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Broadcom's legal challenge to withhold US attorney-client privileged documents from EU antitrust regulators has failed after a Luxembourg court sided with European Commission investigators probing the chipmaker's 2023 VMware acquisition.
The European Commission has formally accused Chinese-owned Temu of hindering its investigation into potential foreign subsidies that may distort EU markets, following an unannounced inspection in Ireland last December.
Google is facing a cascade of damages claims across Europe following its record $1 billion fine under the Digital Markets Act. Smaller competitors now see an opening to pursue multi-billion-dollar lawsuits for years of alleged anti-competitive conduct.
Malaysia's Senate has approved the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2026, granting the Malaysia Competition Commission enhanced powers to combat evolving anti-competitive tactics in the digital economy and tackle cartels and monopolies driving up living costs.
The European Commission has imposed a €890 million penalty on Google for breaching EU digital competition laws through preferential treatment of its own services and restricting app developer pricing on Google Play.
Five European cloud and business groups are pressuring EU regulators to impose interim measures against U.S. chipmaker Broadcom, citing steep price hikes and exclusionary practices following its 2023 VMware acquisition.
Google is asking the EU's top court to reject regulators' appeal of a ruling that scrapped a €1.49 billion antitrust fine. The case centres on whether Google unfairly blocked competitors from placing search ads on publisher websites.
Switzerland's competition regulator has opened an investigation into Google's decision to remove a feature that lets Android users choose their default search engine, citing concerns about fair competition and unequal treatment of Swiss consumers.
Parliament's third sitting week saw passage of competition law amendments and tabling of rice industry reforms, whilst MPs debated press freedom concerns, 1MDB debts and healthcare digitalisation efforts across eleven ministries.
Nigeria's competition regulator has launched a formal investigation into Meta, Alphabet, X and AI platforms over alleged anti-competitive conduct and unauthorised use of news content, following complaints from local media organisations.
Nigeria's competition authority is investigating leading technology and artificial intelligence companies for allegedly exploiting news content unlawfully and engaging in unfair market practices that may disadvantage local media outlets.
Parliament has approved the Competition Commission (Amendment) Bill 2026, granting the Malaysia Competition Commission expanded powers to investigate cartels, conduct market reviews, and impose financial penalties on businesses violating competition law.
The Dewan Rakyat has approved the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2026, introducing tougher penalties for obstructing market investigations and addressing cartel activities conducted through technology.
Malaysia's Foreign Ministry and the Malaysia Competition Commission have joined forces through a strategic letter of understanding to detect and prevent bid-rigging in government procurement, aiming to protect public funds and promote fair competition.
Malaysia's competition regulator will gain whistleblower incentives and settlement mechanisms to combat cartels more effectively under the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2026, passed at policy stage.
The Competition (Amendment) Bill 2026 aims to equip Malaysia's competition regulator with enhanced powers to combat increasingly sophisticated cartel tactics, including those leveraging algorithms and digital concealment methods.