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Apple, Meta Fined as EU Presses Ahead with Tech Probes
Apple and Meta have been filed in the EU as the antitrust regulators there handed out the first sanctions under the DMA. The fines signal that the EU is sticking to its guns in enforcing the new rules, which were introduced in 2023. That is despite Trump citing the DMA while vowing in February to "defend American companies and innovators from overs...
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Google Settles India's Antitrust Probe in Android TV Case
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the settlement proposal of Alphabet's Google in the Android TV case. Google has proposed a standalone license for its Play Store and Play Services for Android smart TVs in the country instead of bundling the services.
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Google to Appeal Against Part of US Court's Decision in Monopoly Case
Alphabet's Google plans to appeal against the "adverse" portion of the court decision in DoJ's monopoly case. On Thursday U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema found Google liable for "willfully acquiring and maintaining monopoly power" in markets for publisher ad servers and ad exchanges.
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Google Holds Illegal Monopolies in Ad Tech, US Judge Finds
US District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, found Google liable for "willfully acquiring and maintaining monopoly power" in markets for publisher ad servers and the market for ad exchanges which sit between buyers and sellers. It is the second court ruling that Google holds an illegal monopoly, following a similar judgment in a case ...
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Google Illegally Dominated 2 Markets For Online Ad Technology: US Judge
Alphabet's Google illegally dominated two markets for online advertising technology, a federal judge said on Thursday, dealing another blow to the tech titan in an antitrust case brought by the US.
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Google Reportedly Lays Off Hundreds of Employees in Android, Pixel Teams
Google laid off hundreds of employees in its platforms and devices unit. The cuts in the division, which houses the Android platform, Pixel phones and the Chrome browser among other applications, follow Google's January buyout offers to employees in the unit.
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Google Lays Off Hundreds Of Employees In Android, Pixel Group: Report
Alphabet's Google on Thursday laid off hundreds of employees in its platforms and devices unit, which works on Android software, Pixel phones and the Chrome browser.
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Alibaba Preparing for Flagship AI Model Release as Soon as April
Alibaba is planning to release Qwen 3, an upgraded version of its flagship AI model. The wave of new models out of Asia are threatening to undercut premium US offerings from the likes of OpenAI, Alphabet’s Google and Microsoft.
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Google, Apple Hit by Twin EU Rebuke Amid Big Tech Crackdown
The European Commission chastised Google for allegedly breaching the bloc’s landmark Digital Markets Act by favoring in-house services across its sprawling search empire and for preventing app developers from steering consumers to offers outside of its Play Store. Meanwhile, Apple was told it must loosen the shackles on its prized iPhone operatin...
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Google To Pay $28M To Settle Lawsuit For Favouring White, Asian Employees
Despite confirming the settlement, a Google spokesperson said,"We continue to disagree with the allegations that we treated anyone differently, and remain committed to paying, hiring and levelling all employees fairly."
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Alphabet to Buy Wiz for $32 Billion in Its Biggest Deal to Boost Cloud Security
Alphabet will buy Israeli startup Wiz for about $32 billion (roughly Rs. 2,76,784 crore), marking its biggest deal ever. With this, Wiz will become part of Google's cloud unit and strengthen the company's efforts in cybersecurity solutions that companies use to remove critical risks.
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Google Is Poised to Acquire Eye-Tracking Startup for Future Glasses
Google intends to acquire AdHawk Microsystems for $115 million (roughly Rs. 1003 crore), according to people with knowledge of the matter. That includes $15 million (roughly Rs. 130 crore) in future payments that will hinge on AdHawk reaching performance targets
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US Drops Bid to Make Google Sell Anthropic Investments in Antitrust Case
The US DoJ dropped a proposal to force Alphabet's Google to sell its investments in AI firms. Google holds a minority stake worth billions of dollars in Anthropic. Losing the investment would hand a competitive advantage to OpenAI and its partner Microsoft, Anthropic wrote to the court in February.
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Google Tests An AI-Only Version Of Its Search Engine
Alphabet's Google launched an experimental version of its search engine on Wednesday that completely eliminates its classic 10 blue links in favor of an AI-generated summary.
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Google Urges DOJ to Reverse Course on Breaking Up Company
Representatives for the Alphabet unit asked the government in a meeting last week to take a less aggressive stance as the US looks to end what a judge ruled to be an illegal online search monopoly, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing the private deliberations.
