Tech Antitrust Hearing: Sundar Pichai Will Talk About Android, Privacy, Advertising & More
4 years, 5 months ago

Tech Antitrust Hearing: Sundar Pichai Will Talk About Android, Privacy, Advertising & More

News 18  

As we head to another congressional hearing on antitrust later today, it is expected that representatives from four of the world’s largest tech companies will have some defending to do. It is expected that Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai will focus on how Google’s digital tools and apps are being used by individuals and small businesses more than ever before, investments in research and development, digital advertising, privacy and Android. “At Google, we take pride in the number of people who choose our products and services; we’re even prouder of what they do with them — whether it’s the 140 million students and educators using G Suite for Education to stay connected during the pandemic... the 5 million Americans gaining digital skills through Grow with Google, part of our $1 billion initiative to expand economic opportunity... or the millions of small business owners connecting with customers through Google products such as Maps and Search,” he says. But more must be done to protect users across industries, which is why we’ve long supported the creation of comprehensive federal privacy laws,” says Pichai. Google's economic policy director Adam Cohen had then said, “you are free to use any other service, if you want to.” News18 had reported at the time that Cohen also answered in non-committal denial to Representative Lucy McBath's inquiry on non-removal of misinformation on the Google Maps platform, by stating that he was not aware of either the quoted WSJ article, or that there are 11 million fake locations registered within a particular region on Maps.

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‘Stakes are high’: Google CEO Sundar Pichai says 2025 will be a defining year for the company
1 week, 1 day ago

‘Stakes are high’: Google CEO Sundar Pichai says 2025 will be a defining year for the company

Hindustan Times  

Google's CEO Sundar Pichai said that the company will see 2025 as a defining year due to the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence in a strategy meeting held in California on December 18, CNBC reported. Google CEO Sundar Pichai testifies during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill. "Scaling Gemini on the consumer side will be our biggest focus …

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has a message for his employees for 2025, says we need to move faster
1 week, 2 days ago

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has a message for his employees for 2025, says we need to move faster

India Today  

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has outlined ambitious goals for 2025, calling it an important year for the company amidst rapid advancements in artificial intelligence. Addressing employees during a strategy meeting at Google’s Mountain View headquarters, Pichai emphasised the urgency of adapting to a rapidly evolving tech landscape, citing the importance of delivering innovative solutions and maintaining focus. In 2025, we …

‘2025 will be critical’: Sundar Pichai explains why ‘stakes are high’ for Google next year
1 week, 5 days ago

‘2025 will be critical’: Sundar Pichai explains why ‘stakes are high’ for Google next year

Live Mint  

Google CEO Sundar Pichai recently held a strategy meeting with Google employees where he discussed the tech giant's priorities for the coming year, increasing regulatory scrutiny around the world and advances in artificial intelligence, according to a report from CNBC. Pichai was quoted by CNBC as saying Google's top priority for 2025: At the meeting, Pichai said the company's top …

Google cut 10% of managerial roles in push for efficiency: Report
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Google cut 10% of managerial roles in push for efficiency: Report

Hindustan Times  

Google CEO Sundar Pichai recently revealed in an all-hands meeting that the company has slashed 10% of its managerial roles, including directors and VPs, according to the Business Insider. Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai speaks at a Google I/O event in Mountain View, California. The layoff saga started back in 2022 when Google's CEO, Sundar Pichai, announced a plan to make …

What does Big Tech hope to gain from warming up to Donald Trump?
3 weeks, 1 day ago

What does Big Tech hope to gain from warming up to Donald Trump?

India Today  

NEW YORK: In a string of visits, dinners, calls, monetary pledges and social media overtures, big tech chiefs — including Apple's Tim Cook, OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, SoftBank's Masayoshi Son and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos — have joined a parade of business and world leaders in trying to improve their standing with President-elect Donald Trump before he takes office …

What does Big Tech hope to gain from warming up to Trump?
3 weeks, 1 day ago

What does Big Tech hope to gain from warming up to Trump?

