Ex-Google exec said goal was to ‘crush’ competition, trial evidence shows
By Jody Godoy ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (Reuters) - A Google executive told colleagues the goal for the company's then-nascent online advertising business in 2009 was to "crush" rival advertising networks, according to evidence prosecutors presented at the tech titan's antitrust trial on
Top EU privacy regulator opens probe into Google’s AI compliance
By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) - Google's lead EU privacy regulator opened an inquiry on Thursday into whether the search engine giant adequately protected European Union users' personal data before using it to help develop its foundational AI Model. Ireland's Data Protection
Google abusing power over website ads, UK regulator says
By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) - 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 (CMA) said it believed Google was using anti-competitive
Google search monopoly US case remedies to come by December
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice plans to issue an outline by December on what Alphabet's Google must do to restore competition after a judge earlier found the company illegally monopolized the market for online search, prosecutors
EU regulators to seek feedback on Google’s compliance proposals to avert charges
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union antitrust regulators will seek feedback next week on Google's proposals to comply with tech rules aimed at promoting fair competition, people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday, which could
Google to help build cyber protection for Australian infrastructure
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - Google and Australia's national science agency said they will work together to develop software that automatically detects and fixes network vulnerabilities for operators of critical infrastructure, seeking to contend with a surge in cyberattacks. The software
US judge says ‘monopolist’ Google can’t avoid app store reforms
By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) - 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 monopoly ruling could help Apple defense in antitrust case
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) - Apple could be the winner after Alphabet's Google lost its fight with the U.S. antitrust enforcers earlier this week, with a ruling that supports the iPhone maker's defense in its own antitrust court battle with U.S.
Google brings AI to US broadcast of Paris Olympics
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google will infuse artificial intelligence into the U.S. broadcast of the Paris Olympics, allowing sports commentators to use AI to explain competitions, the tech company said on Thursday alongside NBCUniversal and the U.S. Olympic and