Google CEO defends paying Apple and others to make Google the default search engine on devices
1 year, 5 months ago

Google CEO defends paying Apple and others to make Google the default search engine on devices

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Testifying in the biggest U.S. antitrust case in a quarter century, Google CEO Sundar Pichai defended his company’s practice of paying Apple and other tech companies to make Google the default search engine on their devices, saying the intent was to make the user experience “seamless and easy.’’ The Department of Justice contends that Google — a company whose very name is synonymous with scouring the internet — pays off tech companies to lock out rival search engines to smother competition and innovation. As Google’s star defense witness, Pichai testified Monday that Google’s payments to phone manufacturers and wireless phone companies were partly meant to nudge them into making costly security upgrades and other improvements to their devices, not just to ensure Google was the first search engine users encounter when they open their smartphones or computers. In a 2019 email shown in court, Pichai asked to be informed directly whenever a member of Google’s search engine team defected to Apple. The Mountain View, California-based company could be stopped from paying Apple and other companies to make Google the default search engine.

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Google, Apple hit by EU regulatory crackdown
1 week, 6 days ago

Google, Apple hit by EU regulatory crackdown

The Hindu  

Google was hit with two charges of breaching landmark EU rules on Wednesday, while Apple was ordered to help rivals connect with its iPhones and iPads, as Europe's antitrust regulators continued a crackdown against Big Tech. A service fee charged by the company for facilitating an app developer's initial acquisition of a new customer via Google Play goes beyond what …

U.S. drops bid to make Google sell AI investments in antitrust case
3 weeks, 4 days ago

U.S. drops bid to make Google sell AI investments in antitrust case

The Hindu  

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The DOJ Still Wants Google to Sell Off Chrome
55 years, 3 months ago

The DOJ Still Wants Google to Sell Off Chrome

Wired  

The US Department of Justice wants Google to sell off its Chrome browser as part of its final remedy proposal in a landmark antitrust case. The proposal, filed Friday afternoon, says that Google must “promptly and fully divest Chrome, along with any assets or services necessary to successfully complete the divestiture, to a buyer approved by the Plaintiffs in their …

Trump’s Justice Department still wants to break up Google
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Trump’s Justice Department still wants to break up Google

LA Times  

Search giant Google still faces a potential breakup under President Trump’s administration. The federal government made the demand last year after a federal judge ruled in a landmark antitrust case that Google maintained an illegal monopoly over internet search. American consumers and businesses suffer from Google’s conduct,” the Justice Department said in a court filing. “DOJ’s sweeping proposals continue to …

Google urges US government to avoid breaking up firm: Report
4 weeks ago

Google urges US government to avoid breaking up firm: Report

Deccan Chronicle  

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Google’s ad sales rose at robust rate in holiday season, but AI-driven numbers let down investors
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Google’s ad sales rose at robust rate in holiday season, but AI-driven numbers let down investors

Associated Press  

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Google must face part of US consumer lawsuit over search dominance
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Google must face part of US consumer lawsuit over search dominance

The Hindu  

Google has failed to persuade a judge in California to throw out a lawsuit accusing the technology giant of monopolising the online search market. San Francisco-based U.S. District Judge Rita Lin in a ruling on Thursday said consumers can proceed for now with allegations that the Alphabet unit's business practices hampered the development of high-quality rival search engines. The lawsuit …

Google’s search ad business faces fresh investigation from UK’s competition watchdog
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Google’s search ad business faces fresh investigation from UK’s competition watchdog

The Hindu  

Britain's competition watchdog said Tuesday it's investigating Google's search ad business, adding to global scrutiny that the U.S. tech giant is facing. Using new powers to investigate competition in digital markets, the watchdog said it would determine whether Google should be given “strategic market status” that would require imposing remedies to change its behavior. Google said in a statement that …

Google may face lawsuit for collecting data from Android smartphones even after users denied consent
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Google may face lawsuit for collecting data from Android smartphones even after users denied consent

India Today  

Google failed to persuade a federal judge to dismiss a privacy class action claiming it collected personal data from people's cellphones after they switched off a button to stop the tracking, paving the way for a possible August trial. In a 20-page decision on Tuesday, Seeborg said reasonable users could view Google's conduct as "highly offensive," because the company collected …

An ‘industry behemoth.’ Inside the federal government’s efforts to break up Google
2 months, 3 weeks ago

An ‘industry behemoth.’ Inside the federal government’s efforts to break up Google

LA Times  

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Apple seeks to defend Google's billion-dollar payments in search case
3 months, 1 week ago

Apple seeks to defend Google's billion-dollar payments in search case

The Hindu  

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Google tells court it's willing to alter Apple deal, but wants to retain Chrome
3 months, 1 week ago

