Apple, Google and Meta are trying to build the universal translator

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Apple AirPods Pro 3 models are displayed during Apple’s “Awe-Dropping” event at the Steve Jobs Theater on the Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California, on Sept. 9, 2025. Nic Coury | AFP | Getty Images For decades, shows like “Star Trek” and novels like “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” have showcased fictional universal translators, […]


Google says YouTube TV to lose Fox channels if new deal isn’t reached

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Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Google-owned YouTube on Monday said it may remove channels including Fox Broadcast Network, Fox News and Fox Sports from its TV streaming platform if it doesn’t reach an agreement with Fox Corporation. YouTube TV’s renewal date with Fox is coming on Wednesday, and while the two companies have been […]


Google DOJ Chrome decision has analysts valuing its top businesses

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Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc., during a visit to the Google for Startups campus in Warsaw, Poland, on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. The EU has established a reputation globally for its aggressive regulation of major technology companies, including the likes of Apple and Google over antitrust concerns. Photographer: Damian Lemanski/Bloomberg via Getty […]


Amazon posts weak cloud growth while rivals Google, Microsoft thrive

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Amazon on Thursday forecast third-quarter sales above market estimates, but failed to live up to lofty expectations for its Amazon Web Services cloud computing unit after rivals handily beat expectations. Shares fell by more than 3% in after-hours trading after finishing regular trading up 1.7% to $234.11. Both Google-parent Alphabet and Microsoft posted big cloud computing revenue gains this month. AWS profit margins […]


Google hires Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan in latest AI talent deal

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Chief executive officer of Google Sundar Pichai. Marek Antoni Iwanczuk | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Google on Friday made the latest a splash in the AI talent wars, announcing an agreement to bring in Varun Mohan, co-founder and CEO of artificial intelligence coding startup Windsurf. As part of the deal, Google will […]


Google could face changes to search in the UK amid CMA crackdown

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Google could face changes to its online search services in the U.K. after regulators raised concerns over the tech giant’s dominance. The Competition and Markets Authority on Tuesday said it is consulting on a proposal to give Google “strategic market status,” a designation under new competition rules for tech firms that hold entrenched power in […]


Lawyers urging ‘caution’ on antitrust remedies in Google search trial have cozy ties to Big Tech

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A group of prominent lawyers claimed to be objective last month as they urged a federal judge to take “caution” when imposing antitrust remedies against Google’s online search empire — but many of them have cozy ties to Big Tech, The Post has learned. US District Judge Amit Mehta is expected to rule by August […]


Google to pay Texas $1.4 billion in data privacy settlement

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A Google corporate logo hangs above the entrance to the company’s office at St. John’s Terminal in New York City on March 11, 2025. Gary Hershorn | Corbis News | Getty Images Google agreed to pay nearly $1.4 billion to the state of Texas to settle allegations of violating the data privacy rights of state […]


Is Google Breaking Up? + Seasteading Is Back + Tool Time

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This transcript was created using speech recognition software. While it has been reviewed by human transcribers, it may contain errors. Please review the episode audio before quoting from this transcript and email transcripts@nytimes.com with any questions. kevin roose Casey, I miss you. You’re in New York this week. casey newton I’m in New York. I […]


Will a Federal Judge Break Up Google?

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Last summer, a federal judge, Amit P. Mehta, delivered a landmark ruling that found Google had illegally dominated online search. “Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain its monopoly,” he wrote. Now, Judge Mehta has to figure out how to fix Google’s monopoly. His decision will be informed by a […]