UK Watchdog Slams Apple & Google for Stifling Mobile Browser Innovation

UK Watchdog Slams Apple & Google for Stifling Mobile Browser Innovation

Image: borodai/Envato Elements The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority has found that Apple is restricting competition in the country by limiting the use of rival browsers on its iOS devices and effectively requiring developers to use its WebKit browser engine. This, and a number of other concerns, is “holding back innovation and could be limiting … Read more

UK Regulator Probes Apple’s Mobile Browser Dominance

UK Regulator Probes Apple’s Mobile Browser Dominance

The U.K.’s competition regulator has raised concerns about Apple’s dominance in the mobile browser market. The Competition and Markets Authority said on Nov. 22 that Apple restricts competition by limiting the use of rival browsers on its iOS devices and effectively requiring developers to use its WebKit browser engine. This could stifle innovation among competitors, … Read more

Buffett cut Activision stake before judge approved Microsoft merger

Buffett cut Activision stake before judge approved Microsoft merger

Warren Buffett‘s Berkshire Hathaway sold 70% of its investment in Activision Blizzard in the second quarter, appearing to miss out on some gains when a federal judge said Microsoft can complete its $68.7 billion purchase of the video game maker. In a regulatory filing on Monday, Berkshire said it owned about 14.7 million Activision shares, … Read more