in the probe.