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Google begins its defense in antitrust case alleging monopoly over advertising technology
Google has opened its defense against allegations that it holds an illegal monopoly on online advertising technology with witness testimony saying the industry is vastly more complex and competitive than portrayed by the federal government.
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Tree service's business slows down after Google profile deleted
In March, Noel Hernandez’s family business noticed their phones weren’t ringing as often and traffic to their website had dropped. To his surprise, when he checked the status of his Google business profile, it had been disabled.
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Going once, going twice: Google's millisecond ad auctions are the focus of monopoly claim
An ongoing trial may determine whether Google holds an illegal monopoly on the technology used to buy and sell certain types of advertising on web pages.
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Google loses antitrust case over search
Google has illegally held a monopoly in search and text advertising, a federal judge ruled on Monday
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Google announces steps to combat nonconsensual sexually explicit deepfakes
The announcement comes after mounting scrutiny on Google for their role in perpetuating the spread of deepfakes.
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YouTube toughens policy on gun videos and young users; critics say proof will be in enforcement
YouTube is changing its rules to try to keep younger users from seeing potentially harmful firearm videos.
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Google wants judge, not jury, to decide upcoming antitrust case in Virginia
Google is asking that a federal judge, rather than a jury, decide whether it violated U.S. antitrust laws by building a monopoly on the technology that powers online advertising.
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Google unveils overhauled search with AI-enhanced results. Here's what to know
The makeover announced by Google will begin this week in the U.S. Here’s everything you need to know.
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Google fires 28 workers in aftermath of protests over big tech deal with Israeli government
Google has fired 28 employees in the aftermath of protests over technology that the internet company is supplying the Israeli government amid the Gaza war, further escalating tensions surrounding a hot-button deal.
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Google workers arrested after nine-hour protest in cloud chief's office
Nine Google workers were arrested Tuesday after sit-in protests, including a nine-hour sit-in at Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian’s office in Sunnyvale.
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Google Maps sends patients to a school miles away from their doctors' appointments
A Google Maps glitch sends families going to the doctor at the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services to a school miles away, causing them to miss their appointments. The Department of Health and Human Services’ address is 1401 Rockville Pike in Rockville, but the Google Maps iPhone apps guides users to Grace Episcopal Day School in Kensington…
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Google Maps sends patients to a school miles away from their doctors' appointments
A Google Maps glitch is sending families going to doctors’ appointments at the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services to a school miles away, causing them to miss their appointments. News4’s Aimee Cho explains.
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Google to purge billions of files containing personal data in settlement of Chrome privacy case
Google has agreed to purge billions of records containing personal information collected from more than 136 million people in the U.S. surfing the internet through its Chrome web browser.
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Gmail revolutionized email 20 years ago. People thought it was Google's April Fool's Day joke
Google decided to unveil something no one would believe was possible 20 years ago on April Fool’s Day. It was Gmail, a free service.
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Ex-Google engineer charged with stealing AI trade secrets while working with Chinese companies
The Justice Department says a former software engineer at Google has been charged with stealing artificial intelligence technology from the company while secretly working with two companies based in China.
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Google settles $5 billion lawsuit claiming it spied on users using ‘incognito mode'
Google has agreed to settle a $5 billion privacy lawsuit alleging that it spied on people who used the “incognito” mode in its Chrome browser — along with similar “private” modes in other browsers — to track their internet use.
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Google announces grant for robotics clubs at Virginia middle schools
Google representatives and Virginia Rep. Gerry Connolly visited Herndon Middle School to talk about building the next generation of innovators.
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Epic Games wins antitrust lawsuit against Google over Android app store monopoly
A federal court jury has decided that Google’s Android app store has been protected by anticompetitive barriers that have damaged smartphone consumers and software developers, dealing a blow to a major pillar of a technology empire.
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Here are the top Google searches of 2023
Your Google search history for 2023 has arrived.
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What did you Google in 2023? ‘Barbie,' Israel-Hamas war are among the year's top internet searches
Your Google search history for 2023 has arrived. Well, actually, the world’s. On Monday, the California-based tech giant released its “Year in Search,” a roundup of 2023’s top global queries.