China launches an antitrust probe into Google
1 month, 3 weeks ago

China launches an antitrust probe into Google

The Hindu  

The Chinese government's move to open an antitrust probe into Google is the latest development in a long and tangled relationship that goes back to the early 2000s. Here is a look at Google's history in China and what the antitrust probe could mean for the company: Google launched the Chinese-language search engine google.cn in 2006. Beijing later blocked Google services under its Great Firewall censorship system, including the email service Gmail, as well as the Chrome browser and search engine, making them inaccessible to users in mainland China. China’s State Administration for Market Regulation said Tuesday it was investigating Google on suspicion of violating antitrust laws. It hasn’t reached a decision yet,” said Gong, adding, "I think it’s very much negotiable.” Huawei developed its own HarmonyOS operating system after it was placed on the U.S. entity list — foreign individuals, companies and organizations deemed a national security concern — in 2019, which prevented it from doing business with U.S. firms including Google.

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

Google urges US government to avoid breaking up firm: Report

Deccan Chronicle  

Google met with President Donald Trump's government last week and urged them to back away from a push to break up the search engine company, according to a person familiar with the matter. As we've publicly said, we're concerned the current proposals would harm the American economy and national security," a Google spokesperson said. The department has laid out potential …

China goes after Intel, NVIDIA, Google in response to Trump's trade war, announces new US tariffs
1 month, 3 weeks ago

China goes after Intel, NVIDIA, Google in response to Trump's trade war, announces new US tariffs

Firstpost  

Along with Google, NVIDIA and Intel are also facing potential antitrust probes by Chinese regulators as part of this broader retaliatory strategy. In addition to the antitrust investigations, China has also imposed new tariffs and tightening export controls on several critical minerals As the trade war between the US and China continues to intensify, these latest actions underscore the complex …

China targets Google, Nvidia and Intel as trade tensions escalate
1 month, 3 weeks ago

China targets Google, Nvidia and Intel as trade tensions escalate

India Today  

China announced a wide range of measures on Tuesday targeting US businesses including Google, farm equipment makers and the owner of fashion brand Calvin Klein, minutes after new US tariffs on Chinese goods took effect. Beijing also slapped tariffs on US products such as coal, oil and some autos in a rapid response to the new duties on Chinese goods …

China Is Investigating Google Over Trump’s Tariffs
Top News
55 years, 2 months ago

China Is Investigating Google Over Trump’s Tariffs

Wired  

The Chinese government announced Tuesday it is opening an investigation into Google in response to 10 percent tariffs imposed on Chinese imports by US president Donald Trump. Minutes after the tariffs went into effect, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation said it was probing the American tech giant for potentially violating the country’s anti-monopoly law. About 15 years ago, Google …

AP Explica: La investigación antimonopolio de China contra Google
1 month, 3 weeks ago

AP Explica: La investigación antimonopolio de China contra Google

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — China anunció el martes una serie de medidas de represalia contra Estados Unidos, incluyendo aranceles sobre importaciones de productos como carbón, productos de gas natural licuado y petróleo crudo, así como una investigación antimonopolio contra Google. Aquí un vistazo a la historia de Google en China y lo que significa la investigación antimonopolio para la empresa: ¿Cuál …

China launches an antitrust probe into Google. Here’s what it means
Top News
1 month, 3 weeks ago

China launches an antitrust probe into Google. Here’s what it means

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — China on Tuesday announced a flurry of retaliatory measures against the U.S., including tariffs on imports of products such as coal, liquefied natural gas products and crude oil, as well as an antitrust probe into Google. Beijing later blocked Google services under its Great Firewall censorship system, including its email service Gmail, as well as its Chrome …

China launches an antitrust probe into Google. Here's what it means
1 month, 3 weeks ago

China launches an antitrust probe into Google. Here's what it means

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 China on Tuesday announced a …

How Google is caught amid a tariff war between US and China
Top News
1 month, 3 weeks ago

