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Google’s Mountain View Plans Promise More Affordable Housing, Business Space
February 10, 2021

Google has released plans for its forthcoming Mountain View, California campus, which is promising new affordable housing and space for businesses as the economy recovers from the pandemic, CNBC reported Wednesday (Feb. 10). The newest plans come as Google continues its expansion in real estate...

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Amid Search And YouTube Gains, Google’s eCommerce Efforts In 4Q Focus?
February 02, 2021

For Alphabet — and by extension, Google — will more of the same be enough? To that end, Google parent Alphabet will report earnings after the bell Tuesday (Feb. 2) that will likely show continued momentum in an age where working from home and shopping...

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Google Closes Stadia Game Studios To Focus On Tech, Partnerships
February 01, 2021

Google will be winding down new content from its Stadia game studio, Stadia Games and Entertainment (SG&E), according to a blog post from the tech giant, in order to help the Stadia platform on other goals. As Google is focused on building Stadia’s existing technology...

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Google Play Policy Changes Will Extend Gambling Apps Across More Countries
January 29, 2021

New policy changes on Google Play will enable gambling apps to be available in its store in more countries effective March 1, extending availability to the U.S. and 14 other countries, 9to5Google reported on Thursday (Jan. 28). Just four Google Play stores worldwide make gambling and betting...

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Google Asks Texas Court To Transfer Multi-State AG Lawsuit To California
January 20, 2021

Google has asked a U.S. judge in Texas for a change of venue regarding an antitrust lawsuit filed by 10 attorneys general, Reuters reported Wednesday (Jan. 20). The Silicon Valley search giant maintains that California will have more witnesses and documents pursuant to the case,...

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Play Store Has State AGs Exploring Third Google Lawsuit
January 15, 2021

Alphabet-owned Google could be hit by a third lawsuit by state attorneys general, this time over its management of the Play Store, Reuters reported on Friday (Jan. 15), citing sources.  A lawsuit could be filed in February or March, the sources said. Aside from the...

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Google India Boots Loan Apps Breaking Safety Policies
January 14, 2021

After reviewing numerous complaints, Google India said it will remove any apps relating to personal lending that are found to be in violation of its terms of service. “The apps that were found to violate our user safety policies were immediately removed from the Store,...

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Report: Google In Talks To Buy Indian TikTok Rival ShareChat For Up To $1B 
November 25, 2020

Alphabet-owned Google has reportedly entered into preliminary talks to purchase popular Indian social media platform ShareChat, a Twitter-backed startup that could be worth more than $1 billion. The Economic Times of India quoted unnamed sources as saying that the U.S. giant has signed a “term...

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Second Google Lawsuit May Be Filed Next Month By State AGs
November 23, 2020

A bipartisan group of states is ready to file an antitrust lawsuit against Google next month, which could precede the more widely-publicized lawsuit from another group of states against the tech giant led by Texas, Reuters writes. The states involved include Colorado, Iowa, Nebraska, New...