Everything you need to know about know-it-all Google
7 years, 2 months ago

Everything you need to know about know-it-all Google

Deccan Chronicle  

We all board the ship called Google to explore the vast and often dark Internet. Parent Alphabet Subsidiaries Google, Fiber, Calico, Next, Life Sciences, Ventures, Capital, X lab. According to the latest numbers from StatsCounter.com, Google search has a global market share of over 90 per cent with all platforms taken into consideration. It was Google's open web standard initiative to offer faster and lighter version of websites to save time and data. It includes media streaming device Chromecast, Pixel phones, Google Home, Daydream View Virtual Reality headset, Chromebooks, and Google Wifi.

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Google shares slide on spending plans despite sales jump
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Google shares slide on spending plans despite sales jump

Raw Story  

by Alex PIGMAN Google's parent company Alphabet on Tuesday reported revenue jumped in the recently-ended quarter, but shares sank on concerns it may be pouring too much money into artificial intelligence. "We are pushing the next frontiers from AI agents, reasoning and deep research to state-of-the-art video, quantum computing and more," Alphabet chief executive Sundar Pichai said during an earnings …

Google's search engine market share falls below 90% for first time since 2015: Report
2 months, 1 week ago

Google's search engine market share falls below 90% for first time since 2015: Report

Hindustan Times  

Google's global search engine market share fell below 90% during the final three months of 2024. This happened for the first time since 2015, according to a Search Engine Land report that cited Statcounter data. In the US specifically, Google's search engine market share peaked at 90.37% in November, but fell to 87.39% in December. All of this also comes …

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

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

The Hindu  

Apple has asked to participate in Google's upcoming U.S. antitrust trial over online search, saying it cannot rely on Google to defend revenue-sharing agreements that send the iPhone maker billions of dollars each year for making Google the default search engine on its Safari browser. Apple does not plan to build its own search engine to compete with Alphabet's Google, …

Google's biggest bet is AI for search, investment chief says
3 months, 1 week ago

Google's biggest bet is AI for search, investment chief says

The Hindu  

Alphabet, the Google parent that has pioneered self-driving cars and quantum computing, is making its biggest bet much closer to home: online search. Applying artificial intelligence to the search business that made Google a household name remains the largest gambit for the company, Ruth Porat, Alphabet's president and chief investment officer, said at the Reuters NEXT conference in New York …

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

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

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

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

Raw Story  

The U.S. government late Wednesday asked a judge to order the dismantling of Google by selling its widely used Chrome browser in a major antitrust crackdown on the internet giant. In a court filing, the U.S. Department of Justice urged a shake-up of Google's business that includes banning deals for Google to be the default search engine on smartphones and …

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

US govt may demand Google sell Chrome: Why and what does it mean for users, full story in 5 points
4 months ago

US govt may demand Google sell Chrome: Why and what does it mean for users, full story in 5 points

India Today  

A few months ago a US court deemed Google a Search “monopoly”. A fresh report says that if Google is indeed forced to sell Chrome, the Chrome division might end up being a company with a valuation of around $20 billion. 2- Google says Chrome separation would be bad for users Since August when US District Judge Amit Mehta delivered …

Alphabet's Strong Performance Offers Clues for the Future of Google
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Alphabet's Strong Performance Offers Clues for the Future of Google

Live Mint  

Google's Q3 results show strong performance, with revenue and operating income exceeding Wall Street expectations. The company's cloud-computing operation, Google Cloud, saw significant growth, while its services segment generated a healthy profit despite some concerns about AI spending. Despite the challenges posed by antitrust cases, Alphabet is committed to delivering a robust bottom line and maintaining its status as a …

Google's AI-Fueled Profits Continue Despite Regulatory Threats
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4 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Google Loses Massive Antitrust Case Over Search Dominance
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Google Loses Massive Antitrust Case Over Search Dominance

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — A judge on Monday ruled that Google’s ubiquitous search engine has been illegally exploiting its dominance to squash competition and stifle innovation, a seismic decision that could shake up the internet and hobble one of the world’s best-known companies. Google’s search engine processes an estimated 8.5 billion queries per day worldwide, nearly doubling its daily …

Google, Justice Department make final arguments about whether search engine is a monopoly
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Google, Justice Department make final arguments about whether search engine is a monopoly

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Google’s preeminence as an internet search engine is an illegal monopoly propped up by more than $20 billion spent each year by the tech giant to lock out competition, Justice Department lawyers argued at the closings of a high-stakes antitrust lawsuit. “It would be an unprecedented decision to punish a company for winning on the merits,” Google’s lawyer, …

Would You Still Use Google if It Didn't Pay Apple $20 Billion to Get on Your iPhone?
55 years, 2 months ago

Would You Still Use Google if It Didn't Pay Apple $20 Billion to Get on Your iPhone?