How Google is caught amid a tariff war between US and China

Firstpost  

China has slapped retaliatory tariffs on some American goods, just minutes after the US’ 10 per cent tariff on Chinese goods came into effect on Tuesday. China’s tariffs on US goods China’s Finance Ministry said it will impose tariffs on several US goods, including 15 per cent on coal and liquefied natural gas and 10 per cent on crude oil. …

China's response to US: Counter tariffs and investigation on Google
Top News
1 month, 3 weeks ago

China's response to US: Counter tariffs and investigation on Google

Deccan Chronicle  

Beijing: China's Ministry of Commerce announced Tuesday it was implementing counter tariffs against the US on multiple products, while announcing other trade-related measures, including an investigation into Google. The government said it would implement 15 per cent tariff on coal and liquified natural gas products, as well as a 10 per cent tariff on crude oil, agricultural machinery, large-displacement cars. …

China imposes tariff on U.S. coal, oil, vehicles; launches Google antitrust probe
1 month, 3 weeks ago

China imposes tariff on U.S. coal, oil, vehicles; launches Google antitrust probe

The Hindu  

China’s Ministry of Commerce announced on Tuesday it was implementing counter tariffs against the U.S. on multiple products. The government said that it would implement 15% tariff on coal and liquified natural gas products, as well as a 10% tariff on crude oil, agricultural machinery, large-displacement cars. The new tariffs were in response to the “unilateral tariff hike” by the …

China counters with tariffs on US products. It will also investigate Google
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

China counters with tariffs on US products. It will also investigate Google

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China countered President Donald Trump’s across-the-board tariffs on Chinese products with tariffs on select U.S. imports Tuesday, as well as announcing an antitrust investigation into Google and other trade measures. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print China said it would implement a 15% tariff on coal and liquefied natural gas products …

China counters with tariffs on U.S. products and an investigation of Google
1 month, 3 weeks ago

China counters with tariffs on U.S. products and an investigation of Google

LA Times  

China announced retaliatory tariffs on select American imports and an antitrust investigation into Google on Tuesday, just minutes after a sweeping levy on Chinese products imposed by President Trump took effect. “The U.S.’s unilateral tariff increase seriously violates the rules of the World Trade Organization,” the State Council Tariff Commission said in a statement. “It is not only unhelpful in …

China vs. Google: What antitrust probe means for tech giant
1 month, 3 weeks ago

China vs. Google: What antitrust probe means for tech giant

India Today  

China announced on Tuesday that it has launched an antitrust investigation into Google. Here’s a look at Google’s history in China and the implications of the antitrust probe for the company: Google’s relationship with China Google launched Chinese-language search engine google.cn in 2006. The tech giant was censored to comply with Beijing’s laws, and in 2009, was a major search …

Google’s search ad business faces fresh investigation from UK’s competition watchdog
2 months, 1 week 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 …

Japan launches anti-monopoly probe into Google's search dominance
1 year, 5 months ago

Japan launches anti-monopoly probe into Google's search dominance

The Hindu  

Japan's competition watchdog said on Monday it has started investigating Google for a possible breach of anti-monopoly laws in web search services, following similar steps by authorities in Europe and other major economies. The Japan Fair Trade Commission said it was investigating whether Google violated Japan's Antimonopoly Act by returning part of its revenue to Android smartphone makers on the …

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 …

Why is Google on trial in the United States? | Explained
1 year, 6 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, …

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 …

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. …

China tops Google, YouTube results on Covid origins and Beijing’s human-rights record
2 years, 9 months ago

China tops Google, YouTube results on Covid origins and Beijing’s human-rights record

Live Mint  

HONG KONG : China’s global campaign to expand the reach of its political positions is helping it secure a coveted piece of online real estate: first-page search results on Google and other major Western portals. Content reflecting Beijing’s position on its human-rights record and the origins of Covid-19 now regularly appears among top results on Google, Bing and YouTube, according …