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — In a string of visits, dinners, calls, monetary pledges and social media overtures, big tech chiefs — including Apple’s Tim Cook, OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos — have joined a parade of business and world leaders in trying to improve their standing with President-elect Donald Trump before he takes …

Google C.E.O. Comments On Landmark Monopoly Ruling
1 month ago

Google C.E.O. Comments On Landmark Monopoly Ruling

New York Times  

“Sundar Pichai is here, everybody, the C.E.O., of course, of Alphabet and Google. How much of your time, and I promise we’d get to it, is spent these days on thinking about this legal case that you are the center of with the U.S. government saying you’re a monopoly and we are going to break you up? They have talked …

Antitrust enforcers prepare final blitz against Big Tech
1 month, 3 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 …

Google's AI-Fueled Profits Continue Despite Regulatory Threats
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2 months, 1 week 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 …

Sundar Pichai says antitrust trials may drag for years: ‘Really harms Google…'
3 months, 2 weeks 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 faces antitrust lawsuit over its advertising technology
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Google faces antitrust lawsuit over its advertising technology

ABC  

One month after a judge declared Google's search engine an illegal monopoly, the tech giant is facing another antitrust lawsuit that threatens to break up the company, this time over its advertising technology. In her opening statement, Google lawyer Karen Dunn likened the government's case to a "time capsule with a Blackberry, an iPod and a Blockbuster video card". In …

US takes on Google in blockbuster antitrust trial to determine if tech firm holds unfair monopoly in online advertising
3 months, 4 weeks ago

US takes on Google in blockbuster antitrust trial to determine if tech firm holds unfair monopoly in online advertising

Daily Mail  

Google is back in court to answer accusations that it has cultivated an illegal monopoly on the lucrative digital ad market, marking the second attempt by the US government to possibly break up one of the most profitable companies in the world. The new antitrust case is being brought in the Eastern District of Virginia by the US Department of …

Google aiming to ‘claim leadership’ of AI market with new phone launch
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Google aiming to ‘claim leadership’ of AI market with new phone launch

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. Read our privacy policy Google will use its upcoming …

Google's Monopoly In Search Is Coming To An End? OpenAI's Search GPT Poses A Serious Threat To The Tech Giant
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Google's Monopoly In Search Is Coming To An End? OpenAI's Search GPT Poses A Serious Threat To The Tech Giant

ABP News  

The days of Google having the monopoly in the market might be getting over sooner than we expected. The tech giant might be facing a huge threat from Sam Altman's OpenAI while it waits for Washington's antitrust regulators' plans to level the playing field in the business of internet search. Reuters quoted Arvind Jain, a former Google engineer who worked …

DC Edit | Google fine: Caveat for Big Tech
5 months ago

DC Edit | Google fine: Caveat for Big Tech

Deccan Chronicle  

After a six-year-long antitrust lawsuit against Google, a US court declared that Alphabet, Google’s owner, has illegally monopolised the search market through exclusive deals with mobile handset makers. Judge Amit Mehta, who delivered this verdict, said Alphabet paid $26 billion to make its search engine the default option on smartphones and web browsers, and effectively blocked any other competitor from …

Google antitrust ruling: A judge said the company is a monopoly, in a blow to the tech industry.
55 years ago

Google antitrust ruling: A judge said the company is a monopoly, in a blow to the tech industry.

Slate  

On Monday, a judge ruled that Google holds a monopoly on the markets for online search engines and text-based search advertising services. For more, here’s a breakdown of some of the biggest takeaways from Mehta’s long U.S. v. Google filing: Google Monopolized the Markets The decision found that Google was an effective monopolist in two specific markets, defined by the …

European Union’s competition boss signals fresh AI scrutiny for Microsoft-OpenAI deal and Google
6 months, 1 week ago

European Union’s competition boss signals fresh AI scrutiny for Microsoft-OpenAI deal and Google

The Hindu  

The European Union is escalating its scrutiny of the artificial intelligence industry, including taking a fresh look into Microsoft's multibillion-dollar partnership with OpenAI, a top EU official said Friday. The European Commission, the bloc's executive arm, started reviewing the deal last year to see whether it broke EU merger rules but dropped it after concluding Microsoft hadn't gained control of …

