Federal judge orders Google to open its Android app store to competition
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Federal judge orders Google to open its Android app store to competition

The Independent  

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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  

SAN FRANCISCO — Google’s digital ad sales continued to grow at a healthy clip during the holiday season, but that wasn’t enough to offset investors’ worries about whether its big bet on artificial intelligence will yield as big a jackpot as once envisioned. The October-December results released Tuesday by Google parent Alphabet Inc. showed the company is continuing to reap …

Google asks US appeals court to overturn app store verdict
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Google asks US appeals court to overturn app store verdict

The Hindu  

Lawyers for Alphabet's Google and "Fortnite" maker Epic Games squared off before a U.S. appeals court in California on Monday, as Google tries to undo a jury verdict and a judge's order forcing it to revamp its app store. U.S. District Judge James Donato ordered Google in October to restore competition by allowing users to download rival app stores within …

Google makes its appeal to overturn jury verdict branding the Play Store as illegal monopoly
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Google makes its appeal to overturn jury verdict branding the Play Store as illegal monopoly

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Google went to appeals court Monday in an attempt to convince a three-judge panel to overturn a jury’s verdict declaring its app store for Android smartphones as an illegal monopoly and block the penalties imposed by a federal judge to stop the misbehavior. In a nearly hour-long presentation in San Francisco’s Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Google …

Google to fight $4.33 billion EU antitrust fine over Android
2 months ago

Google to fight $4.33 billion EU antitrust fine over Android

Live Mint  

Alphabet Inc. Google will face off against the European Commission in Luxembourg in a bid to overturn a 4.12 billion euro antitrust fine. The 2018 fine—among the largest the commission has ever issued over antitrust abuses—took aim at Google’s Android operating system. The European Union regulator alleged that Google unfairly used its dominance to strongarm device manufacturers and network operators …

What will happen to TikTok on Apple and Google’s app store on Sunday?
2 months, 2 weeks ago

What will happen to TikTok on Apple and Google’s app store on Sunday?

Associated Press  

With President-elect Donald Trump adding uncertainty around whether a TikTok ban will go into effect, the focus is now turning to companies like Google and Apple that are expected to take the popular video sharing app off their platforms in just two days. Late Friday night, TikTok posted a statement on X saying that “the Biden White House and the …

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  

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 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 …

India's Competition Commission starts new probe into Google's app store policies following Winzo’s complaint
4 months ago

India's Competition Commission starts new probe into Google's app store policies following Winzo’s complaint

Firstpost  

Winzo’s claims that Google, through its Play Store, imposes unreasonable terms on app developers via its Developer Distribution Agreement and Developer Program Policies. These policies create a one-sided relationship that limit developers’ ability to operate fairly in the market This investigation is not Google’s first brush with India’s competition watchdog. The probe centres around allegations that Google’s app store policies …

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

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 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 …

Google says selling Chrome or Android would ‘break them’ in response to DOJ: Report
4 months, 1 week ago

Google says selling Chrome or Android would ‘break them’ in response to DOJ: Report

Hindustan Times  

Selling the Chrome browser would harm consumers and businesses, a BBC report quoted Google as saying in the light of the US Department of Justice considering to rule such a proposal over the antitrust lawsuit. A large Google logo is seen at Google's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California, on August 13, 2024 This comes after Judge Amit Mehta …

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 …

US reportedly planning to force Google to sell Chrome, separate Android from other products
4 months, 2 weeks ago

US reportedly planning to force Google to sell Chrome, separate Android from other products

Live Mint  

US Justice Department is set to request a judge to mandate that Google divest its Chrome browser, according to Bloomberg. The department may also propose additional measures targeting artificial intelligence and Google’s Android operating system. However, Google could still face some radical measures with Android as officials prepare to propose decoupling the Android OS from other Google products such as …

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  

The US Department of Justice will ask a judge to force Alphabet's Google, opens new tab to sell off its Chrome internet browser, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the plans. The DOJ will also ask the judge, who ruled in August that Google illegally monopolised the search market, to require measures related to artificial intelligence and …