Wired  

Microsoft has poured over $100 billion into developing its Bing search engine over the past two decades but has little market share to show for it. Mehta heard closing arguments on Thursday, with government attorneys arguing that without his intervention Google’s dominance would remain in years to come—despite nascent threats from AI chatbots like ChatGPT. Central to the government’s case …

Google paid Apple $20 billion to be default search engine in Safari
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Google paid Apple $20 billion to be default search engine in Safari

India Today  

Google reportedly paid Apple a staggering $20 billion in 2022 to maintain its position as the default search engine for Safari on iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices. Google has been the default search engine on Apple devices since 2002, paying a significant amount of money, and the deal has undergone multiple renegotiations over the years. Microsoft had previously attempted to …

Google Being Penny Wise, Pound Foolish: Spent over $2bn laying people off in 2023, $700mn in 2024
1 year, 1 month ago

Google Being Penny Wise, Pound Foolish: Spent over $2bn laying people off in 2023, $700mn in 2024

Firstpost  

Google spent a substantial $2.1 billion on severance packages and associated costs while downsizing its workforce by over 12,000 employees throughout 2023, as per a report by The Verge. Key contributors to this growth were Google’s core digital advertising and cloud computing businesses, which demonstrated consistent expansion, attributed by CEO Sundar Pichai to investments in generative AI. Despite the layoffs, …

From ‘Don’t be evil’ to anti-trust: Google turns 25
1 year, 3 months ago

From ‘Don’t be evil’ to anti-trust: Google turns 25

Hindustan Times  

In 1998, almost a quarter of a century after its founding, Microsoft found itself facing a legal challenge. The hearing for the landmark United States vs Microsoft began in May, with district attorneys challenging the company’s strategy of bundling its Internet Explorer browser with its Windows operating system, making it the default option for users who wanted to surf the …

This is how much Google pays Apple for the money it makes through Safari
1 year, 4 months ago

This is how much Google pays Apple for the money it makes through Safari

India Today  

Google is currently facing an antitrust lawsuit from the U.S. Justice Department, alleging that the tech giant is illegally maintaining a monopoly in online search and related advertising markets. Although the exact amount Google pays has never been officially disclosed by either Google or the smartphone makers, a recent testimony by an main economics expert for the Alphabet Inc. unit, …

Google CEO Sundar Pichai defends paying Apple and others to make Google search the default on devices
1 year, 4 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 …

Sundar Pichai had warned Google about ‘bad optics’ of Apple search partnership: ‘Have Yahoo as a choice’
1 year, 5 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 …

DuckDuckGo CEO says Google's billions got in the way of a deal with Apple
1 year, 5 months ago

DuckDuckGo CEO says Google's billions got in the way of a deal with Apple

The Hindu  

The CEO of privacy-oriented search engine DuckDuckGo said its talks with Apple about a potential contract failed because the smartphone maker was reluctant to give up Google's multibillion dollar paychecks, according to newly transcripts of a landmark antitrust trial of the Alphabet unit. Gabriel Weinberg, who also founded the company, testified on Sept 21 on the effect on DuckDuckGo of …

Apple to rival Google with its own search engine ‘pegasus’? Here's what you should know
1 year, 5 months ago

Apple to rival Google with its own search engine ‘pegasus’? Here's what you should know

Live Mint  

Apple currently makes around $8 billion annually owing to its deal with Google which makes the company's software the default search engine on all Apple products like iPhones, iPads, Macs and more. However, the iPhone maker could potentially get a much larger revenue share like the size of the Apple Watch if the company went on to deploy its own …

Apple exec defends the decision to make Google its default search engine on iPhones and Macs
1 year, 5 months ago

Apple exec defends the decision to make Google its default search engine on iPhones and Macs

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A top Apple executive defended the tech giant’s decision to make Google the default search engine on Apple iPhones and Macs, saying there was no “valid alternative.’’ Testifying in the biggest antitrust trial in a quarter century, Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of services, said Tuesday that there wasn’t “anybody as good’’ as Google at helping phone …

Who Is Google Actually Hurting?
1 year, 5 months ago

Who Is Google Actually Hurting?

