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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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Google Told Employees To Destroy Messages To Avoid Antitrust Suits: Report
Even as Google, the internet giant, stored the world's information, it kept a lid on its internal communications - telling employees to destroy messages, to not use certain words - to avoid antitrust suits, claimed a report.
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Apple, Google, Amazon Lobby Group Opposes India's EU-Like Antitrust Proposal
A US lobby group representing tech giants Google, Amazon and Apple has asked India to rethink its proposed EU-like competition law, arguing regulations against data use and preferential treatment of partners could raise user costs, a letter shows.
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Google to Soon Test Ads Within Its Recently Launched AI Overviews Feature in Search
Google is planning to test ads on its recently launched artificial intelligence (AI)-powered search experience dubbed AI Overviews. Notably, AI Overviews is a rebranded Search Generative Experience (SGE) which was released as an experimental feature to beta testers in May 2023. Now that the feature has been made generally available in the US, the t...
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Google Collaborates With Apollo to Bring AI-Powered Early Disease Screening to India
Google Health has announced a new collaboration with Apollo Radiology International for artificial intelligence (AI)-powered early disease screening in India. The announcement came during the company’s annual The Check Up event. Under this partnership, the tech giant will offer its AI stack for early disease screening to Apollo. The focus will be...
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Indian Startups Ask CCI to Order Google to Restore Apps After 'Brazen' Removal From Play Store
A group representing Indian startups has asked the country's antitrust watchdog to order Alphabet's Google to reinstate apps it removed for policy violations, a letter seen by Reuters shows, escalating a showdown with the US giant in a key market.
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Google’s AI-Powered Search Generative Experience Expands to Over 120 New Countries and Territories
Google launched its generative AI-infused Search Generative Experience (SGE) in the US earlier this year and expanded the AI search tool to India and Japan in August. Now, Google is expanding SGE to more than 120 new countries and territories, the search engine giant said in blog post Wednesday.
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Microsoft CEO Says Google Locking Up Content Needed to Train AI While Tech Giants Compete Hard
Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella said Monday tech giants were competing for vast troves of content needed to train artificial intelligence, and complained Google was locking up content with expensive and exclusive deals with publishers.
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Google Denies $10 Billion Unlawful Payment Claim, Says Quality Kept Search on Top
Google argued on Tuesday the US was wrong to say the search and advertising giant broke the law to hold onto its massive market share, noting its search engine was wildly popular because of its quality and that dissatisfied users could switch with "a few easy clicks."
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Google Hit With Copyright Lawsuit by Danish Online Job-Search Rival Jobindex: Details
Alphabet's Google was hit with a lawsuit on Thursday by Danish online job-search rival Jobindex, a year after the latter complained to EU antitrust regulators that the US tech giant unfairly favoured its own job-search service.
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Microsoft Result Puts AI in Spotlight, Creates Worry for Big Tech
A number of US big tech companies fell on Wednesday as Microsoft's results signaled how the high-stakes battle for AI supremacy will cost the tech giants that have seen their shares rally in recent months on hype around the technology. Microsoft's shares fell 3.6 percent in early trading as the company laid out an aggressive AI-related spending pla...
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Google Filed Complaint Against Microsoft for Dominant Cloud Services Position: Report
Alphabet's Google formally filed a complaint to the US Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday saying Microsoft used its dominant position in enterprise software to push customers towards its cloud services, The Information reported on Wednesday. Microsoft used the licensing terms in its Office 365 productivity software to lock customers into separate ...
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US Newspaper Chain Gannett Sues Google, Says Tech Giant Holds Monopoly on Online Ads
Gannett, the largest US newspaper chain, on Tuesday sued Google, accusing the social media company of violating federal antitrust law by trying to monopolize the market for online advertising.
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Google, Microsoft, OpenAI CEOs Meet US President Biden at White House, Discuss AI Risks
President Joe Biden attended a White House meeting with CEOs of top artificial intelligence companies, including Alphabet's Google and Microsoft, on Thursday to discuss risks and safeguards as the technology catches the attention of governments and lawmakers globally. Biden, who "dropped by" the meeting, has also used ChatGPT, a White House officia...
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Google Requests US Court to Dismiss Lawsuits Over Its App Store Policies
Google asked a court late Thursday to toss out several allegations made by Epic, Match and US state attorneys general about how the search and advertising giant runs its app store for Android phones. In its court filing in federal court in California on Thursday, Google asked that five claims be thrown out.
