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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 […]
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 […]
On a frigid day in early January, as she worked in her office in the Boston suburb of Billerica, Mass., Siyu Huang received a two-word text message. “Spinning wheels,” it said. Attached was a short video clip showing a car on rollers in an indoor testing center. To the untrained eye there was nothing remarkable […]
The entrance to Google’s U.K. offices in London. Olly Curtis | Future Publishing | via Getty Images LONDON — Google is being sued for £5 billion ($6.6 billion) in potential damages in the U.K. over allegations that the U.S. tech giant abused its “near-total dominance” in the online search market to drive up prices. A […]
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. AI search engines cite incorrect news sources at an alarming 60% rate, study says This study by the […]
Alphabet’s Google met with President Donald Trump’s government last week and urged them to back away from a push to break up the search engine company, according to a person familiar with the matter. The Justice Department is currently pursuing two anti-monopoly cases against Google – one over search and another over advertising technology. “We routinely […]
Microsoft’s Recall feature is available for testing for people with Copilot+ PCs containing Qualcomm Snapdragon chips. Jordan Novet | CNBC Microsoft on Friday started letting people test Recall, its so-called photographic memory search feature for the latest Copilot+ PCs. It doesn’t work perfectly, based on an initial evaluation. It’s also a long time coming. Microsoft first […]
Google is replacing Prabhakar Raghavan, the company’s search and ads boss, with longtime Google executive Nick Fox. The move was announced by Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, who said in a blog post on Thursday that Raghavan will be moving into the role of chief technologist after 12 years of leading teams across the search company. […]