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 …

Judge delays order in antitrust case requiring Google to open up its app store
5 months, 1 week ago

Judge delays order in antitrust case requiring Google to open up its app store

LA Times  

A panel of judges will be given time to consider Google’s appeal of the 2023 trial focused on antitrust claims lodged by video game maker Epic Games. A federal judge on Friday delayed an order requiring Google to open up its Android app store to more competition until an appeals court decides whether to block the shake-up because of legal …

Judge delays order in antitrust case requiring Google to open up its app store
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge delays order in antitrust case requiring Google to open up its app store

The Independent  

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

U.S. weighs Google breakup in landmark trial

Raw Story  

The U.S. Department of Justice said on Tuesday it would demand that Google make profound changes to how it does business and even consider the possibility of a breakup, after the tech juggernaut was found to be running an illegal monopoly. Determining how to address Google's wrongs is the next stage of a landmark antitrust trial that saw the company …

Google begins its defense in antitrust case alleging monopoly over advertising technology
6 months, 1 week ago

Google begins its defense in antitrust case alleging monopoly over advertising technology

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 opened its defense against …

Google begins its defense in antitrust case alleging monopoly over advertising technology
6 months, 1 week ago

Google begins its defense in antitrust case alleging monopoly over advertising technology

Associated Press  

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Google opened its defense against allegations that it holds an illegal monopoly on online advertising technology Friday with witness testimony saying the industry is vastly more complex and competitive than portrayed by the federal government. “The industry has been exceptionally fluid over the last 18 years,” said Scott Sheffer, a vice president for global partnerships at Google, …

Google loses final EU court appeal against 2.4 billion euro fine in antitrust shopping case
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Google loses final EU court appeal against 2.4 billion euro fine in antitrust shopping case

Associated Press  

LONDON — Google lost its final legal challenge on Tuesday against a European Union penalty for giving its own shopping recommendations an illegal advantage over rivals in search results, ending a long-running antitrust case that came with a whopping fine. The European Union’s Court of Justice upheld a lower court’s decision, rejecting the company’s appeal against the 2.4 billion euro …

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

Competition watchdog closes Apple and Google probes ahead of rules shake-up
7 months, 1 week ago

Competition watchdog closes Apple and Google probes ahead of rules shake-up

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 The UK’s competition watchdog has …

DC Edit | Google fine: Caveat for Big Tech
7 months, 3 weeks 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, 3 months 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 …

Google has an illegal monopoly for online search, US judge rules in huge blow to tech giant
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Google has an illegal monopoly for online search, US judge rules in huge blow to tech giant

Daily Mail  

A US judge on Monday ruled in a landmark anti-trust case that Google has maintained an illegal monopoly with its dominant search engine. Google CEO Sundar Pichai gave testimony during a 10-week trial last year Google's president of global affairs said the company intends to appeal District Court Judge Amrit Mehta's findings. He also pointed out that Mehta concluded Google …

Google Has Acted As A Monopoly, Violated Competition Illegally: US Judge Says About Company's Practices
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Google Has Acted As A Monopoly, Violated Competition Illegally: US Judge Says About Company's Practices

News 18  

Google has once again made the headlines regarding its search monopoly in the market and how it has been able to pump billions into the segment illegally and push competition way behind. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta on Monday ruled that Google had violated antitrust law by spending billions of dollars to secure exclusive agreements with developers, carriers and equipment …

Google Search Is an Illegal Monopoly, US Judge Rules
55 years, 3 months ago

Google Search Is an Illegal Monopoly, US Judge Rules

Wired  

Google is now 0 for 2 in antitrust trials. United States district judge Amit Mehta ruled on Monday that Google has unlawfully maintained its dominance in search by using anticompetitive deals to keep rivals from gaining traction. “The trial evidence firmly established that Google’s monopoly power, maintained by the exclusive distribution agreements, has enabled Google to increase text ads prices …