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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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Google Told Employees To Destroy Messages To Avoid Antitrust Suits: Report
Even as Google, the internet giant, stored the world's information, it kept a lid on its internal communications - telling employees to destroy messages, to not use certain words - to avoid antitrust suits, claimed a report.
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Apple, Google, Amazon Lobby Group Opposes India's EU-Like Antitrust Proposal
A US lobby group representing tech giants Google, Amazon and Apple has asked India to rethink its proposed EU-like competition law, arguing regulations against data use and preferential treatment of partners could raise user costs, a letter shows.
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Google to Soon Test Ads Within Its Recently Launched AI Overviews Feature in Search
Google is planning to test ads on its recently launched artificial intelligence (AI)-powered search experience dubbed AI Overviews. Notably, AI Overviews is a rebranded Search Generative Experience (SGE) which was released as an experimental feature to beta testers in May 2023. Now that the feature has been made generally available in the US, the t...
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Google Collaborates With Apollo to Bring AI-Powered Early Disease Screening to India
Google Health has announced a new collaboration with Apollo Radiology International for artificial intelligence (AI)-powered early disease screening in India. The announcement came during the company’s annual The Check Up event. Under this partnership, the tech giant will offer its AI stack for early disease screening to Apollo. The focus will be...
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Indian Startups Ask CCI to Order Google to Restore Apps After 'Brazen' Removal From Play Store
A group representing Indian startups has asked the country's antitrust watchdog to order Alphabet's Google to reinstate apps it removed for policy violations, a letter seen by Reuters shows, escalating a showdown with the US giant in a key market.
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Google’s AI-Powered Search Generative Experience Expands to Over 120 New Countries and Territories
Google launched its generative AI-infused Search Generative Experience (SGE) in the US earlier this year and expanded the AI search tool to India and Japan in August. Now, Google is expanding SGE to more than 120 new countries and territories, the search engine giant said in blog post Wednesday.
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Microsoft CEO Says Google Locking Up Content Needed to Train AI While Tech Giants Compete Hard
Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella said Monday tech giants were competing for vast troves of content needed to train artificial intelligence, and complained Google was locking up content with expensive and exclusive deals with publishers.
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Google Denies $10 Billion Unlawful Payment Claim, Says Quality Kept Search on Top
Google argued on Tuesday the US was wrong to say the search and advertising giant broke the law to hold onto its massive market share, noting its search engine was wildly popular because of its quality and that dissatisfied users could switch with "a few easy clicks."
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Google Hit With Copyright Lawsuit by Danish Online Job-Search Rival Jobindex: Details
Alphabet's Google was hit with a lawsuit on Thursday by Danish online job-search rival Jobindex, a year after the latter complained to EU antitrust regulators that the US tech giant unfairly favoured its own job-search service.
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Microsoft Result Puts AI in Spotlight, Creates Worry for Big Tech
A number of US big tech companies fell on Wednesday as Microsoft's results signaled how the high-stakes battle for AI supremacy will cost the tech giants that have seen their shares rally in recent months on hype around the technology. Microsoft's shares fell 3.6 percent in early trading as the company laid out an aggressive AI-related spending pla...
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Google Filed Complaint Against Microsoft for Dominant Cloud Services Position: Report
Alphabet's Google formally filed a complaint to the US Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday saying Microsoft used its dominant position in enterprise software to push customers towards its cloud services, The Information reported on Wednesday. Microsoft used the licensing terms in its Office 365 productivity software to lock customers into separate ...
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US Newspaper Chain Gannett Sues Google, Says Tech Giant Holds Monopoly on Online Ads
Gannett, the largest US newspaper chain, on Tuesday sued Google, accusing the social media company of violating federal antitrust law by trying to monopolize the market for online advertising.
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Google, Microsoft, OpenAI CEOs Meet US President Biden at White House, Discuss AI Risks
President Joe Biden attended a White House meeting with CEOs of top artificial intelligence companies, including Alphabet's Google and Microsoft, on Thursday to discuss risks and safeguards as the technology catches the attention of governments and lawmakers globally. Biden, who "dropped by" the meeting, has also used ChatGPT, a White House officia...
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Google Requests US Court to Dismiss Lawsuits Over Its App Store Policies
Google asked a court late Thursday to toss out several allegations made by Epic, Match and US state attorneys general about how the search and advertising giant runs its app store for Android phones. In its court filing in federal court in California on Thursday, Google asked that five claims be thrown out.