Google tells court it's willing to alter Apple deal, but wants to retain Chrome

Hindustan Times  

Google has asked the US Department of Justice if it can just not have exclusive deals with companies such as Apple for being the default search engine instead of having to sell its Chrome browser as part of the antitrust proceedings, The Verge reported. This comes after the DOJ demanded the company sell off Chrome, syndicate its search results, avoid …

Google counters bid by US to force sale of Chrome, calls proposed remedy extreme
3 months, 1 week ago

Google counters bid by US to force sale of Chrome, calls proposed remedy extreme

Hindustan Times  

Alphabet Inc.’s Google called a US Justice Department plan to force it to sell its web browser “extreme” and at odds with the law, urging a federal court judge to take caution lest he stifle innovation and future investment. The Justice Department and a group of states last month asked Judge Amit Mehta to order Google to sell its Chrome …

Google offers to loosen search deals in US antitrust case remedy
3 months, 1 week ago

Google offers to loosen search deals in US antitrust case remedy

The Hindu  

Alphabet's Google proposed on Friday a loosening of its agreements with Apple and others to set Google as the default search engine on new devices, in a bid to address a U.S. ruling that it unlawfully dominates online search. That is especially true "in an environment where remarkable artificial intelligence innovations are rapidly changing how people interact with many online …

Alphabet's Google seeks to revamp default search engine deals
3 months, 1 week ago

Alphabet's Google seeks to revamp default search engine deals

Firstpost  

The proposal is much narrower than the government’s push to make Google sell its Chrome browser, which Google called a drastic attempt to intervene in the search market Google, U.S. flag and judge's gavel are seen in this illustration. File image/ Reuters Alphabet’s Google proposed on Friday a loosening of its agreements with Apple and others to set Google as …

Google proposes to loosen default search engine deals with Apple and others in US antitrust case
3 months, 1 week ago

Google proposes to loosen default search engine deals with Apple and others in US antitrust case

Hindustan Times  

Alphabet's Google proposed on Friday a loosening of its agreements with Apple and others to set Google as the default search engine on new devices to address a U.S. ruling that it unlawfully dominates online search. The judge found the agreements give Google a "major, largely unseen advantage over its rivals" and result in most devices in the U.S. coming …

Google proposes altering contracts to correct illegal search monopoly
3 months, 1 week ago

Google proposes altering contracts to correct illegal search monopoly

LA Times  

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Why the U.S. Department of Justice wants Google to divest its Chrome browser | Explained
4 months ago

Why the U.S. Department of Justice wants Google to divest its Chrome browser | Explained

The Hindu  

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Google faces £7 billion legal claim over search engine advertising
4 months, 1 week ago

Google faces £7 billion legal claim over search engine advertising

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The multi-billion claim, brought by consumer rights campaigner Nikki …

Google 'rigged the rules' and illegally dominated online advertising market, says US Justice Department
4 months, 1 week ago

Google 'rigged the rules' and illegally dominated online advertising market, says US Justice Department

ABC  

The US Justice Department told a federal judge that Google illegally dominated online advertising technology, in seeking a second antitrust win against the company. "Google rigged the rules of the road," said DOJ lawyer Aaron Teitelbaum, who asked the judge to hold Google accountable for anti-competitive conduct and added Google is "once, twice, three times a monopolist." In a separate …

Google calls DOJ antitrust remedy proposal a threat to privacy, an attack on US tech leadership
4 months, 1 week ago

Google calls DOJ antitrust remedy proposal a threat to privacy, an attack on US tech leadership

Live Mint  

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Bad news for Apple and Google: UK initiates investigation into mobile browser dominance | Full story
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4 months, 1 week ago

Bad news for Apple and Google: UK initiates investigation into mobile browser dominance | Full story

India TV News  

London: Apple and Google aren't giving consumers a genuine choice of mobile web browsers, a British watchdog said on Friday in a report that recommends they face an investigation under new UK digital rules taking effect next year. Apple and Google manipulate the choices: Report The CMA's report also found that Apple and Google manipulate the choices given to mobile …

Why the US forced sale of Google's Chrome faces legal hurdles
Trending News
4 months, 1 week ago

Why the US forced sale of Google's Chrome faces legal hurdles

India TV News  

Efforts by U.S. antitrust regulators to break up Alphabet by forcing a sale of its Google Chrome browser and other proposals to limit its search dominance are likely to run into legal challenges on grounds the remedies are extreme. Google called the DOJ's approach "unprecedented government overreach that would harm American consumers, developers, and small businesses," giving as examples diminished …

Chamber of Progress CEO: Google's Chrome Sale Unlikely
4 months, 1 week ago

Chamber of Progress CEO: Google's Chrome Sale Unlikely

Bloomberg  

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What you need to know about the proposed measures designed to curb Google's search monopoly
4 months, 1 week ago

What you need to know about the proposed measures designed to curb Google's search monopoly

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The sweeping set of recommendations filed late Wednesday by …

