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Google Says The DOJ Would Hurt US Consumers

Kent Walker, President, Global Affairs & Chief Legal Officer, Google & Alphabet, posted: “DOJ’s staggering proposal would hurt consumers and American’s global technology leadership” As part of its lawsuit over how we distribute Search, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)…

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U.S. Weighs Google Breakup In Historic Big Tech AntiTrust Case

The U.S. Justice Department is considering asking a federal judge to force Google to sell off parts of its business in what would be a historic breakup of one of the world’s biggest tech companies, Bloomberg reported. Antitrust enforcers are…

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Google Wins EU Antitrust Fine Fight

Alphabet unit Google won a legal challenge on Wednesday against a 1.49 billion euro ($1.7 billion) European Union antitrust fine, while Qualcomm failed to repeal a penalty, Reuters reported. The rulings underscore outgoing EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager’s mixed record…

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Google Will Now Link To The Internet Archive To Add More Context

Rolling out starting today, Google Search results will now directly link to The Internet Archive to add historical context for the links in your results, 9TO5 Google reported. Google Search makes it easy to find information, but occasionally you need…

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Google Nears $23 Billion Deal For Cybersecurity Startup Wiz

Google parent Alphabet is in advanced talks to acquire cybersecurity startup Wiz for roughly $23 billion, according to people familiar with the matter, in what would be the largest acquisition ever, Wall Street Journal reported. Alphabet is eyeing the deal…

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