Google to invest in satellites and AI to better detect wildfires
Amid an outbreak of recent wildfires in California, Google announced a commitment to spend $13 million to improve satellite imaging to help track and detect wildfires, starting as early...
Even Facebook couldn’t compete with Google, ex-ad chief says
Meta Platforms entered into a 2018 deal with Google after concluding internally that it couldn’t successfully compete against the search giant, because of its monopoly over the technology undergirding...
Apple Must Pay Back €13 Billion in Unpaid Taxes to Ireland, E.U. Court Rules
Apple has been ordered to pay back €13 billion ($14.4 billion) worth of tax to Ireland by the European Court of Justice. Two of its subsidiaries illegally received tax...
Google loses EU court fight over 2.4 billion euro antitrust fine
A Google spokesperson said that company is “disappointed” with the court judgmentGoogle lost its bid to topple a once-record 2.4 billion euro (S$3.45 billion) European Union fine for abusing...
Google abusing power over website ads, UK regulator says
BRITAIN’S antitrust regulator said on Friday (Sep 6) it had provisionally found Alphabet’s Google had abused its dominant position in digital advertising to restrict competition.
The Competition and Markets Authority...
Yelp versus Google: an antitrust court fight plays out in San Francisco
San Francisco — For years, Yelp has complained about Google’s practices, alleging that the tech giant placed its own products above competitors in Google search results.Yelp says when a customer...
Apple defence bolstered by Google monopoly ruling in US case
APPLE could be the winner after Alphabet’s Google lost its fight with the US antitrust enforcers earlier this week, with a ruling that supports the iPhone maker’s defence in...
Deal reached in feud between California news outlets and Google: $250 million to support journalism but no new law
SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers intend to shelve legislation that would have required Google to pay news outlets for distributing their content, and in its place announced a new public-private partnership...
