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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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Google’s Chrome Worth Up to $20 Billion If Judge Orders Sale
Chrome browser could go for as much as $20 billion if a judge agrees to a Justice Department proposal to sell the business. Antitrust officials, along with states that have joined the case, also plan to recommend Wednesday that federal judge Amit Mehta impose data licensing requirements.
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Will Google Be Forced To Sell Chrome? US Judge Amit Mehta To Decide
Top Justice Department antitrust officials have decided to ask a judge to force Alphabet Inc.'s Google to sell off its Chrome browser in what would be a historic crackdown on one of the world's biggest tech companies.
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Nvidia Says It Has ‘Not Been Subpoenaed’ by the US Department of Justice in Probe
Nvidia has said that the US DOJ is sending out subpoenas as part of an antitrust probe -- but the company has not yet been subpoenaed. The DoJ has sent such a request seeking information about Nvidia’s acquisition of RunAI and aspects of its chip business, a person with direct knowledge of the matter has told the media.
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Apple Seeks Dismissal of US Lawsuit That Accuses iPhone Maker of Monopolising Smartphone Market
Apple said on Tuesday it plans to ask a US judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Justice Department and 15 states in March that alleged the iPhone maker monopolized the smartphone market, hurt smaller rivals and drove up prices.
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Apple Gets Sued by the US DOJ; Accused of Illegal Monopoly in Smartphone Market
The US Department of Justice and 15 states on Thursday sued Apple as the government cracks down on Big Tech, alleging the iPhone maker monopolized the smartphone market, hurt smaller rivals and drove up prices. Apple joins competitors sued by regulators, including Alphabet's Google, Meta Platforms and Amazon.com.
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Facebook Risks Instagram-WhatsApp Breakup in Antitrust Case
Facebook was sued by US antitrust officials and a coalition of states that want to break up the company by unwinding its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp, deals the government says were part of a campaign to illegally crush competition.
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Big Tech and the Antitrust Probe: Where Things Stand
A Justice Department official said in announcing the Google lawsuit that the agency's review of internet platforms is ongoing. The combined value of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google based on share price has more than tripled during the past five years to more than $5.4 trillion and the companies are weathering the economic impact of the pandemic ...
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Google US Antitrust Probe Being Discussed by State Attorneys General, Justice Department
State attorneys general investigating Alphabet's Google unit met on Tuesday with U.S. Justice Department officials to coordinate efforts to probe the search and advertising giant, officials told Reuters.
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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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Google’s Chrome Worth Up to $20 Billion If Judge Orders Sale
Chrome browser could go for as much as $20 billion if a judge agrees to a Justice Department proposal to sell the business. Antitrust officials, along with states that have joined the case, also plan to recommend Wednesday that federal judge Amit Mehta impose data licensing requirements.
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Will Google Be Forced To Sell Chrome? US Judge Amit Mehta To Decide
Top Justice Department antitrust officials have decided to ask a judge to force Alphabet Inc.'s Google to sell off its Chrome browser in what would be a historic crackdown on one of the world's biggest tech companies.
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Nvidia Says It Has ‘Not Been Subpoenaed’ by the US Department of Justice in Probe
Nvidia has said that the US DOJ is sending out subpoenas as part of an antitrust probe -- but the company has not yet been subpoenaed. The DoJ has sent such a request seeking information about Nvidia’s acquisition of RunAI and aspects of its chip business, a person with direct knowledge of the matter has told the media.
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Apple Seeks Dismissal of US Lawsuit That Accuses iPhone Maker of Monopolising Smartphone Market
Apple said on Tuesday it plans to ask a US judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Justice Department and 15 states in March that alleged the iPhone maker monopolized the smartphone market, hurt smaller rivals and drove up prices.
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Apple Gets Sued by the US DOJ; Accused of Illegal Monopoly in Smartphone Market
The US Department of Justice and 15 states on Thursday sued Apple as the government cracks down on Big Tech, alleging the iPhone maker monopolized the smartphone market, hurt smaller rivals and drove up prices. Apple joins competitors sued by regulators, including Alphabet's Google, Meta Platforms and Amazon.com.
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Facebook Risks Instagram-WhatsApp Breakup in Antitrust Case
Facebook was sued by US antitrust officials and a coalition of states that want to break up the company by unwinding its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp, deals the government says were part of a campaign to illegally crush competition.
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Big Tech and the Antitrust Probe: Where Things Stand
A Justice Department official said in announcing the Google lawsuit that the agency's review of internet platforms is ongoing. The combined value of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google based on share price has more than tripled during the past five years to more than $5.4 trillion and the companies are weathering the economic impact of the pandemic ...
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Google US Antitrust Probe Being Discussed by State Attorneys General, Justice Department
State attorneys general investigating Alphabet's Google unit met on Tuesday with U.S. Justice Department officials to coordinate efforts to probe the search and advertising giant, officials told Reuters.