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Apple, Meta Fined as EU Presses Ahead with Tech Probes
Apple and Meta have been filed in the EU as the antitrust regulators there handed out the first sanctions under the DMA. The fines signal that the EU is sticking to its guns in enforcing the new rules, which were introduced in 2023. That is despite Trump citing the DMA while vowing in February to "defend American companies and innovators from overs...
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Google Settles India's Antitrust Probe in Android TV Case
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the settlement proposal of Alphabet's Google in the Android TV case. Google has proposed a standalone license for its Play Store and Play Services for Android smart TVs in the country instead of bundling the services.
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Google to Appeal Against Part of US Court's Decision in Monopoly Case
Alphabet's Google plans to appeal against the "adverse" portion of the court decision in DoJ's monopoly case. On Thursday U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema found Google liable for "willfully acquiring and maintaining monopoly power" in markets for publisher ad servers and ad exchanges.
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Google Holds Illegal Monopolies in Ad Tech, US Judge Finds
US District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, found Google liable for "willfully acquiring and maintaining monopoly power" in markets for publisher ad servers and the market for ad exchanges which sit between buyers and sellers. It is the second court ruling that Google holds an illegal monopoly, following a similar judgment in a case ...
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Google Illegally Dominated 2 Markets For Online Ad Technology: US Judge
Alphabet's Google illegally dominated two markets for online advertising technology, a federal judge said on Thursday, dealing another blow to the tech titan in an antitrust case brought by the US.
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Google Reportedly Lays Off Hundreds of Employees in Android, Pixel Teams
Google laid off hundreds of employees in its platforms and devices unit. The cuts in the division, which houses the Android platform, Pixel phones and the Chrome browser among other applications, follow Google's January buyout offers to employees in the unit.
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Google Lays Off Hundreds Of Employees In Android, Pixel Group: Report
Alphabet's Google on Thursday laid off hundreds of employees in its platforms and devices unit, which works on Android software, Pixel phones and the Chrome browser.
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Alibaba Preparing for Flagship AI Model Release as Soon as April
Alibaba is planning to release Qwen 3, an upgraded version of its flagship AI model. The wave of new models out of Asia are threatening to undercut premium US offerings from the likes of OpenAI, Alphabet’s Google and Microsoft.
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Google, Apple Hit by Twin EU Rebuke Amid Big Tech Crackdown
The European Commission chastised Google for allegedly breaching the bloc’s landmark Digital Markets Act by favoring in-house services across its sprawling search empire and for preventing app developers from steering consumers to offers outside of its Play Store. Meanwhile, Apple was told it must loosen the shackles on its prized iPhone operatin...
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Google To Pay $28M To Settle Lawsuit For Favouring White, Asian Employees
Despite confirming the settlement, a Google spokesperson said,"We continue to disagree with the allegations that we treated anyone differently, and remain committed to paying, hiring and levelling all employees fairly."
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Alphabet to Buy Wiz for $32 Billion in Its Biggest Deal to Boost Cloud Security
Alphabet will buy Israeli startup Wiz for about $32 billion (roughly Rs. 2,76,784 crore), marking its biggest deal ever. With this, Wiz will become part of Google's cloud unit and strengthen the company's efforts in cybersecurity solutions that companies use to remove critical risks.
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Google Is Poised to Acquire Eye-Tracking Startup for Future Glasses
Google intends to acquire AdHawk Microsystems for $115 million (roughly Rs. 1003 crore), according to people with knowledge of the matter. That includes $15 million (roughly Rs. 130 crore) in future payments that will hinge on AdHawk reaching performance targets
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US Drops Bid to Make Google Sell Anthropic Investments in Antitrust Case
The US DoJ dropped a proposal to force Alphabet's Google to sell its investments in AI firms. Google holds a minority stake worth billions of dollars in Anthropic. Losing the investment would hand a competitive advantage to OpenAI and its partner Microsoft, Anthropic wrote to the court in February.
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Google Tests An AI-Only Version Of Its Search Engine
Alphabet's Google launched an experimental version of its search engine on Wednesday that completely eliminates its classic 10 blue links in favor of an AI-generated summary.
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Google Urges DOJ to Reverse Course on Breaking Up Company
Representatives for the Alphabet unit asked the government in a meeting last week to take a less aggressive stance as the US looks to end what a judge ruled to be an illegal online search monopoly, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing the private deliberations.
