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Google Facing at Least EUR 12 Billion in Civil Claims Across Europe
Google is facing at least EUR 12 billion (roughly Rs. 1,13,259 crore) in damage claims from dozens of price comparison websites across the European Union. The complaints blame Google for stealing their customers. Google denies that any of the European civil suits have merit.
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US FTC Backs DOJ Proposal in Google Search Antitrust Case
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) stated on Friday that the Department of Justice's (DOJ) proposal requiring Alphabet's Google to share search data with competitors includes sufficient safeguards to protect user privacy. This assessment comes as the DOJ pursues measures to boost competition, following a ruling in August that Google holds an ill...
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Google Cuts About 200 Staff in Global Business Unit: Report
Google has cut about 200 jobs across its global business unit. Big Tech players have been redirecting spending towards data centers and AI development, while scaling back investments in other areas.
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US Seeks Breakup of Google's Ad-Tech Products After Judge Finds Illegal Monopoly
The US DoJ has proposed that Alphabet's Google divest its AdX advertising marketplace and ad server DFP. Google has said the company supported behavioural remedies such as making real-time bids available to competitors, but that prosecutors cannot legally pursue a bid to force it to sell parts of its business.
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Google’s Pichai Says US Fix Is ‘De Facto’ Spinoff of Search
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai told a judge that the DoJ's plan to share Google's search data with rivals would be a “de facto” divestiture of the company’s search engine. Pichai was called to testify as part of a three-week trial aimed at determining how Google should restore competition to online search.
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Google Says Deep AI Investments Powering Ad Sales, Soothing Anxious Investors
Alphabet reassured jittery tech investors that its AI investments were powering returns at its crucial ad business on Thursday. The search giant's first-quarter profit and revenue beat expectations, and the company said it would buy back $70 billion (roughly Rs. 5,97,800 crore) in stock, adding $75 billion (roughly Rs. 6,40,362 crore) to its mark...
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Bitcoin Overtakes Google, Amazon And Meta, Becomes Fifth Largest Asset
On April 23, Bitcoin's market cap reached $1.86 trillion (approximately Rs 1.59 lakh crore), overtaking Alphabet, Amazon, and even silver.
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Google Chrome Worth ‘Upwards of $50 Billion,’ Browser Rival Says
Google’s Chrome web browser could be sold for as much as $50 billion (roughly Rs. 4,26,756 crore), estimates CEO of rival search engine, DuckDuckGo. Weinberg, who said the estimate was “back-of-the-envelope” math based on Chrome’s user base, testified as part of a three-week hearing in the DOJ’s case against Alphabet’s Google to determi...
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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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Google Facing at Least EUR 12 Billion in Civil Claims Across Europe
Google is facing at least EUR 12 billion (roughly Rs. 1,13,259 crore) in damage claims from dozens of price comparison websites across the European Union. The complaints blame Google for stealing their customers. Google denies that any of the European civil suits have merit.
-
US FTC Backs DOJ Proposal in Google Search Antitrust Case
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) stated on Friday that the Department of Justice's (DOJ) proposal requiring Alphabet's Google to share search data with competitors includes sufficient safeguards to protect user privacy. This assessment comes as the DOJ pursues measures to boost competition, following a ruling in August that Google holds an ill...
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Google Cuts About 200 Staff in Global Business Unit: Report
Google has cut about 200 jobs across its global business unit. Big Tech players have been redirecting spending towards data centers and AI development, while scaling back investments in other areas.
-
US Seeks Breakup of Google's Ad-Tech Products After Judge Finds Illegal Monopoly
The US DoJ has proposed that Alphabet's Google divest its AdX advertising marketplace and ad server DFP. Google has said the company supported behavioural remedies such as making real-time bids available to competitors, but that prosecutors cannot legally pursue a bid to force it to sell parts of its business.
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Google’s Pichai Says US Fix Is ‘De Facto’ Spinoff of Search
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai told a judge that the DoJ's plan to share Google's search data with rivals would be a “de facto” divestiture of the company’s search engine. Pichai was called to testify as part of a three-week trial aimed at determining how Google should restore competition to online search.
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Google Says Deep AI Investments Powering Ad Sales, Soothing Anxious Investors
Alphabet reassured jittery tech investors that its AI investments were powering returns at its crucial ad business on Thursday. The search giant's first-quarter profit and revenue beat expectations, and the company said it would buy back $70 billion (roughly Rs. 5,97,800 crore) in stock, adding $75 billion (roughly Rs. 6,40,362 crore) to its mark...
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Bitcoin Overtakes Google, Amazon And Meta, Becomes Fifth Largest Asset
On April 23, Bitcoin's market cap reached $1.86 trillion (approximately Rs 1.59 lakh crore), overtaking Alphabet, Amazon, and even silver.
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Google Chrome Worth ‘Upwards of $50 Billion,’ Browser Rival Says
Google’s Chrome web browser could be sold for as much as $50 billion (roughly Rs. 4,26,756 crore), estimates CEO of rival search engine, DuckDuckGo. Weinberg, who said the estimate was “back-of-the-envelope” math based on Chrome’s user base, testified as part of a three-week hearing in the DOJ’s case against Alphabet’s Google to determi...
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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.
-
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.
