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Google Antitrust Lawsuit: US accuses tech giant of using tons of illegal methods to push up ad prices
Fp Staff •The US Justice Department has accused Google of manipulating online ad auctions, a multibillion-dollar industry dominated by Google. The tech giant artificially increased online advertising rates in an unjust manner, allegedly
Apple briefly considered switching over to DuckDuckGo from Google, rejected switch as it was a ‘bad idea’
Mehul Das •Apple had considered switching over to DuckDuckGo from Google as the default search engine on Safari. However, they decided against it, believing that it would be a bad idea, believing that DuckDuckGo, which relies on Bing for search information, might share user data with Microsoft
AI Dreams Dashed? Satya Nadella throws OpenAI under the bus in testimony against Google
Mehul Das •In a bid to take down Google and its dominance in search engines, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella basically threw OpenAI under the bus. Nadella told a court that although it invested over $13 billion, it now realises that OpenAI may not effect Google's search dominance at all
Satya Nadella accuses Google of ‘cheating’ its way to the top in search engine dominance
Mehul Das •Satya Nadella took some massive shots at Google in the ongoing antitrust litigation. Nadella basically accused Google of cheating its way to search engine dominance, and that a major intervention is needed from the government for a paradigm shift
Google spent more than $10bn a year to maintain search dominance, says US Government
Mehul Das •The US government accused Google of spending over $10 billion a year in order to maintain its dominance over search. However, Google claims that the money the US government is referring to, was used in R&D for features and quality control
Google-US Anti-trust Case: Tech giant risks being broken up by US Gov. if it violated anti-trust laws
Mehul Das •The US Justice Department is set to start an antitrust trial against Google, accusing of indulging in unlawful practices to maintain its dominance in the search engine market. If Google is found guilty, the company may risk being broken off into separate divisions
Second massive setback for Google in 2 days, US court sanctions Google in privacy case
Mehul Das •For a second time this week, Google has faced a massive legal setback in the US. Earlier this week, a judge found that Google had lied to the court and destroyed evidence in an antitrust case. Now, in a separate issue, Google failed to comply with a court order from 2022.
Microsoft quietly content as EU moves on Google
Fp Archives •Microsoft Corp emanated an air of quiet satisfaction on Wednesday as European antitrust regulators readied charges against rival Google for abusing its monopoly power in the online search business.
EU accuses Google of hurting consumers, competitors in Web search case
Fp Archives •The European Union accused Google of cheating consumers and competitors by distorting Web search results to favour its own shopping service, after a five-year investigation that could change the rules for business online.
Google not doing enough to address anti-trust concerns: EU watchdog
Fp Archives •The EU's competition chief says Google isn't doing enough to overcome concerns that it's stifling competition, and ordered the Internet giant to come up with new ideas