News Tuesday (Oct. 20) that Google faces an antitrust suit from the Department of Justice — focused on the core search business — makes us wonder what, if anything, might happen to other business lines that, though nascent, represent bids to join and at the...
Several states are moving forward with their own antitrust probe into Google while the Department of Justice (DOJ) gets ready to file a federal lawsuit, according to a report in the Washington Post (WaPo) on Friday (Oct. 16). The states leading the probe include Arizona,...
Following complaints by India’s app developers, Google LLC has postponed the deadline to comply with a new billing system for commission fees by six months. Reuters reported the Mountain View, California-based tech company said it will enforce the global policy more strictly, including a 30...
As the Department of Justice (DOJ) prepares a potential antitrust lawsuit against Google, dozens of India’s technology startups are considering ways to challenge the Mountain View, California-based tech giant’s dominance, Reuters reported, citing sources. While critics acknowledge Google, owned by its parent company, Alphabet, has...
News publishers and Big Tech platforms are in my ways “frenemies.” Publishers like all the traffic Google and Facebook have the power to send to news content, but they’re less delighted being beholden to the tech giants and at the mercy of their policies. Publishers...
Google unveiled Chromecast with Google TV at its annual hardware event Wednesday (Sept. 30), the company announced in a blog post. The Mountain View, California-based multinational technology company showed off its latest invention as the holiday shopping season approaches. In an attempt to win customers...
Food delivery apps Zomato and Swiggy have been put on notice by the Google Play Store for implementing in-app payment features, a Business-Standard report states, which go against Google’s guidelines. The violations come as many apps are trying to bank on the ongoing Indian Premier...
Months of investigations into Google’s alleged violation of antitrust laws is expected to culminate in a lawsuit as early as next week, sources told Reuters. When the government’s case against Google reaches a courtroom, prosecutors will focus on the multinational technology conglomerate’s power over internet...
Despite an order from the European Union’s antitrust watchdog to curb its anticompetitive practices, Google continues to boost its market power, according to Reuters, which cited a study released Monday (Sept. 28). In 2017, the European Commission, responsible for managing the day-to-day business of the...
