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Apple Seeks to Defend Google's Billion-Dollar Payments in Search Case
Apple wants to call witnesses to testify at an April trial. Prosecutors will seek to show Google must take several measures, including selling its Chrome Web browser and potentially its Android operating system, to restore competition in online search.
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Apple Executive Explains Why the Company Will Never Develop a Google-Like Search Engine
Apple does not have any intentions of building a search engine or entering the text ad market, highlighted a company executive on Monday. The statement arrived as an official testimony in the ongoing antitrust case against Google and Apple filed by the US Department of Justice over the default search engine deal that triggers any queries entered by...
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As Google Faces A Grave And Uncertain Future, Apple Steps In. Here's Why
Two of the world's largest tech behemoths - Apple and Google - are coming together in what is increasingly seeming like an indefensible case. Billions and billions are at stake and Google, the world's 'default' search engine, stares into the abyss.
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Google Offers to Loosen Search Deals With Apple, Other Firms in US Antitrust Case Remedy
Google urged US District Judge Amit Mehta in Washington to move cautiously in deciding what the company must do to restore competition, after his ruling that the company holds an illegal monopoly in online search and related advertising.
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Japan's Antitrust Watchdog to Find Google Violated Law in Search Case: Report
The Japan Fair Trade Commission(JFTC) will soon issue a cease and desist order asking Google to halt its monopolistic practices, a report by Nikkei said.
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Google Blasts Chrome Sale as ‘Extreme’ Remedy at Odds With Law
Google on Friday labelled the US Justice Department's plan to sell its web browser as "extreme" and legally flawed, cautioning a judge against stifling future innovation. In a court filing, the search giant proposed its own remedy, arguing the Chrome sale doesn't match the illegal conduct involving exclusive contracts with browsers, manufacturers, ...
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Rivals Criticise Google's Search Result Changes, Call for EU Antitrust Charges
Over 20 price comparison websites across Europe have proposed changes to its search results, saying they still fail to comply with EU tech rules. The DMA prohibits it from favouring its products and services on its platform.
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Trump Announces Antitrust Chief, Previewing Big Tech 'Censorship' Fight
President-elect Donald Trump tapped Andrew Ferguson, a board member at the Federal Trade Commission, to run the US antitrust and competition agency.
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Canada's Antitrust Watchdog Sues Google Over Alleged Anti-Competitive Conduct in Advertising
Canada's Competition Bureau is suing Alphabet's Google over alleged anti-competitive conduct in online advertising. The Competition Bureau, in a statement, said it had filed an application with the Competition Tribunal seeking an order that, among other things, requires Google to sell two of its ad tech tools.
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Canada Sues Google Over Online Advertising, Seeks Ad Tech Breakup
Canada's antitrust regulator is taking Google to court for alleged abuse of dominance in web advertising, adding to a mounting pile of legal challenges for the search giant.
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Microsoft Denies Training AI Models on User Data From Microsoft 365 Apps
Microsoft on Wednesday denied claims that it uses customer data to train artificial intelligence models. The response came after some users pointed out on social media that the company requires users to opt-out of its "connected experiences" feature, which they argued was used to train AI models.
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Microsoft Faces Broad Antitrust Investigation From US Federal Trade Commission
The US Federal Trade Commission has opened an antitrust investigation of Microsoft Corporation, drilling into everything from the company's cloud computing and software licensing businesses to cybersecurity offerings and AI products.
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US Regulator Opens Antitrust Probe Into Microsoft
The US Federal Trade Commission would be looking into Microsoft's software licensing, cloud computing businesses, and practices related to cybersecurity and AI products.
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Brazil Antitrust Body Rules Apple Must Lift Restrictions on In-App Payments
Brazilian antitrust regulator Cade said on Monday that Apple must lift restrictions on payment methods for in-app purchases. Another preventive measure is that Apple must allow app developers to offer other in-app payment processing options apart from the one owned by Apple, the regulator added.
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Google's Key Argument In Monopoly Lawsuit Falls Flat With US Judge
A federal judge threw cold water on one of Alphabet Inc.'s key arguments in a Department of Justice lawsuit over allegations that Google monopolized advertising technology.