Antitrust actions have a long timeline
3 years, 5 months ago

Antitrust actions have a long timeline

China Daily  

A child takes part in an art exhibition using virtual reality devices at an art museum in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, earlier this month. Big antitrust actions have come at key moments in history－mostly on the heels of big technological breakthroughs, which the innovators have used to grab a larger share of the market leading to big profit windfalls. China has …

Antitrust actions have a long timeline
3 years, 5 months ago

Antitrust actions have a long timeline

China Daily  

A child takes part in an art exhibition using virtual reality devices at an art museum in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, earlier this month. Big antitrust actions have come at key moments in history－mostly on the heels of big technological breakthroughs, which the innovators have used to grab a larger share of the market leading to big profit windfalls. China has …

Google pulled its service from China more than a decade ago — can Australia learn from that?
4 years, 1 month ago

Google pulled its service from China more than a decade ago — can Australia learn from that?

ABC  

Last week, Google proposed something quite extraordinary: pulling its search service from Australia if Canberra passed new legislation targeting internet giants. Key points: Google pulled its service from mainland China in 2010 after a sophisticated cyber attack reportedly backed by Beijing Expert says after Google's departure, China's tech industry has built a comprehensive ecosystem Australians would likely turn to VPNs …

China launches antitrust probe into technology giant Alibaba
4 years, 3 months ago

China launches antitrust probe into technology giant Alibaba

Al Jazeera  

Investigation is part of a push by Beijing to crack down on monopolistic behaviour among tech giants. China has launched an antitrust investigation into Alibaba Group and will summon the technology giant’s Ant Group affiliate to meet in the coming days, regulators said on Thursday, in the latest blow for Jack Ma’s e-commerce and financial technology empire. Intensifying clampdown Last …

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 …

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 …

China preparing an antitrust investigation into Google: Report
4 years, 5 months ago

China preparing an antitrust investigation into Google: Report

Live Mint  

BEIJING/SINGAPORE/SHENZHEN :China is preparing to launch an antitrust probe into Alphabet Inc's Google, looking into allegations it has leveraged the dominance of its Android mobile operating system to stifle competition, two people familiar with the matter said. A potential probe would also look at accusations that Google's market position could cause "extreme damage" to Chinese companies like Huawei, as losing …

Google scraps cloud initiative in China, other markets
4 years, 8 months ago

Google scraps cloud initiative in China, other markets

Live Mint  

Google abandoned plans to offer a major new cloud service in China and other politically sensitive countries due in part to concerns over geopolitical tensions and the pandemic, according to two employees familiar with the matter, revealing the challenges for US tech giants to secure business in those markets. In May, the search giant shut down the initiative, known as …

Google antitrust probe to expand its investigation into Android business as well: Report
5 years, 4 months ago

Google antitrust probe to expand its investigation into Android business as well: Report

Firstpost  

Google probe is known to be focused on its search and digital advertising businesses. The 50 attorneys general investigating advertising practices at Alphabet Inc’s Google are planning to expand their antitrust probe into the unit’s flagship Android business, CNBC reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. The Google probe is being led by the Texas attorney general’s office …

States target Google in new antitrust investigation
5 years, 6 months ago

States target Google in new antitrust investigation

LA Times  

The Google logo adorns the outside of its New York City office. Attorneys general from every U.S. state except California and Alabama have announced an investigation into Google’s “potential monopolistic behavior.” The announcement follows one from a separate group of states Friday that disclosed an investigation into Facebook Inc.’s market dominance. Google expects the state authorities to ask it about …

TikTok parent ByteDance introduces a new search engine in China called Toutiao Search
5 years, 7 months ago

TikTok parent ByteDance introduces a new search engine in China called Toutiao Search

Firstpost  

Parent company of TikTok, ByteDance, is also moving into work-place messaging and music streaming. ByteDance, the owner of short-video app TikTok, has launched a new search engine in China, entering a sector currently dominated by Baidu Inc. Beijing-based ByteDance is moving beyond its core businesses in news and video and into work-place messaging and music streaming, competing with Tencent Holdings …

