The FTC vs. Big Handbag
The Federal Trade Commission has sued to block big tech, big grocery, big vacuum, and now, big… “affordable luxury handbag.” Yesterday, the FTC sued to block Tapestry Inc’s $8.5B acquisition of Capri ...
Amazon’s spy ops on rivals: shell companies, printed docs, and a fake Japanese streetwear brand
Some companies check out rivals’ websites, stores and public filings to stay abreast of the competition. Amazon made its own fake shell company and brands, transacted hundreds of thousands of dollars ...
Elon Musk’s Tesla pays for Elon Musk’s security business
Elon Musk is a rich man who owns a lot of companies. One way he keeps those companies and himself rich is by making his companies support his other companies. Left pocket, meet right. TechCrunch’s Sea...
Department of Justice investigating Live Nation and Ticketmaster
Taylor Swift fans have beef with Ticketmaster-owner Live Nation, and now the US government does, too: The Justice Department is reportedly getting ready to slap America's largest concert promoter with...
Apple’s ecosystem lock-in isn’t innovation
At some point, Apple’s idea of innovation went from making exceptional products to making pretty good ones exceptionally hard to compete with. At least that’s the takeaway from the Department of Justi...
Microsoft is unbundling Teams from its broader Office suite
Microsoft is breaking out its Teams collaboration tool from its broader Office suite on a global scale . The split comes just 6 months after it unbundled the product in the EU and Switzerland — presum...
Google’s Incognito mode not very incognito: lawsuit
It turns out Google’s “Incognito” mode wasn’t so incognito. A class-action lawsuit filed in 2020 accused Google of not properly disclosing what data was collected in its “Incognito” browsing option, i...