Slate  

The Department of Justice has taken Google to court, in the most significant antitrust lawsuit to hit in decades. It’s arguing that Google unlawfully struck billion-dollar deals to be the default search engine on smartphone browsers, with executives of Apple expected to testify about the company’s cozy partnership. Advertisers Big and small businesses use Google as a critical bridge to …

DuckDuckGo founder says Google's phone and manufacturing partnerships thwart competition
1 year, 6 months ago

DuckDuckGo founder says Google's phone and manufacturing partnerships thwart competition

The Hindu  

Appearing in the biggest antitrust trial in a quarter century, DuckDuckGo founder Gabriel Weinberg testified Thursday that it was hard for his small search engine company to compete with Google because the powerhouse has deals with phone companies and equipment manufacturers to make its product the default search option on so many devices. DuckDuckGo still sells ads, but bases them …

DuckDuckGo founder says Google's phone and manufacturing partnerships thwart competition
1 year, 6 months ago

DuckDuckGo founder says Google's phone and manufacturing partnerships thwart competition

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Appearing in the biggest …

Google gives a glimpse of its defence in once-in-a-generation antitrust trial
1 year, 6 months ago

Google gives a glimpse of its defence in once-in-a-generation antitrust trial

The Hindu  

Search and advertising giant Google gave a glimpse of a main leg of its defence in court on Thursday, through data showing that users happily stick with its search engine when pre-installed on their devices and quickly switch from Bing or others they like less. The government says Google paid $10 billion annually to wireless companies like AT&T, device makers …

Leaving Google’s search engine isn’t easy, government witness says in antitrust case
1 year, 6 months ago

Leaving Google’s search engine isn’t easy, government witness says in antitrust case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department pressed ahead with its antitrust case against Google Wednesday, questioning a former employee of the search engine giant about deals he helped negotiate with phone companies in the 2000s. He said he acquired an Android 12 phone and studied the process required to replace the Google search engine with Bing; it took 10 steps. …

Google pays more than $10 billion a year to maintain its search dominance, says U.S.
1 year, 6 months ago

Google pays more than $10 billion a year to maintain its search dominance, says U.S.

The Hindu  

Google has exploited its dominance of the internet search market to lock out competitors and smother innovation, the Department of Justice said Tuesday at the opening of the biggest U.S. antitrust trial in a quarter century. “This case is about the future of the internet and whether Google's search engine will ever face meaningful competition,” said Kenneth Dintzer, the Justice …

Google pays more than $10 billion a year to maintain its search dominance: US
1 year, 6 months ago

Google pays more than $10 billion a year to maintain its search dominance: US

Deccan Chronicle  

WASHINGTON: Google has exploited its dominance of the internet search market to lock out competitors and smother innovation, the Department of Justice said Tuesday at the opening of the biggest U.S. antitrust trial in a quarter century. “This case is about the future of the internet and whether Google's search engine will ever face meaningful competition,” said Kenneth Dintzer, the …

Google exploited exclusive search engine deals to maintain its advantage over rivals, DOJ argues
1 year, 6 months ago

Google exploited exclusive search engine deals to maintain its advantage over rivals, DOJ argues

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Google has exploited its dominance of the internet search market to lock out competitors and smother innovation, the Department of Justice said Tuesday at the opening of the biggest U.S. antitrust trial in a quarter century. “This case is about the future of the internet and whether Google’s search engine will ever face meaningful competition,” said Kenneth Dintzer, …

It's Google versus the US in the biggest antitrust trial in decades
1 year, 6 months ago

It's Google versus the US in the biggest antitrust trial in decades

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Google will confront a …

Google’s search engine dominance is at the heart of the biggest U.S. antitrust trial in decades
1 year, 6 months ago