Judge weighs proposed changes to Google’s Android app store to prevent anticompetitive tactics
10 months, 1 week ago

Judge weighs proposed changes to Google’s Android app store to prevent anticompetitive tactics

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Google is tried to confront the latest in a succession of legal attacks on its digital empire on Thursday as federal judge began to address anticompetitive practices in the app market for smartphones powered by its Android software. The San Francisco court hearing before U.S. District Judge James Donato comes five months after a nine-person jury decided …

Google wants judge, not jury, decide upcoming antitrust case in Virginia
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Google wants judge, not jury, decide upcoming antitrust case in Virginia

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 company argues in court papers filed Thursday that …

Google wants judge, not jury, to decide upcoming antitrust case in Virginia
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Google wants judge, not jury, to decide upcoming antitrust case in Virginia

Associated Press  

Google on Thursday asked that a judge, rather than a jury, decide whether it violated U.S. antitrust laws by building a monopoly on the technology that powers online advertising. The company argues in court papers filed Thursday that it’s unprecedented for a jury to decide a federal antitrust case brought by the government. The right to a jury trial, based …

Google faces second day of closing arguments in US antitrust trial
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Google faces second day of closing arguments in US antitrust trial

Hindustan Times  

The U.S. government will lay out its antitrust case against Alphabet's Google on Friday in a second day of closing arguments focused on accusations that the online search leader broke the law to stay on top in search advertising. The largest US antitrust trial since regulators went after Microsoft a quarter century ago is set to resume with government and …

Apple, Google, Meta targeted under new European law meant to prevent cornering of digital markets
1 year ago

Apple, Google, Meta targeted under new European law meant to prevent cornering of digital markets

Associated Press  

LONDON — European Union regulators opened investigations into Apple, Google and Meta on Monday, the first cases under a sweeping new law designed to stop Big Tech companies from cornering digital markets. The European Commission, the 27-nation bloc’s executive arm, said it was investigating the companies for “non-compliance” with the Digital Markets Act. The Digital Markets Act that took full …

Meta, Microsoft, X are teaming up to fight Apple’s plan to open up App Store to other external payment options
1 year ago

Meta, Microsoft, X are teaming up to fight Apple’s plan to open up App Store to other external payment options

Firstpost  

Meta Platforms Inc, Microsoft Corp, X Corp, and Match Group Inc have jointly urged a federal judge to dismiss Apple’s proposed plan to open its App Store to external payment options While Apple maintains it is complying with the court order while safeguarding the privacy and security of its app store users, it continues to seek a revenue share from …

Probe into Google's Alleged Anti-Competitive Practices Regarding Play Store Pricing
1 year ago

Probe into Google's Alleged Anti-Competitive Practices Regarding Play Store Pricing

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The competition watchdog on Friday ordered a probe against Google for alleged anti-competitive practices with respect to its Play Store pricing policy. “The informants are primarily aggrieved with Google's updated payment policies in relation to its proprietary app store -- Google Play Store -- which is alleged to be in violation of the competition law,” said the Competition …

Competition watchdog orders probe against Google for Playstore pricing policy. What's the issue?
1 year ago

Competition watchdog orders probe against Google for Playstore pricing policy. What's the issue?

Hindustan Times  

The competition regulator ordered an investigation against Google on Friday for suspected anti-competitive practices regarding its pricing policy on the Play Store. Google under scrutiny for alleged discriminatory payment policies on Play Store The Competition Commission of India said that the informants were primarily concerned about Google's revised payment policies related to its proprietary app store, Google Play Store, which …

Indian startups caught in crosshairs as Google raises compliance heat
1 year ago

Indian startups caught in crosshairs as Google raises compliance heat

New Indian Express  

India’s tech startups and new-age firms seem to have a compliance problem. The latest Google Play Store episode reveals that some startup promoters believe regulations can be bent and rules broken. Google temporarily removed 10 app developers from its Play Store for not complying with its updated payment policy. Google’s action came after some startups moved the Supreme Court challenging …