What you need to know about the proposed measures designed to curb Google’s search monopoly
4 months, 1 week ago

What you need to know about the proposed measures designed to curb Google’s search monopoly

Associated Press  

U.S. regulators are proposing aggressive measures to restore competition to the online search market after a federal judge ruled Google maintained an illegal monopoly for the last decade. The sweeping set of recommendations filed late Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Justice could radically alter Google’s business, including possibly spinning off the Chrome web browser and syndicating its search data …

U.S. govt calls for breakup of Google and Chrome
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4 months, 1 week ago

U.S. govt calls for breakup of Google and Chrome

Raw Story  

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US government proposes forcing Google to sell Chrome to break up monopoly
Top News
4 months, 1 week ago

US government proposes forcing Google to sell Chrome to break up monopoly

Hindustan Times  

The US government has proposed that Google should be made to sell its Chrome web browser to reduce its control over online searches, which a judge says is like a monopoly. The logo for Google is seen at a Google store in Manhattan, New York City, US The Department of Justice also wants rules to stop Google from using its …

US govt calls for breakup of Google and Chrome
Trending News
4 months, 1 week ago

US govt calls for breakup of Google and Chrome

Deccan Chronicle  

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Google should be forced to sell Chrome browser, Justice Department says
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4 months, 1 week ago

Google should be forced to sell Chrome browser, Justice Department says

Live Mint  

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Google Break-Up: US Regulator Could Force Search Giant To Sell Off Chrome, Stop Android Favour
4 months, 1 week ago

Google Break-Up: US Regulator Could Force Search Giant To Sell Off Chrome, Stop Android Favour

ABP News  

US regulators are ramping up efforts to dismantle Google’s monopoly power, proposing a breakup of the tech giant that could see its Chrome web browser sold off and its Android software stripped of preferential treatment for its search engine. These include halting multibillion-dollar agreements that make Google the default search engine on devices like Apple’s iPhone and requiring Google to …

Google Selling Chrome Won’t Be Enough to End Its Search Monopoly
55 years, 3 months ago

Google Selling Chrome Won’t Be Enough to End Its Search Monopoly

Wired  

To dismantle Google’s illegal monopoly over how Americans search the web, the US Department of Justice wants the tech giant to end its lucrative partnership with Apple, share a trove of proprietary data with competitors and advertisers, and “promptly and fully divest Chrome,” Google’s browser that controls more than half of the US market. On Wednesday, Google president Kent Walker …

Apple urges judge to end U.S. smartphone monopoly case
4 months, 1 week ago

Apple urges judge to end U.S. smartphone monopoly case

The Hindu  

Apple asked a federal judge on Wednesday to dismiss the U.S. Department of Justice's case accusing the iPhone maker of unlawfully dominating the smartphone market, in the latest Big Tech antitrust showdown. U.S. District Judge Julien Neals in Newark, New Jersey, heard arguments from lawyers for Apple who said the government's case should be dismissed on multiple grounds and asked …

'Google must sell its Chrome browser': Why did US Justice Department issue stern order to Alphabet?
Top News
4 months, 1 week ago

'Google must sell its Chrome browser': Why did US Justice Department issue stern order to Alphabet?

India TV News  

Washington: The woes of Alphabet's Google seem to be surging as the US regulators have now asked to sell its Chrome browser. Google disrupting markets "Google's unlawful behaviour has deprived rivals not only of critical distribution channels but also distribution partners who could otherwise enable entry into these markets by competitors in new and innovative ways," the US Department of …

Google must sell Chrome to end search monopoly, US prosecutors argue
4 months, 1 week ago

Google must sell Chrome to end search monopoly, US prosecutors argue

Al Jazeera  

The Department of Justice said Google had ‘deprived rivals’ of opportunities to expand their search engine market share. In a court filing on Wednesday, the US Department of Justice argued that Google, which controls about 90 percent of the online search market, should not be allowed to re-enter the browser market for five years and should sell its Android mobile …

Google could be forced to sell Chrome. Here’s what you need to know
4 months, 1 week ago

Google could be forced to sell Chrome. Here’s what you need to know

LA Times  

The Department of Justice is proposing that a federal judge break up Google to restore competition to the online search market. As part of their proposed penalties, Justice Department officials also suggested the judge impose restrictions on Android, Google’s mobile operating system, to prevent it from favoring Google products. The Department of Justice says forcing Google to divest Chrome would …

US Justice Department asks judge to force Google to sell Chrome internet browser
4 months, 1 week ago

US Justice Department asks judge to force Google to sell Chrome internet browser

ABC  

The US Department of Justice has asked a judge to force Alphabet's Google to sell off its Chrome internet browser to restore competition in the online search market it dominates. Prosecutors argued to the judge, who ruled in August that Google illegally monopolised the search market, that it should take a broad range of other corrective actions, including sharing data …

