Aptoide, an alternative to Google's Play Store, complained to European Union antitrust regulators alleging the Alphabet Inc. unit has prevented its service from working on some users' phones and tablets, Bloomberg reported.
Aptoide reportedly said antivirus software integrated into the Android operating system thwarted users when they downloaded and tried to use the app store on their devices -- allegedly in violation of the bloc's competition rules.
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June 05, 2026 16:18 ET A busy week for economic news flow saw a slew of reports being released that reflected the trends in the U.S. labor market. In Europe, economic growth and inflation data gained attention as the European Central Bank and Bank of England head for policy session later in the month. In Asia, the monetary policy session of the Indian central bank was in focus as the country, a major oil importer, reels under the pressures of a weaker rupee and rising inflation.