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EU Decisions on Alleged Apple, Meta Tech Rule Breaches Due in Coming Weeks, Antitrust Chief Says
The EU, in the coming weeks, is likely to decide if Apple and Meta breached landmark tech rules aimed at curbing their market power. Both companies are expected to face modest fines for DMA violations, sources told Reuters last month.
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US Court Details How Google Built Illegal Search Monopoly
U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta on Monday ruled that Google had violated antitrust law by spending billions of dollars to secure exclusive agreements with developers, carriers and equipment makers to be the default search engine.
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Explainer: Why The Epic Games Verdict Is A Huge Blow For Google
"Fortnite" maker Epic Games won a major antitrust trial against Alphabets Google in San Francisco, persuading a federal jury on Monday that some of the technology giants rules for its app Play store violated US competition law.
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Google Faces Japan's Anti-Trust Watchdog Probe Over Alleged Rule Violation
Japan's anti-trust watchdog said Monday it is investigating whether Google violated rules by asking smartphone manufacturers for preferential treatment.
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Google Fitbit Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Violation of EU's General Data Protection Regulation Privacy Regime
Advocacy group Noyb on Thursday filed complaints against Google-owned Fitbit in Austria, the Netherlands and Italy accusing the fitness tracking company of violating the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) privacy regime.
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Google to Pay $338.7 Million in Damages Over Chromecast Patent Case, Rules US Jury
Alphabet's Google violated a software developer's patent rights with its remote-streaming technology and must pay $338.7 million (nearly Rs. 2,770 crore) in damages, a federal jury in Waco, Texas decided on Friday. The jury found that Google's Chromecast and other devices infringe patents owned by Touchstream Technologies related to streaming video...
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Apple, Google Can Challenge US Patent-Review System, Court Rules
A US appeals court ruled on Monday, allowing Apple, Google, Cisco and others to challenge the US Patent and Trademark Office over a rule that reduced the number of patent-validity proceedings at a USPTO tribunal. Apple, Google, Cisco, Intel and Edwards Lifesciences sued the PTO in the California federal court in 2020 over the rule. They argued it u...
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Google Loses Appeal Over EU Antitrust Ruling, Fine Trimmed to EUR 4.125 Billion
European Union's General Court on Wednesday upheld the EU's record fine against Google over its Android operating system for mobile phones. The court reduced the fine to EUR 4.125 billion from EUR 4.34 billion (roughly Rs. 34,157 crore) decided by the commission in 2018. Google voiced disappointment with the EU court judgment.
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Apple, Google Face South Korea Probe Over In-App Payment Violations
South Korea's telecommunications regulator Korea Communications Commissions (KCC) revealed that Google, Apple and One Store may have violated rules after an inspection that began on May 17, and that it would launch in investigation into these app store operators.
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Google Removed Over 1.11 Lakh Harmful Content in June Under New India IT Rules
Google has acted on 1,11,493 harmful pieces of content in June of this year in accordance with the new India IT Rules, 2021. The removed content included categories like copyright infringement, trademarks, court orders, explicit sexual material, fraud, and others. The actions were taken as a result of automated detection mechanisms used by Google's...
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EU Decisions on Alleged Apple, Meta Tech Rule Breaches Due in Coming Weeks, Antitrust Chief Says
The EU, in the coming weeks, is likely to decide if Apple and Meta breached landmark tech rules aimed at curbing their market power. Both companies are expected to face modest fines for DMA violations, sources told Reuters last month.
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US Court Details How Google Built Illegal Search Monopoly
U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta on Monday ruled that Google had violated antitrust law by spending billions of dollars to secure exclusive agreements with developers, carriers and equipment makers to be the default search engine.
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Explainer: Why The Epic Games Verdict Is A Huge Blow For Google
"Fortnite" maker Epic Games won a major antitrust trial against Alphabets Google in San Francisco, persuading a federal jury on Monday that some of the technology giants rules for its app Play store violated US competition law.
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Google Faces Japan's Anti-Trust Watchdog Probe Over Alleged Rule Violation
Japan's anti-trust watchdog said Monday it is investigating whether Google violated rules by asking smartphone manufacturers for preferential treatment.
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Google Fitbit Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Violation of EU's General Data Protection Regulation Privacy Regime
Advocacy group Noyb on Thursday filed complaints against Google-owned Fitbit in Austria, the Netherlands and Italy accusing the fitness tracking company of violating the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) privacy regime.
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Google to Pay $338.7 Million in Damages Over Chromecast Patent Case, Rules US Jury
Alphabet's Google violated a software developer's patent rights with its remote-streaming technology and must pay $338.7 million (nearly Rs. 2,770 crore) in damages, a federal jury in Waco, Texas decided on Friday. The jury found that Google's Chromecast and other devices infringe patents owned by Touchstream Technologies related to streaming video...
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Apple, Google Can Challenge US Patent-Review System, Court Rules
A US appeals court ruled on Monday, allowing Apple, Google, Cisco and others to challenge the US Patent and Trademark Office over a rule that reduced the number of patent-validity proceedings at a USPTO tribunal. Apple, Google, Cisco, Intel and Edwards Lifesciences sued the PTO in the California federal court in 2020 over the rule. They argued it u...
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Google Loses Appeal Over EU Antitrust Ruling, Fine Trimmed to EUR 4.125 Billion
European Union's General Court on Wednesday upheld the EU's record fine against Google over its Android operating system for mobile phones. The court reduced the fine to EUR 4.125 billion from EUR 4.34 billion (roughly Rs. 34,157 crore) decided by the commission in 2018. Google voiced disappointment with the EU court judgment.
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Apple, Google Face South Korea Probe Over In-App Payment Violations
South Korea's telecommunications regulator Korea Communications Commissions (KCC) revealed that Google, Apple and One Store may have violated rules after an inspection that began on May 17, and that it would launch in investigation into these app store operators.
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Google Removed Over 1.11 Lakh Harmful Content in June Under New India IT Rules
Google has acted on 1,11,493 harmful pieces of content in June of this year in accordance with the new India IT Rules, 2021. The removed content included categories like copyright infringement, trademarks, court orders, explicit sexual material, fraud, and others. The actions were taken as a result of automated detection mechanisms used by Google's...
