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iRobot Says It Is Cooperating With FTC Review of Amazon Deal

iRobot Says It Is Cooperating With FTC Review of Amazon Deal
iRobot Says It Is Cooperating With FTC Review of Amazon Deal
September 20, 2022  |  Partnerships

Amazon’s proposed acquisition of iRobot has drawn the attention of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which has reportedly asked the two companies for more...

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Apple Increasing App Store Prices in Certain European, Asian Countries
Apple Increasing App Store Prices in Certain European, Asian Countries
September 20, 2022  |  Apple

Apple is raising the price of apps and in-app purchases in some countries in Europe and Asia as of Oct. 5, though auto-renewable subscriptions will...

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App Developers’ Powerbroker Funded Primarily by Apple
App Developers’ Powerbroker Funded Primarily by Apple
September 19, 2022  |  Big Tech

An association for app developers gets more than half of its funding from the same source that gives many of its members reason to gripe...

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U.S. Sen. Graham Mulls Licensing Social Media Platforms
U.S. Sen. Graham Mulls Licensing Social Media Platforms
September 13, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who has been oft-critical of social media companies, said he wants to regulate and maybe license the companies, including big...

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Smaller Tech Firms Back Measure to Rein in Big Tech Competitors
Smaller Tech Firms Back Measure to Rein in Big Tech Competitors
September 13, 2022  |  Big Tech

More than a dozen tech companies whose products offer alternatives to those produced by technology giants have come out in favor of federal regulation that...

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Google Finalizes $5.4B Mandiant Acquisition to Bolster Security Portfolio
Google Finalizes $5.4B Mandiant Acquisition to Bolster Security Portfolio
September 12, 2022  |  Partnerships

Google has completed its acquisition of cyber defense, threat intelligence and incident response services company Mandiant, saying this will bolster Google Cloud’s existing security portfolio...

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Sen. Klobuchar: Big Tech Money, Ads Slow Advance of Antitrust Bill
Sen. Klobuchar: Big Tech Money, Ads Slow Advance of Antitrust Bill
September 07, 2022  |  Big Tech

Big Tech’s opposition, money and advertisements are slowing progress of an antitrust bill that would prevent tech companies like Amazon, Apple, Google and Meta from...

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Back-to-School Season Revives Google Learning EU Data Privacy Concerns
Back-to-School Season Revives Google Learning EU Data Privacy Concerns
September 07, 2022  |  Google

Even before the pandemic forced schools around the world to move classes online, learning management systems (LMS) like Google Classroom, offered as part of Google’s...

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