Google’s search engine dominance is at the heart of the biggest U.S. antitrust trial in decades

The Hindu  

Google has exploited its dominance of the internet search market to lock out competitors and smother innovation, the Department of Justice charged on September 12 at the opening of the biggest U.S. antitrust trial in a quarter century. “This case is about the future of the internet and whether Google’s search engine will ever face meaningful competition,″ said Kenneth Dintzer, …

US takes on Google: What to know about biggest antitrust trial in decades
1 year, 6 months ago

US takes on Google: What to know about biggest antitrust trial in decades

Al Jazeera  

Google has grabbed a 90 percent market share in search in the US in recent years, the government estimates. A blockbuster antitrust trial is underway in Washington, DC, where the United States Department of Justice and a coalition of state attorneys general have accused Alphabet’s Google of unlawfully abusing its dominance in the search engine market to maintain monopoly power. …

Google’s search engine dominance is at the center of the biggest US antitrust trial in decades
1 year, 6 months ago

Google’s search engine dominance is at the center of the biggest US antitrust trial in decades

Associated Press  

The U.S. government is taking aim at what has been an indomitable empire: Google’s ubiquitous search engine that has become the internet’s main gateway. From Google’s perspective, the perpetual improvements explain why most people almost reflexively gravitate to its search engine, a habit that long ago made “Googling” synonymous with looking things up. The Justice Department contends Google’s claim that …

EU regulators may demand Google to sell part of ad-tech business, says source
1 year, 9 months ago

EU regulators may demand Google to sell part of ad-tech business, says source

The Hindu  

European Union antitrust regulators may order Alphabet Inc.'s Google to sell a part of its advertising-technology business, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Monday. The EU's top antitrust watchdog, the European Commission, could issue a formal complaint against Google as early as Wednesday, the source said, further intensifying trans-Atlantic efforts to diminish the tech giant's …

Google pays ‘enormous’ sums to maintain search-engine dominance: US Justice dept
2 years, 6 months ago

Google pays ‘enormous’ sums to maintain search-engine dominance: US Justice dept

Hindustan Times  

Alphabet Inc.’s Google pays billions of dollars each year to Apple Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. and other telecom giants to illegally maintain its spot as the No. DOJ attorney Kenneth Dintzer didn’t disclose how much Google spends to be the default search engine on most browsers and all US mobile phones, but described the payments as “enormous numbers.” “Google invests …

Google Tracks Highest Amount Of Data Among All Tech Giants, Study Shows
2 years, 7 months ago

Google Tracks Highest Amount Of Data Among All Tech Giants, Study Shows

News 18  

Search giant Google has been found to be tracking the highest amount of data of its users, according to a study published recently. The Mountain View, California-based tech giant is said to have the highest amount of data collection among all big tech companies. According to an analysis conducted by StockApps.com, Google harvests the most information about its users, more …

Google Is Going To Invest $9.5 Billion For Offices, Data Centers In US This Year
2 years, 11 months ago

Google Is Going To Invest $9.5 Billion For Offices, Data Centers In US This Year

News 18  

– Alphabet Inc's Google said on Wednesday it plans to invest about $9.5 billion across its U.S. offices and data centers this year, up from $7 billion last year. Google said the investment will create at least 12,000 full-time jobs in 2022 and focus on data centers in several states including Nevada, Nebraska and Virginia. Google will continue to invest …

Sundar Pichai outlines Google’s investment plan to create as many as 12,000 jobs
2 years, 11 months ago

Sundar Pichai outlines Google’s investment plan to create as many as 12,000 jobs

Live Mint  

Alphabet Inc's Google said on Wednesday it plans to invest about $9.5 billion across its US offices and data centers this year, up from $7 billion last year. Google said the investment will create at least 12,000 full-time jobs in 2022 and focus on data centers in several states including Nevada, Nebraska and Virginia. In addition, the Android app economy …

Bing’s most popular search word is ‘Google’, says Google
3 years, 5 months ago

Bing’s most popular search word is ‘Google’, says Google

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. Read our privacy policy Google is the most searched for term on Microsoft’s Bing search engine, the …

