UK watchdog to take action over Apple and Google’s mobile platforms

CMA designates tech firms as having ‘strategic market status’ and will promote competition in digital marketsThe UK competition watchdog has said that it intends to take action to open up Apple and Google’s mobile platforms to more competition to benefit consumers, businesses and app developers.The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has designated the tech companies as having “strategic market status” – as they hold an effective duopoly for access on mobile devices – and now intends to force Google and Apple to make changes to their mobile platforms. Continue reading...

Comments

Business News

Heatwave helps retail sales rebound in June

Independent

Comments

Similar News

UK vehicle making hits lowest level since 1953

UK-wide strategy needed to tackle pensioner poverty, says committee

UK-wide strategy needed to tackle pensioner poverty, says committee

Keir Starmer and Narendra Modi to sign UK-India trade deal

Americans swoop on yet another UK fintech champion: Corpay to buy FTSE 250 Alpha Group in £1.8bn deal

Young men in UK more likely than women to live with parents

UK and India about to sign landmark trade deal but not everyone's happy

Four major free UK email addresses being 'closed down' with 'days to act'

UK facing ‘very significant’ volume of cyber attacks, security minister warns

DWP strict guidelines on holidays outside the UK for 1.4 million claimants

Lidl poised to overtake Morrisons as UK's fifth largest supermarket

The UK reportedly plans to woo the ultra-rich back with a new 'golden visa.' Analysts say the damage may already be done.

UK watchdog investigates eight years of Deloitte audits of mining firm Glencore

UK supermarket issues 'do not eat' warning as it recalls curry ready meal

UK airport parking: how to drive down the cost on your summer holiday

Indian prime minister makes UK state visit to sign landmark trade deal

AstraZeneca set to invest £37bn in US: Move fuels fears firm with ditch UK listing

Lidl poised to overtake struggling Morrisons as UK's fifth largest supermarket

Lindsey oil plant set to close with loss of 400 jobs leaving UK with just four major refineries

UK’s aid cuts ‘will hit children’s education and raise risk of death’

Business News

Heatwave helps retail sales rebound in June

Toby Carvery owner says sales to hit ‘top end’ of guidance amid hot weather

Toby Carvery owner celebrates results after hot weather brings in bumper customers

Vulnerable customers encouraged to open up to financial firms

Ticket fraud warning issued by bank as ‘Gen-Z adults most likely to be targeted’

Heatwave helps retail sales rebound in June

Toby Carvery owner says sales to hit ‘top end’ of guidance amid hot weather

Female HR exec caught on Coldplay cam resigns after embrace with CEO went viral

Trump’s AI plan pushes patriotism in Silicon Valley — and aims to secure tech ties to GOP

Ticket fraud warning issued by bank as ‘Gen-Z adults most likely to be targeted’

Vulnerable customers encouraged to open up to financial firms

Self-employed workers face key tax date next week - and it’s costly to miss

Corbyn throws his weight behind striking Birmingham bin workers

NatWest profits surge 18% after cutting costs and gaining Sainsbury’s Bank

Rightmove boosted by buoyant property market but sales growth set to slow

Corbyn throws his weight behind striking Birmingham bin workers

NatWest profits surge 18% after cutting costs and gaining Sainsbury’s Bank

Going to uni this year? How to get a grip of your finances

Rightmove boosted by buoyant property market but sales growth set to slow

NatWest profit surges 18% after cutting costs and gaining Sainsbury’s Bank

Supersonic flight: Will passengers ever break the sound barrier again?

Heatwave helps retail sales rebound in June

NatWest profit surges 18% after cutting costs and gaining Sainsbury’s Bank

FTSE 100 Live 25 July: Retail sales return to growth, NatWest lifts guidance

Heatwave helps retail sales rebound in June

Fed chair tells Trump he has his facts wrong on central bank's renovation costs

Asian shares retreat after Alphabet and AI stocks nudge Wall Street to more records

6 of the best money decisions to make in your 50s for your retirement

Business news live: FTSE 100 opening from record high and reaction to latest NatWest earnings

Pension credit 'cliff edge' that penalises people just over income cut-off should be looked at, say MPs

Used electric cars selling faster than petrol alternatives as prices plummet - this luxury EV is snapped up in 17 days

'We lend where banks can't' Juice boss on how AI allows lender to say 'yes' to more small businesses

ChatGPT boss admits AI could create scam 'crisis': Here's how YOU can protect yourself

Russia tried to push its aging An-24s past 50 years of service. One just crashed with dozens on board.

Surge AI's CEO says he would never hire these 2 roles at an early-stage startup

Elon Musk fires back at Trump's claim that his companies will still enjoy subsidies

Nicole Kidman said she swears by this sweaty ritual &mdash; and her daughters are in on it too

K-pop giant Hybe scored big with the band Seventeen. Now, an American member is out to conquer the US.

Tesla's earnings call left more questions than answers on robotaxi

United Airlines resumes operations after brief nationwide mainline ground stop

'Life-changing' UTI supplement that gave a '58-year-old the bladder of an 18-year-old'

Willie Mays Personal Collection To Highlight September Auction

UFC Announces First Nine Fights For Noche UFC Card In San Antonio

Disneyland Abu Dhabi Would 'Never Work' Outdoors Says Park Boss

Moses Moody On Golden State Warriors’ Potential For Another Title: ‘We Got A Really Good Opportunity Ahead Of Us’

US chipmaking nears death: Intel warns it may give up on cutting-edge chips

Trump's FCC approves Skydance-Paramount merger &mdash; with conditions about the company's content

I test drove BYD's latest midsize SUV. It accelerates faster than a Porsche Cayenne Coupe S.

Kon Knueppel's Endearing Self Assessment Emphasizes What The Hornets Already Knew

Calgary rezoning debate heats up as more neighbourhoods explore restrictive covenants

More traders to challenge rate-rigging convictions

US FCC clears $8bn Skydance-Paramount merger

Trump’s Name Is on Contributor List for Epstein Birthday Book

Hulk Hogan’s Villain Turn Changed Pro Wrestling

More than half of renters aged 25 to 44 ‘had expected to be homeowners by now’

Householders with heat pumps more satisfied than those with gas boilers – study

Trump tariffs would hit Hungary hard despite warm relations with MAGA-friendly Orbán

Nicole Kidman said she swears by this sweaty ritual — and her daughters are in on it too

Trump's FCC approves Skydance-Paramount merger — with conditions about the company's content