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Kremlin Says Google Should Lift YouTube Block on Russian Broadcasters

Nov 1 2024 // The Kremlin said on Thursday that Alphabet’s Google should lift its block on Russian TV channels broadcasting on YouTube and said it hoped huge legal claims racking up against the U.S.-based company would jolt it...

Google Endorses Bill to Reveal Funders Backing Lawsuits

Oct 16 2024 // Google is endorsing a bill that would require people filing lawsuits to disclose who will be paying for โ€“ and profiting from โ€“ the litigation.The bill, introduced last week by California Republican Representative...

Google Judge Questions Company Testimony as Ad Defense Begins

Sep 23 2024 // A senior Google executive sought to refute the US Justice Department’s antitrust case over its display advertising technology business, testifying that it faces “fierce competition” from the likes of...

Ex-Google Executive’s Startup to Use AI to Forecast the Weather

Sep 19 2024 // A startup founded by a former Google executive aims to use artificial intelligence to improve weather forecasting, joining technology behemoths like Nvidia Corp. and Huawei Technologies Co. in an increasingly crowded...

Top EU Privacy Regulator Opens Probe Into Google’s AI Compliance

Sep 12 2024 // The top EU privacy regulator opened an inquiry on Thursday into whether search engine giant Google adequately protected European Union users’ personal data before using it to help develop its foundational AI...

EU’s Vestager Triumphs in Crackdown on Apple’s Tax Deal, Google’s Practices

Sep 10 2024 // EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager scored two major wins on Tuesday as Europe’s top court backed her crackdown against Apple’s Irish tax deal and Google’s anti-competitive practices in two landmark...

Google’s Ad Empire Under Fire With US Antitrust Trial to Begin

Sep 9 2024 // Alphabet Inc.’s Google heads back to court Monday to face US Justice Department allegations that it manipulates the $677 billion display advertising market in violation of antitrust laws, just one month after losing...

Google Abusing Power Over Website Ads, UK Regulator Says

Sep 9 2024 // Britain’s antitrust regulator said on Friday it had provisionally found Alphabet’s Google had abused its dominant position in digital advertising to restrict competition.The Competition and Markets Authority...

US Appeals Court Revives Google Privacy Class Action

Aug 21 2024 // A U.S. appeals court said Google must face a revived lawsuit by Google Chrome users who said the company collected their personal information without permission, after they chose not to synchronize their browsers with...

Judge Tells ‘Monopolist’ Google It Can’t Avoid ‘Paying to Make the World Right’

Aug 16 2024 // A U.S. judge on Wednesday said he was planning to issue an order forcing Alphabet’s Google to give Android users more ways to download apps, but would not micromanage the tech giant’s business, following a jury...

Google Monopolized Search Through Illegal Deals, Judge Rules

Aug 6 2024 // Google illegally monopolized the search market through exclusive deals, a judge ruled Monday, handing the government a win in its first major antitrust case against a tech giant in more than two decades.Judge Amit Mehta in...

Wiz Rejects Google’s $23 Billion Offer, Seeks IPO Instead

Jul 23 2024 // Cybersecurity startup Wiz Inc. has turned down a takeover bid of as much as $23 billion from Alphabet Inc.’s Google, sticking instead with a plan for an initial public offering.The rejection will come as a blow to...

Google Ad Tech Class Action Gets Go Ahead From London Judges

Jun 5 2024 // London judges ruled a class action lawsuit to proceed against Google potentially seeking billions of pounds in damages over allegations it abused its dominance in digital advertising.The UK’s Competition Appeal...

Google Fights $17 Billion UK Lawsuit Over Ad-Tech Practices

May 10 2024 // Google parent Alphabet has urged a London tribunal to block a mass lawsuit which accuses it of abusing its dominance in the online advertising market, in the latest case to focus on the search giant’s business...

Google Trial Wraps Up as Judge Weighs Landmark US Antitrust Claims

May 6 2024 // Google and the U.S. Justice Department wrapped up closing arguments on Friday over claims that the Alphabet unit has unlawfully dominated web search and related advertising, in a case the government contends could shape...

Google Fires 28 Workers Protesting $1.2 Billion Israeli Contract

Apr 18 2024 // Alphabet Inc.’s Google has fired 28 employees after they were involved in protests against Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion joint contract with Amazon.com Inc. to provide the Israeli government with AI and cloud...

Google Agrees to Delete Web Browsing Data as it Settles ‘Incognito’ Lawsuit

Apr 2 2024 // Google said it would delete millions of records of users’ browsing activities as part of a settlement of a class-action lawsuit that alleged it tracked people without their knowledge.The case, filed in 2020, alleged...

Apple, Meta, Google to Face EU Digital Markets Act Probes: Sources

Mar 22 2024 // Apple, Meta Platforms and Alphabet’s Google are set to be investigated for potential violations of the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) that could lead to hefty fines by the end of the year, according...

US Judge Says Google Must Face Some Advertisers’ Antitrust Claims, Dismisses Others

Mar 4 2024 // Alphabet’s Google must face advertisers’ proposed class action lawsuit claiming that it monopolizes the ad exchange market, a U.S. judge ruled on Friday.But U.S. District Judge Kevin Castel dismissed some other...

Google Hit With $2.3B Lawsuit by 32 European Media Groups

Feb 29 2024 // BRUSSELS โ€“ Alphabet’s Google was hit with a 2.1-billion-euro ($2.3 billion) lawsuit by 32 media groups including Axel Springer and Schibsted on Wednesday, alleging that they had suffered losses due to the...