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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
Tech Groups Call On US DoJ To Investigate YouTube Monopoly
Open letter urges US Department of Justice to investigate Alphabet's YouTube for alleged domination of home entertainment sector
Google Will Not Face Jury In US Adtech Trial
Judge rules Google adtech competition case to be decided in non-jury trial after company pre-emptively pays government $2.3m
Alphabet Names Anat Ashkenazi As CFO
Anat Ashkenazi swaps CFO role in pharmaceutical industry to join Alphabet, replacing outgoing CFO Ruth Porat
Google Must Face $17 Billion Adtech Lawsuit, Tribunal Rules
London's Competition Appeal Tribunal rules Alphabet must face a £13.6bn lawsuit over alleged online ad market domination
Google To Scale Back AI Searches In Latest Controversy
Google to reduce scope of generative AI-created search result summaries after they included false or bizarre information
Google Invests $350m In India’s Flipkart
Google becomes minority shareholder in Walmart-owned Amazon competitor Flipkart as it progresses investment plans in India
Travel, Retail Firms Say EU Rules Slash Their Google Traffic
Airline, hotel, retail firms say their interests must be taken into account in Google's implementation of EU Digital Markets Act
Elon Musk’s xAI In $6bn Funding Round Valuing It At $24bn
Elon Musk artificial intelligence start-up xAI concludes $6bn funding round valuing it at $24bn in coming weeks amidst heavy competition
Google To Begin Manufacturing Pixel Smartphones In India
Google set to begin Pixel smartphone manufacturing in Indian state of Tamil Nadu as electronics makers diversify away from China
Frustration Mounts Over False Results In Google’s ‘AI Overviews’
User frustration mounts over incorrect results in Google's new AI Overviews feature, as web publishers fear reduced traffic
YouTube Threatens To Block Russian Protest Group’s Anti-War Content
YouTube threatens to pull anti-war content from Russian rights group, after complaint from Putin regime's Roskomnadzor
Upcoming Honor Smartphones To Feature Google AI Tech
Honor will include Google AI features in upcoming devices, despite geopolitical tensions between Washington and Beijing
YouTube Blocks Hong Kong Protest Anthem After Court Order
Anthem used by protesters in Hong Kong is blocked by YouTube, as critics lash out at another clampdown in former British colony
Google I/O: Google Gemini, Project Astra Etc
AI very much the focus at Google's annual developer conference, including Google Gemini and a new AI assistant for smart devices
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
Google, DOJ Closing Arguments Clash Over Search ‘Monopoly’
Google clashes with US Justice Department in closing arguments as government argues Google used illegal tactics to maintain search monopoly
Biden Vetoes Republican Measure In Row Over Contractors’ Unions
Biden vetoes Republican-backed measure amidst dispute over 'joint employer' status for contract workers, affecting tech giants such as Google
Alphabet Axes Hundreds Of Staff From ‘Core’ Organisation
Google is reportedly laying off at least 200 staff from its “Core” organisation, including key teams and engineering positions
Ex Google Staff Fired Over Israel Protest File NLRB Complaint
Dismissed staff file complaint with a US labor board, and allege Google unlawfully terminated their employment
Alphabet Value Surges Over $2tn On Dividend Plan
Google parent Alphabet sees market capitalisation surge over $2tn on plan to over first-ever cash dividend, revenue growth
Google Asks US Court To Dismiss Federal Adtech Case
Google asks Virginia federal court to dismiss case brought by US Justice Department and eight states over adtech dominance
Email Provider Complains To EU Over Reduced Google Rankings
Germany's Tuta Mail says Google broke EU's new DMA rules with March algorithm update that caused site visits to drop 90 percent
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
Google Fires More Staff Over Israel Protest
Another 20 staff have been fired by Google over Israel protest and their “completely unacceptable behaviour”
Google Shifts Rules For Contract Firms Amidst Labour Battle
Google removes benefits requirements for contract firms as US labour board seeks to force union negotiations
Google Consolidates DeepMind And AI Research Teams
AI push sees Alphabet's Google saying it will consolidate its AI teams in its Research and DeepMind divisions
Google Fires 28 Staff Over Israel Protest, Undertakes More Layoffs
Protest at cloud contract with Israel results in staff firings, in addition to layoffs of unspecified number of employees
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