Google Collects 20 Times More Data From Android Than Apple Collects From iOS, Study Shows
3 years, 11 months ago

Google Collects 20 Times More Data From Android Than Apple Collects From iOS, Study Shows

News 18  

Google’s Android reportedly collects more user data than Apple’s iOS for iPhones, new research has found. According to iOS and Android researcher Douglas Leith from Trinity College in Ireland, Google’s mobile operating system collects about 20 times more data than its Apple counterpart. It notes that a Pixel smartphone sends roughly 1MB of data to Google, whereas an iPhone transmits …

Google may face UK online advertising antitrust probe after Brexit
4 years, 4 months ago

Google may face UK online advertising antitrust probe after Brexit

Daily Mail  

Google's domination of the UK's £14billion online advertising market must be the primary target of a blockbuster antitrust probe when Britain leaves the EU at the end of 2020, an influential group of publishers and adtech firms demanded today. Google dominates the UK search market across all platforms, especially in mobile, and must face an antitrust investigation, Marketers for an …

U.S. says Google break-up may be needed to end violations of antitrust law
4 years, 5 months ago

U.S. says Google break-up may be needed to end violations of antitrust law

The Hindu  

The U.S. sued Google on Tuesday, accusing the $1 trillion company of illegally using its market muscle to hobble rivals in the biggest challenge to the power and influence of Big Tech in decades. “The end result is that no one can feasibly challenge Google's dominance in search and search advertising,” Barr said. “So we are asking the court to …

US Department of Justice crackdown is reminder that this is Google's world, we just live in it
4 years, 5 months ago

US Department of Justice crackdown is reminder that this is Google's world, we just live in it

Firstpost  

On Tuesday, the Department of Justice sued Google for anticompetitive practices, in the most significant antitrust action by the US government against a technology company in decades About 20 years ago, I typed Google.com into my web browser for the first time. Google said in a tweet that the lawsuit was “deeply flawed.” The company added, “People use Google because …

Google antitrust lawsuit: Why dethroning Google Search is so hard
4 years, 5 months ago

Google antitrust lawsuit: Why dethroning Google Search is so hard

CNN  

San Francisco CNN Business — If you use the internet, Google is practically inescapable. It’s unclear what consequences the tech giant may face, but US Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen said on a call with reporters that “nothing is off the table.” But if reining in the Google search juggernaut is the goal, the big question is: Will anything on …

How Google evolved from ‘cuddly’ startup to antitrust target
4 years, 5 months ago

How Google evolved from ‘cuddly’ startup to antitrust target

Associated Press  

SAN RAMON, Calif. — In Google’s infancy, co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin reviled Microsoft as a technological bully that ruthlessly abused its dominance of the personal computer software market to choke off competition that could spawn better products. Like Microsoft was 22 years ago, Google is in the crosshairs of a Justice Department lawsuit accusing it of wielding the …

The US government sues Google for alleged anticompetitive abuses in search
4 years, 5 months ago

The US government sues Google for alleged anticompetitive abuses in search

CNN  

Washington CNN Business — The Trump administration on Tuesday sued Google in what is the largest antitrust case against a tech company in more than two decades. “Nothing is off the table,” said Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen, who warned that if DOJ did not file suit now, “we could lose the next wave of innovation” and that “Americans may …

How Google evolved from ‘cuddly’ start-up to antitrust target
4 years, 5 months ago

How Google evolved from ‘cuddly’ start-up to antitrust target

LA Times  

Google is in the crosshairs of a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit accusing it of wielding the immense power of its internet search engine as a weapon that has bludgeoned competition and thwarted innovation. Like Microsoft was 22 years ago, Google is in the crosshairs of a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit accusing it of wielding the immense power of its internet …

Tech Antitrust Report: Google Monopolizing Search & Restrictive Android Agreements Concern Regulators
4 years, 5 months ago

Tech Antitrust Report: Google Monopolizing Search & Restrictive Android Agreements Concern Regulators

News 18  

In what can only be described as a first of its kind report, the Subcommittee On Antitrust, Commercial And Administrative Law Of The Committee Of The Judiciary of the US Congress has released its conclusions and recommendations on whether the big tech companies such as Google, Apple, Amazon and Facebook are violating the antitrust laws. Google has faced fire in …

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