DARK SECRETS: 3 - The Real Truth

Hundreds of petrol stations are not providing live prices to ‘cheap fuel finder’

Fuel Finder is used by third-party price comparison apps and websites.

Evening Standard · Jul 6

UK drivers left out of pocket as petrol stations failing to report live fuel prices

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer previously hailed the scheme for making it easier for drivers to ‘choose the lowest price’

The Independent UK · Jul 6

The Stargazer: A 5,000-year-old marble statuette of a Stone Age woman looking skyward

Only a handful of these small, sleek, marble figurines carved by enigmatic Stone Age people are known to exist.

LiveScience · Jul 6

Getty scraps £2.8bn Shutterstock deal after UK intervention

The two companies had agreed a tie-up in January to bring together two of the biggest players in images and video

The Independent UK · Jul 1

Competition watchdog opens probe into childcare sector

The Competition and Markets Authority said it had concerns that ‘too many families’ were struggling with the system.

Evening Standard · Jul 1

Competition watchdog to fast-track review into £2bn Netomnia deal

Nexfibre, a joint venture including Liberty Global, Telefonica and private equity firm InfraVia, struck the deal in February.

Evening Standard · Jul 1

UK watchdog moves to break Apple and Google's grip on app payments

Buy an app subscription today and there is a good chance Apple or Google is taking a cut. The CMA wants developers to be free to point customers elsewhere to pay and is asking the tech giants to justify any fees they charge for the privilege.

Euronews · Jun 30

UK watchdog plans to break Apple and Google’s ‘effective duopoly’ on mobile app stores

CMA says developers should be able to steer users away from app stores for payments to increase competition

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30

UK regulator considers opening Apple, Google app stores to rival payments

Britain's competition watchdog is proposing to let app developers direct users to cheaper payment options outside Apple and Google's app stores. This move aims to boost competition and reduce hefty app store fees. The regulator is also considering forcing Apple to open its contactless payment technology, potentially enabling rival services.…

The Economic Times · Jun 30

Apple and Google’s App Stores are fundamentally unfair and must be changed, watchdog says

CMA previously gave Apple and Google ‘strategic market status’ for their dominance in the mobile market

The Independent UK · Jun 30