Vijay Sundaram Contributor Vijay Sundaram is the chief strategy officer of Zoho Corporation, a business software company that competes with the tech giants and puts consumer privacy at the forefront […]
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Back to news homeUK’s antitrust watchdog is taking a look at Microsoft-Nuance
The $19.7 billion acquisition of speech-to-text specialist Nuance by Microsoft, announced earlier this year, has attracted the attention of the U.K.’s active antitrust watchdog — which said today it’s taking […]
A ‘techlash’ with Chinese characteristics
Emily de La Bruyère Contributor Emily de La Bruyere is a co-founder of Horizon Advisory, a geopolitical consultancy. Her work focuses on China’s technology standards strategy, digital ambitions, industrial policy, […]
China and US tech crackdowns set the stage for the next phase of competition
Scott Bade Contributor Scott Bade is special series editor of the TechCrunch Global Affairs Project and a regular contributor on foreign affairs. He’s a former speechwriter for Mike Bloomberg and […]
Fundamentally altering antitrust laws will harm US startups and slow the economy
Linda Moore Contributor Linda Moore is the president and CEO of TechNet, a bipartisan policy and political network. More posts by this contributor Computer science is the key to America’s […]
Epic Leaves a Big Crack in Apple’s Walled Garden
“I don’t know how you square all of that analysis, and all of the pro-competitive justifications Apple has for its closed ecosystem, with the judge then saying, ‘But I’m going […]
Move fast and break Facebook: A bull case for antitrust enforcement
Daniel Liss Contributor Daniel Liss is the founder and CEO of Dispo, the digital disposable camera social network. More posts by this contributor Today’s real story: The Facebook monopoly This […]
No, Facebook and Google Are Not Public Utilities
Should Google get treated like your local telephone company? The idea that dominant, front-facing internet platforms should be regulated as common carriers or public utilities has been kicking around for […]
Lina Khan’s timely tech skepticism makes for a refreshingly friendly FTC confirmation hearing
One never knows how a confirmation hearing will go these days, especially one for a young outsider nominated to an important position despite challenging the status quo and big business. […]
Republican antitrust bill would block all Big Tech acquisitions
There are about to be a lot of antitrust bills taking aim at Big Tech, and here’s one more. Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) rolled out a new bill this week […]