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Apple Seeks to Defend Google's Billion-Dollar Payments in Search Case
Apple wants to call witnesses to testify at an April trial. Prosecutors will seek to show Google must take several measures, including selling its Chrome Web browser and potentially its Android operating system, to restore competition in online search.
-
Apple Executive Explains Why the Company Will Never Develop a Google-Like Search Engine
Apple does not have any intentions of building a search engine or entering the text ad market, highlighted a company executive on Monday. The statement arrived as an official testimony in the ongoing antitrust case against Google and Apple filed by the US Department of Justice over the default search engine deal that triggers any queries entered by...
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As Google Faces A Grave And Uncertain Future, Apple Steps In. Here's Why
Two of the world's largest tech behemoths - Apple and Google - are coming together in what is increasingly seeming like an indefensible case. Billions and billions are at stake and Google, the world's 'default' search engine, stares into the abyss.
-
Google Offers to Loosen Search Deals With Apple, Other Firms in US Antitrust Case Remedy
Google urged US District Judge Amit Mehta in Washington to move cautiously in deciding what the company must do to restore competition, after his ruling that the company holds an illegal monopoly in online search and related advertising.
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Japan's Antitrust Watchdog to Find Google Violated Law in Search Case: Report
The Japan Fair Trade Commission(JFTC) will soon issue a cease and desist order asking Google to halt its monopolistic practices, a report by Nikkei said.
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Google Blasts Chrome Sale as ‘Extreme’ Remedy at Odds With Law
Google on Friday labelled the US Justice Department's plan to sell its web browser as "extreme" and legally flawed, cautioning a judge against stifling future innovation. In a court filing, the search giant proposed its own remedy, arguing the Chrome sale doesn't match the illegal conduct involving exclusive contracts with browsers, manufacturers, ...
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Rivals Criticise Google's Search Result Changes, Call for EU Antitrust Charges
Over 20 price comparison websites across Europe have proposed changes to its search results, saying they still fail to comply with EU tech rules. The DMA prohibits it from favouring its products and services on its platform.
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Trump Announces Antitrust Chief, Previewing Big Tech 'Censorship' Fight
President-elect Donald Trump tapped Andrew Ferguson, a board member at the Federal Trade Commission, to run the US antitrust and competition agency.
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Canada's Antitrust Watchdog Sues Google Over Alleged Anti-Competitive Conduct in Advertising
Canada's Competition Bureau is suing Alphabet's Google over alleged anti-competitive conduct in online advertising. The Competition Bureau, in a statement, said it had filed an application with the Competition Tribunal seeking an order that, among other things, requires Google to sell two of its ad tech tools.
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Canada Sues Google Over Online Advertising, Seeks Ad Tech Breakup
Canada's antitrust regulator is taking Google to court for alleged abuse of dominance in web advertising, adding to a mounting pile of legal challenges for the search giant.
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Microsoft Denies Training AI Models on User Data From Microsoft 365 Apps
Microsoft on Wednesday denied claims that it uses customer data to train artificial intelligence models. The response came after some users pointed out on social media that the company requires users to opt-out of its "connected experiences" feature, which they argued was used to train AI models.
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Microsoft Faces Broad Antitrust Investigation From US Federal Trade Commission
The US Federal Trade Commission has opened an antitrust investigation of Microsoft Corporation, drilling into everything from the company's cloud computing and software licensing businesses to cybersecurity offerings and AI products.
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US Regulator Opens Antitrust Probe Into Microsoft
The US Federal Trade Commission would be looking into Microsoft's software licensing, cloud computing businesses, and practices related to cybersecurity and AI products.
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Brazil Antitrust Body Rules Apple Must Lift Restrictions on In-App Payments
Brazilian antitrust regulator Cade said on Monday that Apple must lift restrictions on payment methods for in-app purchases. Another preventive measure is that Apple must allow app developers to offer other in-app payment processing options apart from the one owned by Apple, the regulator added.
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Google's Key Argument In Monopoly Lawsuit Falls Flat With US Judge
A federal judge threw cold water on one of Alphabet Inc.'s key arguments in a Department of Justice lawsuit over allegations that Google monopolized advertising technology.
