November 21, 2024
Justice Department Officially Recommends Breaking Up Google
U.S. regulators have proposed breaking up Google to curb its dominance in the search engine market. The Department of Justice (DOJ) outlined its recommendations in a 23-page document filed late...
November 21, 2024
Alibaba Merges Global and Domestic eCommerce Businesses
Chinese conglomerate Alibaba is combining its domestic and international eCommerce businesses into one unit. According to a Thursday (Nov. 21) securities filing, the new Alibaba E-commerce Business Group melds together the company’s Taobao...
November 20, 2024
Report: DOJ Will Ask Judge to Force Google to Sell...
The U.S. Department of Justice reportedly plans to ask a judge to order Google to divest one or more core products as a way to reduce the company’s dominance in...
November 20, 2024
Google Allegedly Encouraged Evidence Destruction to Dodge Antitrust Scrutiny: Report
Google, one of the world’s largest technology companies, allegedly engaged in deliberate practices to suppress evidence and avoid antitrust scrutiny for over a decade, according to The New York Times....
November 20, 2024
DuckDuckGo Urges EU to Expand Google Probes Over Compliance Issues
Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo has called for the European Union to intensify its scrutiny of Alphabet’s Google, citing potential non-compliance with the bloc’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). The law, introduced...
November 20, 2024
OCC’s Hsu Supports Chartering Regime for Nonbanks
Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael J. Hsu said he supports “federal payments regulation and a chartering regime for nonbanks.” In a written statement on the state of the federal...
November 20, 2024
LendingTree and Coverdash Team to Insure Small Businesses
LendingTree has teamed with Coverdash to offer insurance coverage to its small business and startup customers. The collaboration, announced Wednesday (Nov. 20), expands LendingTree’s financial product suite to allow small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) access...
November 20, 2024
Apple Seeks Dismissal of DOJ Antitrust Case in Latest Big...
Apple is set to defend itself in court on Wednesday against a high-profile antitrust case brought by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The tech giant is accused of leveraging...
November 20, 2024
AI Math Hurdle Shapes Up as Tech’s Next Challenge
Top artificial intelligence (AI) systems are struggling with basic calculus problems that most high school students can solve, revealing an unexpected limitation in the technology’s current capabilities. Recent testing by...