Will web traffic die? Sundar Pichai on AI search amid publisher backlash
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Will web traffic die? Sundar Pichai on AI search amid publisher backlash

Hindustan Times  

Sundar Pichai responded to concerns with respect to Google's implementation of AI-powered search results. The debate sparked a discussion about the future of the web which Sundar Pichai said that he remains optimistic about as Google is committed to prioritising high-quality content and user satisfaction. Talking about worries of publishers who fear losing web traffic, Sundar Pichai said that the …

Google's Sundar Pichai on his parents: ‘I grew up in a middle-class family, what resonated for me was…’
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Google's Sundar Pichai on his parents: ‘I grew up in a middle-class family, what resonated for me was…’

Hindustan Times  

Google CEO Sundar Pichai was raised in Chennai. Reflecting on his childhood, Sundar Pichai said that it had a huge impact on his work ethics as he learnt things that he still follows as the CEO of the tech giant. Sundar Pichai who has been the Google CEO since 2015 said, “My parent always emphasised learning and knowledge and it …

Sundar Pichai on when Google layoffs will stop? ‘We can’t do it now…’
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Sundar Pichai on when Google layoffs will stop? ‘We can’t do it now…’

Hindustan Times  

Google layoffs: In 2024, Google has conducted multiple layoffs and they might not stop as CEO Sundar Pichai said that the company is "taking the time to do it correctly and well." Criticised for his leadership and the culture around layoffs, the Google top boss said that as a leader of such a large company, he makes "fewer consequential decisions, …

Why is Rishi shying away from a battle with Big Tech?
8 months ago

Why is Rishi shying away from a battle with Big Tech?

The Independent  

It was a defining moment of Rishi Sunak’s reign when he sat, being filmed, interviewing Elon Musk. “And there is a concern that this opens up, effectively, a sort of full merits appeal basis, something that we’ve been – in all the debates on this bill going through both Houses – keen to avoid.” Labour’s Alex Davies-Jones said the government …

Google CEO Sundar Pichai nears billionaire status powered by AI boom
8 months, 1 week ago

Google CEO Sundar Pichai nears billionaire status powered by AI boom

Business Standard  

By Vernal Galpotthawela, Julia Love and Davey Alba Alphabet Inc. Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai is on the cusp of achieving a rare milestone for a non-founder tech executive: a 10-figure fortune. “They sacrificed a lot of their life and used a lot of their disposable income to make sure their children were educated.” After earning another advanced degree at …

What Sundar Pichai said on leadership and Google's ‘AI era’: ‘Secure, reliable, and efficient’
8 months, 1 week ago

What Sundar Pichai said on leadership and Google's ‘AI era’: ‘Secure, reliable, and efficient’

Hindustan Times  

Google has been doing it all in the “AI era” to way stay ahead of its competitors as artificial intelligence is now present almost everywhere, becoming an almost indispensable part of our lives. Google CEO Sundar Pichai said, "We have the best infrastructure for the AI era. Google CEO Sundar Pichai talked about leadership and AI's role in the company. …

Sundar Pichai shares Google's AI plan to beat Amazon, Microsoft: ‘Incredible opportunity’
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Sundar Pichai shares Google's AI plan to beat Amazon, Microsoft: ‘Incredible opportunity’

Hindustan Times  

Google CEO Sundar Pichai said that in the fourth quarter of 2023 Google Cloud was at a $36 billion annual revenue run rate. At the Google Cloud Next event, Sundar Pichai said that Google Cloud is showing progress owing to deep investments that the company has made in Artificial Intelligence. Google and Alphabet Inc. CEO Sundar Pichai talked about the …

Antitrust crackdown looms over Big Tech: How Apple, Google are likely staring at break-up orders in US and EU
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Antitrust crackdown looms over Big Tech: How Apple, Google are likely staring at break-up orders in US and EU

