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Apple, Google Agree App Store Changes Under New UK Regulations
Apple and Google have agreed to make their mobile app stores fairer and more transparent for thousands of developers, Britain's antitrust regulator said on Tuesday, hailing it as important first steps in its tougher regime.
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Fortnite Returns to Google Play Store After Extended Legal Battle
Fortnite has returned to the Google Play Store in the US, Epic Games announced on Friday. This marks the culmination of a five-year legal battle, which began in 2020, when Epic Games filed a lawsuit against Apple and Google for their allegedly unfair and anti-competitive platform rules. While the multiplayer game returned to the App Store in May, G...
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Google Faces EU Antitrust Investigation Over AI Overviews, YouTube
The European Commission's second investigation into Google in less than a month underscores growing unease over Big Tech's dominance in new technologies that could shut out rivals, but could escalate tensions with the United States as EU laws adopted in the last few years have become a sore point in relations with Washington.
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Google Proposes Play Store Reforms in Settlement With Fortnite Maker Epic Games
In a joint filing in the federal court in San Francisco, Alphabet and Epic Games asked US District Judge James Donato to consider a proposal resolving Epic’s 2020 antitrust lawsuit, which accused Google of illegally monopolizing how users access apps and make in-app purchases on Android devices.
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Internet Is Too Important to Be Left in Google’s Hands, Says Perplexity CEO
Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas reignited his rivalry with Google, saying the “Internet is too important to be left in Google’s hands.” The remark followed a poll where Chrome narrowly beat Perplexity’s Comet browser. Srinivas admitted Comet still needs work but doubled down on his stance against Google’s dominance, echoing antitrust conc...
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"Very Unfair": Trump Threatens EU Tariffs Over $3.4 Billion Google Antitrust Fine
US President Donald Trump lashed out at the European Union Friday for slapping Google with an "unfair" $3.47 billion antitrust fine, threatening retaliatory tariffs if the bloc does not repeal the measure.
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Google Fined $3.5 Billion For Breaching European Union's Competition Rules
European Union regulators on Friday hit Google with a 2.95 billion euro ($3.5 billion) fine for breaching the bloc's competition rules by favoring its own digital advertising services, marking the fourth such antitrust penalty for the company.
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Google Chrome Escapes Forced Sell-Off As Court Cites Rise Of ChatGPT In Antitrust Ruling
Google has avoided the most severe penalty in its antitrust case. A US court ruled the tech giant won't be forced to sell Chrome, its globally dominant web browser.
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Opinion: Why Google's Antitrust Loss Feels A Lot Like A Win
Something close to the best-case scenario emerged for Google on Tuesday when a federal judge outlined its punishments for running an illegal search monopoly.
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Google Must Share Search Data With Rivals, Judge Rules in Antitrust Case
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered a major makeover of Google's search engine in a crackdown aimed at curbing the corrosive power of an illegal monopoly, but rebuffed the U.S. government's request to break up the company.
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Apple, Google Agree App Store Changes Under New UK Regulations
Apple and Google have agreed to make their mobile app stores fairer and more transparent for thousands of developers, Britain's antitrust regulator said on Tuesday, hailing it as important first steps in its tougher regime.
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Fortnite Returns to Google Play Store After Extended Legal Battle
Fortnite has returned to the Google Play Store in the US, Epic Games announced on Friday. This marks the culmination of a five-year legal battle, which began in 2020, when Epic Games filed a lawsuit against Apple and Google for their allegedly unfair and anti-competitive platform rules. While the multiplayer game returned to the App Store in May, G...
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Google Faces EU Antitrust Investigation Over AI Overviews, YouTube
The European Commission's second investigation into Google in less than a month underscores growing unease over Big Tech's dominance in new technologies that could shut out rivals, but could escalate tensions with the United States as EU laws adopted in the last few years have become a sore point in relations with Washington.
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Google Proposes Play Store Reforms in Settlement With Fortnite Maker Epic Games
In a joint filing in the federal court in San Francisco, Alphabet and Epic Games asked US District Judge James Donato to consider a proposal resolving Epic’s 2020 antitrust lawsuit, which accused Google of illegally monopolizing how users access apps and make in-app purchases on Android devices.
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Internet Is Too Important to Be Left in Google’s Hands, Says Perplexity CEO
Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas reignited his rivalry with Google, saying the “Internet is too important to be left in Google’s hands.” The remark followed a poll where Chrome narrowly beat Perplexity’s Comet browser. Srinivas admitted Comet still needs work but doubled down on his stance against Google’s dominance, echoing antitrust conc...
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"Very Unfair": Trump Threatens EU Tariffs Over $3.4 Billion Google Antitrust Fine
US President Donald Trump lashed out at the European Union Friday for slapping Google with an "unfair" $3.47 billion antitrust fine, threatening retaliatory tariffs if the bloc does not repeal the measure.
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Google Fined $3.5 Billion For Breaching European Union's Competition Rules
European Union regulators on Friday hit Google with a 2.95 billion euro ($3.5 billion) fine for breaching the bloc's competition rules by favoring its own digital advertising services, marking the fourth such antitrust penalty for the company.
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Google Chrome Escapes Forced Sell-Off As Court Cites Rise Of ChatGPT In Antitrust Ruling
Google has avoided the most severe penalty in its antitrust case. A US court ruled the tech giant won't be forced to sell Chrome, its globally dominant web browser.
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Opinion: Why Google's Antitrust Loss Feels A Lot Like A Win
Something close to the best-case scenario emerged for Google on Tuesday when a federal judge outlined its punishments for running an illegal search monopoly.
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Google Must Share Search Data With Rivals, Judge Rules in Antitrust Case
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered a major makeover of Google's search engine in a crackdown aimed at curbing the corrosive power of an illegal monopoly, but rebuffed the U.S. government's request to break up the company.
