ACCC Wants More Power Over Mergers After TPG Defeat
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August 27, 2021
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Following its failure to scuttle the TPG-Vodafone merger last year, the ACCC is seeking a major overhaul of the merger process, which... Read More
US Tech Companies Disappointed With DACA Deportation Ruling
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July 20, 2021
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Some US tech companies have expressed disappointment with a Federal Court ruling that blocks new applications to a program that protects child... Read More
Australia On Board As Global Tax Deal Takes Aim At US Tech Giants
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July 5, 2021
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Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has signed Australia up to the new global tax deal which will be put before a Treasurers meeting later... Read More
US Lawmakers Are Taking A Massive Swipe At Big Tech. If It Lands, The Impact Will Be Felt Globally
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June 18, 2021
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Five antitrust laws proposed in the United States aim to aggressively rein in the market power of “big tech” companies and change... Read More
Tech Giants In Focus As Aussie Government Welcomes G7 Deal
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June 7, 2021
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The Federal Government and the Labor-led Opposition have shown bipartisan support for an agreement between the G7 advanced economies to back a... Read More
US Senator Wants Big Tech Banned From Acquisitions
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April 14, 2021
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Influential Republican Senator Josh Hawley, pictured, a staunch critic of Big Tech, has introduced a bill to Congress that would ban all... Read More
Congress Claims Google ‘Keeps Users In Walled Garden’ At Big Tech Hearing
Yesterday, the US Congress Antitrust Subcommittee grilled Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet, Google’s parent company, about how the search engine operated. The... Read More
FANGS No Longer Being Seen As Good Places To Work
Big tech companies like Facebook and Google are no longer seen as some of the world’s most desirable workplaces. According to IT... Read More
Big-Tech Tax Gap Hits $100bn As Silicon Six Plead Innocent
The so-called Silicon Valley Six, – Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Apple and Netflix – have a combined “tax gap” (read shortfall) of... Read More
Tougher Regulations On Big Tech To Remain On ACCC’s Agenda
ACCC chief Rod Sims claims the watchdog will continue to push for tougher regulations on technology giants like Facebook and Google, according... Read More