Live Mint  

Antitrust regulators on both sides of the Atlantic are tightening their grip on Big Tech, raising the spectre of potential break-up orders for industry titans such as Apple and Alphabet's Google, as per a Reuters report. Regulators have accused companies like Apple and Google of erecting insurmountable barriers around their products, creating what is termed as "walled gardens," thus hindering …

FTC opens inquiry into Big Tech’s partnerships with leading AI startups
11 months, 2 weeks ago

FTC opens inquiry into Big Tech’s partnerships with leading AI startups

Associated Press  

U.S. antitrust enforcers are opening an inquiry into the relationships between leading artificial intelligence startups such as ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and the tech giants that have invested billions of dollars into them. “We’re scrutinizing whether these ties enable dominant firms to exert undue influence or gain privileged access in ways that could undermine fair competition,” said Lina Khan, chair of the …

Google-CCI case: Supreme Court to begin hearing in the matter 30 April
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Google-CCI case: Supreme Court to begin hearing in the matter 30 April

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said it would commence hearing on 30 April in Google's challenge to the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal's decision upholding the ₹1,338 crore fine levied by the Competition Commission of India against Google for antitrust breaches. Representing Google, senior lawyer Harish Salve noted that the case introduces new legal questions for the court's …

Sundar Pichai's 'Apples and Oranges' analogy - Explained | Why Apple gets a larger share from Google?
1 year, 1 month ago

Sundar Pichai's 'Apples and Oranges' analogy - Explained | Why Apple gets a larger share from Google?

India TV News  

Sundar Pichai on Google Search Revenue Sharing: Recently, Google has been accused of favoring Apple over Samsung, sparking a court investigation. Google's CEO, Sundar Pichai, responded by admitting that 36 percent of the search revenue goes to Apple. Apples and Oranges Analogy Pichai stated that treating Samsung and Apple equally in revenue sharing is like expecting apples and oranges to …

Google CEO Sundar Pichai returns to court to defend internet company for second time in two weeks
1 year, 1 month ago

Google CEO Sundar Pichai returns to court to defend internet company for second time in two weeks

Associated Press  

Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Tuesday was summoned to federal court for the second time in two weeks to testify in an antitrust trial threatening to topple a pillar of an internet empire that he helped build. A key part of Google’s defense against that allegations that its Play Store is running an illegal monopoly on Android apps hinges on …

Google CEO Sundar Pichai defends paying Apple and others to make Google search the default on devices
1 year, 2 months ago

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

The Hindu  

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 …

Google to present its star witness, the company's CEO, in landmark monopoly trial
1 year, 2 months ago

Google to present its star witness, the company's CEO, in landmark monopoly trial

NPR  

Google to present its star witness, the company's CEO, in landmark monopoly trial Enlarge this image toggle caption Boris Streubel/Getty Images for DFB Boris Streubel/Getty Images for DFB For the past six weeks, the Justice Department and dozens of top state prosecutors have tried to prove that Google illegally used its monopoly power to ensure its search engine remained on …

Sundar Pichai, CEO Of Alphabet, To Testify In Antitrust Trial On Monday
1 year, 2 months ago

Sundar Pichai, CEO Of Alphabet, To Testify In Antitrust Trial On Monday

ABP News  

Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet and its subsidiary Google, is set to give testimony on Monday in an antitrust battle pertiaing to Google's search dominance and some segments of search advertising, news agency Reuters has reported. The Google's top executive, will participate in the trial, where he is expected to discuss the tech giant's efforts to maintain search competitiveness, particularly …

Google CEO Sundar Pichai to take the stand next week in ongoing US antitrust trial
1 year, 2 months ago

Google CEO Sundar Pichai to take the stand next week in ongoing US antitrust trial

Firstpost  

Google CEO Sundar Pichai will be testifying next week on Monday, in a significant antitrust legal battle that revolves around Google’s dominant position in the search and search advertising sectors. Pichai is expected to face questions on Google’s investments to maintain search dominance Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Alphabet and its subsidiary Google, is set to testify on Monday in …

Google CEO Sundar Pichai to testify in U.S. Google antitrust trial on October 30
1 year, 2 months ago