Federal regulators seek to break up Google, force Chrome sale as part of monopoly punishment
4 months, 1 week ago

Federal regulators seek to break up Google, force Chrome sale as part of monopoly punishment

LA Times  

The U.S. Justice Department’s effort to break up Google harks back to a similar punishment initially imposed on Microsoft after a major antitrust trial a quarter-century ago. Besides seeking a Chrome spinoff and corralling of the Android software, the Justice Department wants the judge to ban Google from forging multibillion-dollar deals to lock in its dominant search engine as the …

The Justice Department is trying to make Google sell off its Chrome browser
4 months, 1 week ago

The Justice Department is trying to make Google sell off its Chrome browser

NPR  

The Justice Department is trying to make Google sell off its Chrome browser toggle caption Matt Slocum/AP The Justice Department wants Google to put its Chrome browser on the auction block. "The playing field is not level because of Google's conduct, and Google's quality reflects the ill-gotten gains of an advantage illegally acquired," the Justice Department wrote in a proposed …

Antitrust enforcers prepare final blitz against Big Tech
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Antitrust enforcers prepare final blitz against Big Tech

Live Mint  

WASHINGTON—The Biden administration’s top antitrust officials plan to take more shots at the tech industry before leaving office, in a race to cap four years of aggressive enforcement. “The government putting its thumb on the scale in these ways would harm consumers, developers and American technological leadership," said Lee-Anne Mulholland, Google’s vice president of regulatory affairs. The department’s antitrust division …

US Justice Department Will Push Google to Sell Chrome to Break Search Monopoly
4 months, 2 weeks ago

US Justice Department Will Push Google to Sell Chrome to Break Search Monopoly

Deccan Chronicle  

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. Chrome Access Antitrust enforcers want the judge to order Google to sell off Chrome — the most widely used browser worldwide — because …

Google could be forced to sell off Chrome by U.S. DOJ: Report
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Google could be forced to sell off Chrome by U.S. DOJ: Report

The Hindu  

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US government will ask judge to force Google to sell off Chrome division
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

US government will ask judge to force Google to sell off Chrome division

India Today  

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Court challenges to Google's search supremacy an 'existential threat' — so how could it be split up?
5 months ago

Court challenges to Google's search supremacy an 'existential threat' — so how could it be split up?

ABC  

Google's monopoly on search is clear. This deal saw Google pay Apple a slice of advertising revenue, in return for preloading its search engine as the exclusive default on Apple's Safari browser. The court ultimately ruled that Google had broke the law by "maintaining a monopoly" on search. "The result of that case is that it cleared a space for …

Google's AI-Fueled Profits Continue Despite Regulatory Threats
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5 months ago

Google's AI-Fueled Profits Continue Despite Regulatory Threats

Associated Press  

Google's financial performance remains strong despite challenges from AI and regulatory scrutiny. The company's profits and revenue increased due to its moneymaking machine powered by its search engine, but this is primarily attributed to the AI investments. The company is facing legal challenges from the US Department of Justice and Virginia state authorities regarding its search engine and digital advertising …

US mulls Google break-up after landmark monopoly case
5 months, 3 weeks ago

US mulls Google break-up after landmark monopoly case

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Google currently processes 90 per cent of internet searches in the US, which led to a landmark …

U.S. weighs Google breakup in landmark trial
5 months, 3 weeks ago

U.S. weighs Google breakup in landmark trial

Raw Story  

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Sundar Pichai says antitrust trials may drag for years: ‘Really harms Google…'
6 months, 1 week ago

Sundar Pichai says antitrust trials may drag for years: ‘Really harms Google…'

Hindustan Times  

Google CEO Sundar Pichai said it will take many years to resolve Google’s antitrust battles, implying that they do not pose an immediate threat to the company’s business. Where we think it really harms our ability to innovate on behalf of our users, we are going to be vigorous in defending ourselves.” Sundar Pichai indicated that Google's antitrust battles will …

Google emails show unease over advertising dominance
6 months, 1 week ago

Google emails show unease over advertising dominance

Live Mint  

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Trial proceedings in the U.S. government’s antitrust case against Google’s advertising business have provided a rare window into internal company anxieties about its central role in the buying and selling of ad space online. Witnesses so far included YouTube Chief Executive Neal Mohan, who previously ran Google’s display-ads business and faced heat on the witness stand for an email …

Google and Apple lose their court fights against the EU and owe billions in fines and taxes
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Google and Apple lose their court fights against the EU and owe billions in fines and taxes

The Hindu  

Google lost its last bid to overturn a European Union antitrust penalty, after the bloc's top court ruled against it Tuesday in a case that came with a whopping fine and helped jumpstart an era of intensifying scrutiny for Big Tech companies. The European Union’s top court rejected Google's appeal against the 2.4 billion euro penalty from the European Commission, …

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