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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 560

antitrust laws

Mark Zuckerberg arrives at the 11th Breakthrough Prize Ceremony on Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
April 15, 2025, 4:03 am
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg takes stand in historic antitrust trial
Executive seeks to defend company against allegations it illegally monopolized social media market, in trial that could force tech giant to break off Instagram and WhatsApp
By brian witte and Barbara Ortutay
A general view of the Israeli drug company Teva Pharmaceutical Industries in Jerusalem on August 6, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 10, 2024, 9:50 pm
Teva faces European Union antitrust fine over shenanigans to thwart rivals
Pharmaceutical giant accused of disparaging competitor’s multiple sclerosis medicine and misusing patent system to shield own Copaxone product
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Founders of US-Israeli cyber unicorn Wiz from left to right: VP Product Yinon Costica, CEO Assaf Rappaport, CTO Ami Luttwak, and VP R&D Roy Reznik. (Avishag Shaar-Yashuv)
July 23, 2024, 11:33 am
Google’s $23b deal to buy Israeli cybersecurity startup Wiz reported to fall apart
Cloud security startup, which propelled its founders onto small list of Israeli billionaires, will seek IPO instead; deal may have collapsed over antitrust concerns, insiders say
By ToI Staff
Israeli startup Autotalks develops chipsets that allow vehicles to communicate or “talk” with one another, and connect to road infrastructure. (Courtesy)
August 23, 2023, 6:14 pm
US regulator said to open probe into takeover of Israeli auto chipmaker by Qualcomm
Report about an imminent investigation comes after the EU competition watchdog said the US tech firm would need to obtain approval for the planned acquisition of Israel’s Autotalks
By Sharon Wrobel
US Attorney General Merrick Garland is joined by Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Doha Mekki of the Antitrust Division (left), US Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta (second from left) and Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter of the Antitrust Division (right), as he speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department to announce a new antitrust lawsuit against Google on January 24, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images via AFP)
January 25, 2023, 4:57 am
US Justice Department sues Google over digital advertising dominance
Amid push to rein in big tech firms, government alleges tech giant looking to ‘neutralize or eliminate’ rivals in online ad marketplace through acquisitions, forced use of products
By Barbara Ortutay, Eric Tucker and Frank Bajak
A general view of the Israeli drug company Teva Pharmaceutical Industries in Jerusalem on August 6, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 4, 2021, 5:49 pm
EU antitrust authorities launch probe of Teva over Copaxone drug
Investigation looking into abuse of Israeli drugmaker’s dominant market position; it was sued in the US for price-fixing of same medicine
By ToI Staff
People walk by a Google sign on the campus in Mountain View, California, on September 24, 2019. (AP Photo/ Jeff Chiu, File)
October 21, 2020, 10:41 am
US files landmark antitrust case against Google
Justice Department makes biggest move to protect competition since 1998 Microsoft case; case alleges tech giant pays phone manufacturers to ensure Google is default search engine
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and Marcy Gordon
Teva's global headquarters in Petah Tikva, Israel. (Sivan Faraj via Teva's Corporate Communications)
May 16, 2020, 7:34 pm
Teva said to ‘walk away’ from settlement talks in US price-fixing lawsuit
Israeli pharmaceutical giant takes a gamble that Trump’s Justice Department won’t file charges after company helps during pandemic
By ToI Staff
In this photo from June 11, 2019, New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a news conference in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
September 7, 2019, 1:33 pm
As feds loom, US states hit Facebook, Google with new probes
Separate groups that include both Democratic and Republican attorneys general to investigate tech giants for potential anticompetitive behavior
By Marcy Gordon and Matt O'Brien
Logos of US multinational technology company Google, on December 28, 2016, in Vertou, western France. (AFP PHOTO / LOIC VENANCE)
July 18, 2018, 6:21 pm
Google hit with record $5 billion EU fine over Android
Competition commissioner says the US tech giant illegally used operating system’s near-monopoly to boost usage of its own search engine and browser
By Danny Kemp and Céline LE PRIOUX
European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager addresses a press conference on an antitrust case against US search engine Google at the European Commission in Brussels, on June 27, 2017. (EMMANUEL DUNAND / AFP)
June 27, 2017, 4:43 pm
Google fined record $2.7b by EU for breach of antitrust rules
Risking wrath of US president, European Commission finds that search engine gave illegal advantage to its own shopping service
By Alex Pigman
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) and Yedioth Ahronoth publisher Arnon Mozes (composite image: Flash90)
March 22, 2017, 5:09 pm
Corruption watchdog seeks antitrust probe of Netanyahu
Movement for Quality Government says suspected bid by PM and media magnate to hobble a newspaper raises red flag
By Sue Surkes
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) and Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz at the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, May 22, 2016. (Emil Salman/Pool)
May 22, 2016, 8:48 pm
PM gripes to Steinitz: Why didn’t you thank me for gas deal?
Netanyahu fishes for compliments as praise is handed out for the agreement, but the energy minister ain’t biting
By AFP and ToI Staff
An aerial view of an Israeli offshore gas rig (Albatross Aerial photography/Noble Energy/Flash90/File)
May 22, 2016, 1:11 pm
Government approves new draft of troubled gas deal
Crucial clause added enabling future governments to alter terms of agreement with drilling consortium
By ToI Staff
Gas rigs in the Tamar field, off the coast of Israel, in June 2014. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
May 18, 2016, 8:19 pm
Government, energy giants rework nixed clause in gas deal
After High Court struck down agreement’s ‘stability clause,’ new draft allows future governments to amend terms with consortium
By ToI Staff and Melanie Lidman
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