Google closes its Chinese search engine project: Report
5 years, 8 months ago

Google closes its Chinese search engine project: Report

Live Mint  

Google's controversial China search engine project, named Dragonfly, has been terminated and employees working on it have been reportedly reassigned. The controversial Chinese search engine previously in development by Google that raised privacy, censorship, and human rights concerns is finally, officially, no more, mashable.com on Tuesday quoted Karan Bhatia, Google's vice president of global government affairs and public policy, as …

Google says it has terminated its Chinese search engine, Dragonfly
5 years, 8 months ago

Google says it has terminated its Chinese search engine, Dragonfly

India Today  

Google's controversial project Dragonfly, created a lot of buzz last year when the report of the tech giant working on the tailored version of its search engine for China first surfaced on the internet. Google's vice president of public policy, Karan Bhatia, in a hearing at the Senate Judiciary Committee earlier this week said that project Dragonfly had been terminated. …

FBI, CIA should probe Google over China links: Peter Thiel
5 years, 8 months ago

FBI, CIA should probe Google over China links: Peter Thiel

India TV News  

Billionaire investor and Facebook board member Peter Thiel has said Google should be investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Central Intelligence Agency for allegedly working with the Chinese military. Also, read:One-fifth of adult Twitter users follow Trump in US Speaking at the National Conservatism Conference here, Thiel who is a high-profile supporter of US President Donald Trump, …

PayPal founder Peter Thiel demands FBI and CIA investigate Google
5 years, 8 months ago

PayPal founder Peter Thiel demands FBI and CIA investigate Google

Daily Mail  

The billionaire founder of PayPal has called on the FBI and CIA to investigate whether Google has been infiltrated by China. The billionaire founder of PayPal Peter Thiel, 51, has called on the FBI and CIA to investigate whether Google has been infiltrated by China Thiel is the biggest supporter of Donald Trump in Silicon Valley and donated to his …

Google is gradually shifting its hardware production away from China: Report
5 years, 9 months ago

Google is gradually shifting its hardware production away from China: Report

Firstpost  

After the US-China trade war, several US-based companies were left with no choice but to look for alternatives instead of doing business with Chinese companies. While many manufacturers are looking for alternative routes to both source raw material and components, a new report shows how technology giant Google has been gradually moving its hardware manufacturing out of China. According to …

Here's an explainer on why Google is being hounded by the US antitrust regulators
5 years, 9 months ago

Here's an explainer on why Google is being hounded by the US antitrust regulators

Firstpost  

The US probe would focus on accusations Google gave preference to its own businesses in search results. The U.S. Justice Department is preparing an investigation of Alphabet Inc’s Google to determine whether the technology company violated laws to ensure fair competition, two sources familiar with the matter said. The US probe would focus on accusations Google gave preference to its …

US preparing antitrust probe of Google: Report
5 years, 9 months ago

US preparing antitrust probe of Google: Report

Live Mint  

San Francisco: The US Department of Justice is preparing an antitrust investigation of Internet titan Google, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. Justice department officials share antitrust oversight with the Federal Trade Commission, which conducted a wide-ranging investigation of its own into Alphabet-owned Google that ended in 2013 with no action taken. The latest fine imposed by Brussels cited …

Google faces anti-trust probe in India for allegedly abusing Android's domination
5 years, 10 months ago

Google faces anti-trust probe in India for allegedly abusing Android's domination

Firstpost  

The probe is similar to one Google faced in Europe that resulted in a $5 billion fine. India’s antitrust watchdog has ordered an investigation into Alphabet Inc’s unit Google for allegedly abusing the dominant position of its popular Android mobile operating system to block rivals, two sources aware of the matter told Reuters. In the EU case, regulators said Google …

India orders anti-trust probe of Google for alleged Android abuse
5 years, 10 months ago

India orders anti-trust probe of Google for alleged Android abuse

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India's antitrust watchdog has ordered an investigation into Alphabet Inc's unit Google for alleged abuse of its popular Android mobile operating system to block rivals, two sources aware of the matter told Reuters. The probe would be completed in about a year and Google executives would likely be summoned to appear before the CCI in coming months, the …

