The UK’s antitrust regulator will keep a closer eye on Google Search

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has officially designated Google with strategic market status (SMS) under the new digital markets competition regime. Specifically, it found that Google holds “substantial and entrenched market power and a position of strategic significance” when it comes to general search and search advertising services. The digital markets competition regime … Read more

Chinese regulators are investigating Qualcomm’s acquisition of Autotalks

China’s antitrust regulator has opened an investigation into Qualcomm’s acquisition of Israeli connected-vehicle chip company Autotalks. The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) alleges that Qualcomm is suspected of violating China’s anti-monopoly laws by not disclosing certain details of the deal. Qualcomm had initially agreed to acquire the fabless chip company in 2023 to expand … Read more

Apple doubles its biggest bug bounty reward to $2 million

Apple is updating its Security Bounty program this November to offer some of the highest rewards in the industry. It has doubled its top award from $1 million to $2 million for the discovery of “exploit chains that can achieve similar goals as sophisticated mercenary spyware attacks” and which requires no user interaction. But the … Read more

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