Google CEO Sundar Pichai to testify in U.S. Google antitrust trial on October 30

The Hindu  

Sundar Pichai, chief executive of Alphabet and its subsidiary Google, will testify on Monday in the once-in-a generation antitrust fight over Google’s dominance of search and some parts of search advertising. Pichai, who is being called as a witness for Google, will likely be asked about the company’s investments aimed at keeping its search competitive, especially as smartphones took over, …

Sundar Pichai had warned Google about ‘bad optics’ of Apple search partnership: ‘Have Yahoo as a choice’
1 year, 2 months ago

Sundar Pichai had warned Google about ‘bad optics’ of Apple search partnership: ‘Have Yahoo as a choice’

Live Mint  

Google CEO Sundar Pichai had expressed concerns about the search giant's exclusive partnership with Apple. Google pays the Cupertino-based tech giant billions of dollars to have Google search as the default search engine on all of its devices, including the iPhone, iPad and Mac. Pichai, who was in-charge of the company's Chrome browser, had shared his concerns about Google paying …

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to testify in Google antitrust trial
1 year, 3 months ago

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to testify in Google antitrust trial

The Hindu  

Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella is expected to testify on Monday as a witness for the US Justice Department, according to a filing on the docket of its once-in-a generation court fight against Alphabet's Google. The take The government is likely to ask Nadella about Microsoft's efforts to expand the reach of Edge and Bing, its browser and search engine, …

Why is Google on trial in the United States? | Explained
1 year, 3 months ago

Why is Google on trial in the United States? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: On September 12, Justice Amit Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia started hearing what is being described as the most important case about the future of the Internet. The key allegation against Google is that its “arrangements” with Apple and other companies to be the default search engine on their devices, …

Today’s Cache| Google’s new AI conversational model; California settles with Google over location privacy practices; Tech leaders back AI regulations
1 year, 3 months ago

Today’s Cache| Google’s new AI conversational model; California settles with Google over location privacy practices; Tech leaders back AI regulations

The Hindu  

Google’s new AI conversational model Google has given a small group of companies access to an early version of its Gemini conversational artificial intelligence software. Tech leaders back AI regulations At a closed-door Senate forum, tech leaders loosely endorsed the idea of government regulations for artificial intelligence, but there is little consensus on what regulations would look like. Executives attending …

As Google turns 25, CEO Sundar Pichai pushes for search and AI evolution
1 year, 4 months ago

As Google turns 25, CEO Sundar Pichai pushes for search and AI evolution

The Hindu  

Just as Google prepares to officially turn 25 on September 27, CEO Sundar Pichai affirmed search would continue to be the core of the company’s mission, and that there was much more to be done with it and AI. As Google also races to develop Bard, it has been accused of stealing personal data and creative works from users for …

'Way Ahead of Its Time': Google's Sundar Pichai on PM Modi’s Vision for Digital India
1 year, 6 months ago

'Way Ahead of Its Time': Google's Sundar Pichai on PM Modi’s Vision for Digital India

News 18  

Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Friday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision for Digital India, emphasizing that it was ahead of its time and has now become a global model. PM Modi in US Highlights: PM Raises Toast to India-US Friendship at State Luncheon, to End Visit with Address to Indian Diaspora Today “His vision for Digital India was way …

Google CEO Sundar Pichai says being responsible with AI is more important than getting into a competitive race
1 year, 7 months ago

Google CEO Sundar Pichai says being responsible with AI is more important than getting into a competitive race

India Today  

Artificial Intelligence has been dominating the tech world since November 2022, when ChatGPT was made available to the public. In the present scenario, Microsoft's Bing, Google's Bard and OpenAI's ChatGPT are the three major players in the AI chatbot race. However, Google CEO Sundar Pichai says that what's more important than this competitive race is that we be responsible while …

Google CEO Sundar Pichai drops big hint on AI, search engine
1 year, 9 months ago

