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UK Watchdog Looks at Google’s Proposals Giving Freedom to App Developers on Playstore

Britain's competition regulator said on Wednesday it was looking into proposals offered by Alphabet Inc's Google, which would give app developers the freedom to break away from Google Play's billing system. Britain's investigation in June last year raised concerns that Google's complete control over in-app payments unfairly restricted app developers,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Heathrow launches appeal against decision it must cut charges

A spokesman accused the Civil Aviation Authority of ‘undermining’ the investment needed in the west London airport.

The Independent UK

Microsoft's Activision Blizzard purchase mostly approved by one more country

South Africa has almost approved Microsoft's purchase of Activision Blizzard, bringing the massive Xbox deal closer to completion.

Windows Central

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Sony skewers Microsoft for canceling Redfall on PS5, calls revised CMA report "surprising, unprecedented, and irrational"

You'll be shocked to hear that Microsoft "welcomes the CMA's revised findings"

GamesRadar

CMA to investigate Amazon’s $1.7bn takeover of Roomba firm

Competition watchdog calls for evidence on whether deal could give online retailer dominance in smart home market

The Guardian - UK

Monopolies watchdog probes Amazon’s £1.4 billion acquisition of Roomba maker iRobot

It is the second competition-related probe involving Amazon in two days

Evening Standard

British regulators are gunning for Big Tech

British regulators are gunning for Big Tech, together.

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Amazon and Microsoft face referral to UK regulator over cloud services market

Ofcom proposes to refer sector to CMA amid ‘significant concerns’ about behaviour of some providers

The Guardian - UK

Ofcom refers cloud market to CMA amid ‘concern over practices of Amazon and Microsoft’

Tech giants Amazon and Microsoft have come under fire as media regulator Ofcom said it would refer the cloud market to the UK competition watchdog after uncovering what it called “concerning practices” by key market players during an investigation.

Evening Standard

UK's Apple antitrust investigation scuppered by its own rules

Apple won an appeal over a UK investigation into its handling of web browsers and cloud gaming apps because the authority took too long to begin the investigation.

iMore

Wowcher faces investigation over alleged pressure selling

The use of countdown timers and 'urgency claims' is being looked at

Wales Online

TalkTalk, the Issa brothers and AO: The 19 latest deals from across the North West

BusinessLive has rounded up some of the latest top deals you should not miss

Birmingham Post

Nearly one in four bargain-hunting Brits fall for sales tricks like pressure selling

A third of shoppers have spent more money than they can afford - as they don't realise banners such as “15 minutes left of sale” are online sales tactics

Daily Mirror

TechScape: How the world is turning against social media

France has banned not only TikTok from government phones, but Facebook and Twitter, too. Could this be a tipping point for big tech? Plus, AI-generated pictures of the pope signal a new type of viral image

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Birmingham Post

Billionaire Issa brothers make offer to get Asda's £600m Co-op deal approved amid £8bn Subway move

In August 2022, the Co-op first revealed plans to sell its 132 petrol stations and attached convenience stores in a bid to bolster its finances

Daily Mirror

CMA agrees making Call of Duty Xbox exclusive in Microsoft Activision deal is silly

The CMA has stated it no longer believes Microsoft has an incentive to make Call of Duty Xbox exclusive as it'd be a "loss-making" exercise.

USA Today Sports Media Group

UK regulator seems poised to approve the Microsoft-Activision deal

Ahead of its ruling in April, the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority said it no longer thinks the Microsoft Activision deal is harmful

PC Gamer

UK regulator U-turns on Activision acquisition, takes Microsoft's side on Call of Duty

Activision rejoices, saying "Sony’s campaign to protect its dominance by blocking our merger can’t overcome the facts".

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Inverse

Xbox's Plan to Buy Call of Duty Just Cleared a Massive Hurdle

The UK's competition regulator has shifted its stance on a key aspect of the pending Microsoft-Activision deal.

Windows Central

UK regulator narrows concerns on Microsoft's Activision deal for Xbox

The regulator in the UK is no longer concerned about console gaming when considering Microsoft's purchase of Activision Blizzard.

GamesRadar

Making Call of Duty Xbox exclusive "would be significantly loss-making" for Microsoft

The UK's CMA says there's no financial incentive to withdrawing access to the series

Evening Standard

Competition watchdog drops console gaming concerns on £57bn Microsoft-Activision takeover

It now believes the deal “will not result in a substantial lessening of competition in relation to console gaming in the UK”

GamesRadar

Major win for Microsoft as UK watchdog walks back concerns over Activision deal

Making Call of Duty an exclusive "would be significantly loss-making"

The Guardian - UK

Ten construction firms fined total £60m for ‘illegally colluding’ on contract bids

CMA found companies had acted as a cartel over 19 private and public sector contracts worth £150m

Windows Central

Is Sony asking for PlayStation VR support as a concession in the Xbox-Activision deal?

A footnote in the most recent regulatory filings with the UK CMA may hint at Sony's ideal outcome for the big Microsoft Xbox-Activision merger.

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