Google reluctant to work with Pentagon, is partnering with China: US lawmakers told
6 years ago

Google reluctant to work with Pentagon, is partnering with China: US lawmakers told

India TV News  

Google reluctant to work with Pentagon, is partnering with China: US lawmakers told The California-based Internet giant has long sought to expand in China, home of a Great Firewall. Google is partnering with China, where the state-owned companies have a "direct pipeline" with the military, but the Internet search engine giant has shown a lack of willingness to work with …

Top US general says Google ‘is indirectly benefiting the Chinese military’
6 years ago

Top US general says Google ‘is indirectly benefiting the Chinese military’

CNN  

CNN — America’s top general said Thursday that Google’s work in China “is indirectly benefiting the Chinese military.” “The work that Google is doing in China is indirectly benefiting the Chinese military and I’ve been very public on this issue as well,” Gen. Joseph Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said while testifying before the Senate Armed …

Google reportedly shuts down its censored Chinese search project 'Dragonfly'
6 years, 3 months ago

Google reportedly shuts down its censored Chinese search project 'Dragonfly'

India TV News  

With serious criticism over the 'censored' search engine that was being developed for the Chinese market, Google reportedly has shut down a data collection system, which was a key to develop the search project that was code-named 'Dragonfly'. The report found that Google employees, working on the Dragonfly project, "had been using a Beijing-based website to help develop blacklists for …

No plans to launch a censored search engine in China, Google CEO Sundar Pichai tells US Congress
6 years, 3 months ago

No plans to launch a censored search engine in China, Google CEO Sundar Pichai tells US Congress

India Today  

Google chief executive officer Sundar Pichai during his testimony before the US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee on December 11 said that his company had no intentions of launching a censored version of its search engine in China. We have no plans to launch Search in China," Pichai said while answering questions about the company’s project Dragonfly by Congresswoman Sheila …

Top US general urges reluctant Google to work with the military on defense projects
6 years, 3 months ago

Top US general urges reluctant Google to work with the military on defense projects

Firstpost  

The top US general said on Thursday that it was “inexplicable” that technology giants like Alphabet Inc’s Google did not want to work with the Pentagon even as they seek out business with China, where companies have less freedom than in the United States. “We are the good guys and it’s inexplicable to me that we would make compromises in …

Google employees go public to protest against China project
6 years, 3 months ago

Google employees go public to protest against China project

Live Mint  

San Francisco: More than 200 engineers, designers and managers at Alphabet Inc’s Google demanded in an open letter on Tuesday that the company end development of a censored search engine for Chinese users, escalating earlier protests against the secretive project. But as details of it have leaked since August, current and former employees, human rights activists and US lawmakers have …

Google employees protest over its censored search engine in China
6 years, 3 months ago

Google employees protest over its censored search engine in China

India Today  

Earlier this month, Google employees staged a walkout protest at its office the globe to mark their discontent over the company's treatment of sexual harassement cases. More than 200 Google employees have joined a petition protesting against the plans of tech giant to build a search engine that is tailored to meet the demands of China's censorship regime. In an …

'We're Taking A Stand': Google Workers Protest Plans For Censored Search In China
6 years, 3 months ago

'We're Taking A Stand': Google Workers Protest Plans For Censored Search In China

NPR  

'We're Taking A Stand': Google Workers Protest Plans For Censored Search In China Enlarge this image toggle caption Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images Updated at 10:30 a.m. The project, code-named Dragonfly, would block certain websites and search terms determined by the Chinese government — a move that, according to a growing number of workers at Google, is tantamount to …

Opinion | Google and the Great Internet Wall of China
6 years, 5 months ago

Opinion | Google and the Great Internet Wall of China

Live Mint  

At the outset, let me make clear that I am not a proponent of barriers to trade. Last week, Google CEO Sundar Pichai told the Wired 25 conference that his company had been testing a version of its search engine named “Project Dragonfly” that would pass muster with China’s censors. On a side note, during the second quarter of this …

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