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US DoJ Demands Google Sell Off Chrome, End Default Search Payments

US prosecutors confirm earlier reports, demand Google sells off Chrome web browser and end default search payments to Apple etc

9 mins ago

US DoJ To Push Google To Sell Off Chrome Browser – Report

US Justice Department to ask Judge to force Google to sell off its Chrome browser, and also seeks rulings on…

24 hours ago

Google Jarvis AI Extension Leaked On Chrome Store

Seemingly accidental leak reveals Google is developing Jarvis AI extension that can browse the web for the user

2 weeks ago

Mozilla Foundation Confirms Layoffs, Eliminates Advocacy Division

Mozilla Foundation axes 30 percent of its staff, and is eliminating its Advocacy Division that fights for free and open…

2 weeks ago

Google Confronts Break-Up Threat From US DoJ

US Department of Justice mulls asking judge to force Google to sell parts of its business to eliminate online search…

1 month ago

Browser Firms Press EU To Reconsider Microsoft Edge As Gatekeeper

Browser firms write to European Commission alleging Microsoft's Edge web browser enjoys an unfair advantage

2 months ago

Mozilla Firefox Slapped With Privacy Complaint

One of the most privacy focused web browsers, Firefox, is at the centre of a privacy complaint from Austria's Noyb

2 months ago

CMA States “Concerns Remain” After Google’s Cookie U-Turn

Privacy sandbox u-turn by Google prompts UK regulator to conclude “concerns remains” over cookie change for Chrome

2 months ago

YouTube Confirms Ads When Screen Is Paused

Chasing the almighty dollar. Alphabet's YouTube reportedly confirms it is delivering adverts on a user's pause screen

2 months ago

Google Urges London Tribunal To Dismiss Mass Lawsuit

Alphabet urges Competition Appeal Tribunal to dismiss mass lawsuit seeking up to £7bn ($9.3bn) for allegedly abusing search dominance

2 months ago

EU Court Rules Google’s €1.49bn Fine Should Be Annulled

Google wins court challenge. Europe's second highest court rules EC's €1.49bn antitrust fine should be dismissed

2 months ago

DoJ Considers Google Breakup After Landmark Monopoly Ruling

US Department of Justice is reportedly considering the breakup of Google as one of the possible options, after monopoly ruling

3 months ago

Reddit CEO Hints At Subreddit Paywalls

Reddit co-founder and CEO has hinted that paywalls for certain subreddits could be on the way, in latest monetisation move

3 months ago

Google Discontinues Chromecast Portfolio

The Chromecast portfolio is being discontinued by Google, after the streaming dongle had first gone on sale back in 2013

3 months ago

OpenAI Tests Search Engine Prototype Called ‘SearchGPT’

Google's dominance of online search is being challenged, after OpenAI unveiled a search prototype tool called SearchGPT

4 months ago

Google Cancels Plan To Axe Third Party Cookies For Chrome Browser

Better switch to Firefox? After years of delays, Google performs u-turn and will no longer cancel third-party tracking cookies

4 months ago

OpenAI Signs Content Agreement With Time

OpenAI signs “strategic content partnership” with Time to access current and archive content from last 101 years

5 months ago

Microsoft At Risk Of EU Antitrust Charge Over Teams Bundling With Office

Unfair advantage says EU regulator, as Microsoft faces antitrust charge for bundling its Teams video app with Office suite

5 months ago

Japan Passes Law To Allow Third Party App Stores, Payments

Copy of EU's DMA? Japan passes law that will require Apple and Google to open up their respective ecosystems

5 months ago

Alphabet Names Anat Ashkenazi As CFO

Anat Ashkenazi swaps CFO role in pharmaceutical industry to join Alphabet, replacing outgoing CFO Ruth Porat

6 months ago

Google Staff Question Layoffs After Record Earnings

Staff at Google question CEO Sundar Pichai over 'significant decline' in workforce morale amid ongoing job cuts, despite strong financials

6 months ago

OpenAI To Announce Google Search Competitor Next Week – Report

Google's search domination to be challenged next week, with OpenAI reportedly set to announce its own AI search product

6 months ago

Google Delays Removal Of Third-Party Cookies, Again

For third time Google delays phase-out of third-party Chrome cookies after pushback from industry and British regulator

7 months ago

Google Begins Removal Of California News Ahead Of Proposed Law

Consequences of Assembly Bill 886. Google begins removing California news websites from some search results

7 months ago

Google To Destroy Billions Of Private Browsing Records

Lawsuit settlement. Google agrees to destroy billions of private or “incognito” mode records as part of lawsuit settlement

8 months ago

Alphabet’s Ad Revenue Miss Punished By Investors

Another tech industry bellweather, Alphabet, delivers strong Q4 and FY23 financials, yet investors not happy at ad revenue miss

10 months ago

Microsoft Profit Rises 33 Percent Thanks To AI, Cloud

Strong AI adoption and cloud helps Microsoft deliver another strong quarterly performance, amid $3 trillion valuation

10 months ago

Netflix Subscribers Surge Amid Password Crackdown

Saturated streaming market? Netflix pleases investors by recording notable rise in paid subscribers, on top of strong Q4 financials

10 months ago

Google To Invest $1 Billion To Build UK Data Centre

New data centre for Alphabet's Google to be constructed in Hertfordshire to meet demand for AI and cloud services

10 months ago

Google CEO Warns Staff To Expect More Job Cuts – Report

Internal memo from CEO Sundar Pichai warns Google staff to brace for more job cuts, as the firm has to…

10 months ago