Startups cry foul as Google yanks apps off Play Store for noncompliance
1 year, 1 month ago

Startups cry foul as Google yanks apps off Play Store for noncompliance

Live Mint  

New Delhi/Bengaluru: On Friday, Google removed 10 popular Indian apps, including Bharat Matrimony, Shaadi.com, and Kuku FM, from its Play Store, and warned several others about possible actions for consistently failing to comply with its billing policies. “Our apps were taken off the Play Store on Friday morning along with a notice and a blog post detailing Google’s policy on …

PhonePe launches app store to take on Google’s Play Store
1 year, 1 month ago

PhonePe launches app store to take on Google’s Play Store

Hindustan Times  

Walmart-backed Indian fintech PhonePe on Wednesday launched its app store for Android called Indus Appstore, becoming the first Indian rival to Google’s Play Store. The company is in conversation with multiple phone manufacturers so that the app store can come pre-loaded on different Android cellphones, founder and PhonePe CEO Sameer Nigam said at the launch event in Delhi. “We are …

Supreme Court Issues Notice To Google India On Indian App Developers' Plea Against Play Store Billing Policy
1 year, 1 month ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice To Google India On Indian App Developers' Plea Against Play Store Billing Policy

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on February 2 issued notice on a petition to Google India on petitions filed by filed by tech start-ups challenging Google Play Store's billing policy as exploitative. However, a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, and Justices Manoj Misra and Satish Chandra Sharma refused to immediately stay Google's decision to remove apps from its Play Store over …

Google to face antitrust trial over ad tech monopoly: Know-more
1 year, 1 month ago

Google to face antitrust trial over ad tech monopoly: Know-more

India TV News  

Google will face another antitrust trial in the United States, and this time it is over its ad tech policies in the nation. The lawsuit reads, “Google’s anti-competitive behaviour has raised barriers to entry to artificially high levels, forced key competitors to abandon the market for ad tech tools, dissuaded potential competitors from joining the market, and left Google’s few …

Google-CCI case: Supreme Court to begin hearing in the matter 30 April
1 year, 2 months 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 …

Supreme Court rebuffs Apple’s appeal on app payments, threatening billions in revenue
1 year, 2 months ago

Supreme Court rebuffs Apple’s appeal on app payments, threatening billions in revenue

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed a court order to take effect that could loosen Apple’s grip on its lucrative iPhone app store, threatening to siphon billions of dollars away from one of the world’s most profitable companies., The justices rejected Apple’s appeal of lower-court rulings that found some of Apple’s app store rules for apps purchased on …

Apple may have just lost big at the Supreme Court
1 year, 2 months ago

Apple may have just lost big at the Supreme Court

LA Times  

The Supreme Court declined to take up Apple’s appeal of lower-court rulings that found some of Apple’s app store rules for apps purchased on more than 1 billion iPhones constitute unfair competition under California law. The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed a court order to take effect that could loosen Apple’s grip on its lucrative iPhone app store, potentially siphoning …

Google users to get share of $630m settlement
1 year, 3 months ago

Google users to get share of $630m settlement

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. “We’re pleased to resolve our case with the states and move forward on a settlement.” The disclosure …

Google to pay $700 million to US states, consumers in app store settlement
1 year, 3 months ago

Google to pay $700 million to US states, consumers in app store settlement

Associated Press  

Google has agreed to pay $700 million and make several other concessions to settle allegations that it had been stifling competition against its Android app store — the same issue that went to trial in another case that could result in even bigger changes. Although Google struck the deal with state attorneys general in September, the settlement’s terms weren’t revealed …

Google to pay $700 million to U.S. states, consumers in app store settlement
1 year, 3 months ago

Google to pay $700 million to U.S. states, consumers in app store settlement

LA Times  

A federal jury has decided that Google’s Android app store has been protected by anticompetitive barriers that damage smartphone consumers and software developers, dealing a blow to a major pillar of a technology empire. Google also agreed to make other changes designed to make it even easier for consumers to download and install Android apps from other outlets besides its …

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