Google CEO Sundar Pichai drops big hint on AI, search engine

Hindustan Times  

Tech giant Google is planning to add artificial intelligence features to its search engine. In an interview to Wall Street Journal, Google chief executive officer Sundar Pichai said that the new AI features will enhance the search engine's ability to answer queries. Google CEO Sundar Pichai A leader in developing large language models, Google is yet to develop technology to …

Google Says Antitrust Order Will Stall Android Growth In India: Report
1 year, 11 months ago

Google Says Antitrust Order Will Stall Android Growth In India: Report

ABP News  

Tech giant Google has warned that the growth of its massively popular Android ecosystem in India will stall due to an antitrust order by the Competition Commission of India that asks it to change how it markets the Android platform, the media has reported. India's antitrust watchdog had penalised the Alphabet-owned company $161 million for exploiting its dominant position in …

Google CEO Sundar Pichai meets PM Modi
2 years ago

Google CEO Sundar Pichai meets PM Modi

Firstpost  

Pichai earlier today said that the company is focussing on startups from India and out of its USD 300 million for the startups, around one-fourth will be invested in entities that are led by women New Delhi: Google CEO Sundar Pichai today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Look forward to continuing our strong partnership and supporting India’s G20 presidency to …

\'India is a part of me\': Google CEO Sundar Pichai after receiving Padma Bhushan
2 years, 1 month ago

\'India is a part of me\': Google CEO Sundar Pichai after receiving Padma Bhushan

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: “India is a part of me and I carry it with me wherever I go," Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai has said, as he received the prestigious Padma Bhushan award from the Indian envoy to the US. It is incredibly meaningful to be honoured in this way by the country that shaped me," 50-year-old Pichai said while accepting …

Google plans legal challenge to India’s antitrust crackdown on Android-sources
2 years, 2 months ago

Google plans legal challenge to India’s antitrust crackdown on Android-sources

The Hindu  

Google is planning a legal challenge to block a ruling by India's antitrust watchdog to change its approach to its Android operating system, concerned that it will restrict how it promotes the platform, sources with direct knowledge of the situation told Reuters. The Competition Commission of India's Android ruling, despite involving a smaller $162 million fine, has worried Google since …

Google backed into a corner as India, US and EU seek to take away its monopoly
2 years, 3 months ago

Google backed into a corner as India, US and EU seek to take away its monopoly

India Today  

Tech giant Google is under fire as several authorities across the world seek to dethrone its monopoly rule. Indian authorities are also ramping up their probe against Google with Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the Minister of State for Electronics and IT, spearheading the country’s role and response in the global antitrust drive. The DNPA is seeking a fair share in the distribution …

Over 3 Billion Phones In The World Running On Android: Google CEO Sundar Pichai
2 years, 5 months ago

Over 3 Billion Phones In The World Running On Android: Google CEO Sundar Pichai

News 18  

During the company?s earnings call, Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai said that more than three billion monthly active devices are now running on the Android operating system globally. Pichai mentioned that consumers had activated one billion Android phones in 2021.?I am proud that Android remains the world?s most popular operating system with more than three billion monthly active devices …

Alphabet CEO Pichai can be questioned in privacy lawsuit, judge rules
3 years ago

Alphabet CEO Pichai can be questioned in privacy lawsuit, judge rules

The Hindu  

Plaintiffs who accused Alphabet Inc's Google of unlawfully tracking their internet use while on "Incognito" browsing mode can question Chief Executive Sundar Pichai for up to two hours, a California federal judge has ruled. In the lawsuit filed in June 2020, users accused Google of illegally invading their privacy by tracking internet use while Google Chrome browsers were set in …

Google defends Android phone maker deals, denies carrot and stick tactics
3 years, 3 months ago

Google defends Android phone maker deals, denies carrot and stick tactics

The Hindu  

Alphabet unit Google on Tuesday said deals with Android phone makers that landed it a record 4.3-billion-euro antitrust fine boosted competition and rejected EU charges that they were a carrot-and-stick tactic that stifled rivals. Lawyers for Google and the EU competition executive clashedover the company's Mobile Application Distribution Agreements that require phone makers to pre-install the Google Search app and …

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