WASHINGTON — A group of 36 states and the District of Columbia sued Google on Wednesday over claims that its mobile app store abuses its market power and forces aggressive terms on software developers, expanding the legal challenges facing the internet search giant. The suit is the fourth state or federal antitrust lawsuit filed against Google since October, but the first to scrutinize the company’s lucrative app store. Utah, North Carolina, New York and Tennessee led the suit, which was… Source link

The suit, which could be filed as early as Wednesday, alleges that Google abused its dominance in the mobile ecosystem to favor its own Google Play Store, reducing competition in the process, the person said. The suit also takes aim at the fees that Google charges developers for in-app purchases, according to the source. Bloomberg was first to report the lawsuit. It is unclear which states are involved in the suit. Court records reviewed by CNN Business on Wednesday showed that a case against… Source link

Google CEO Sundar Pichai. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) Google’s (GOOG, GOOGL) app store, Google Play, became the latest target of Big Tech antitrust regulators Wednesday in a federal lawsuit filed by dozens of attorneys general led by the state of Utah. The case, brought in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, is one of dozens of lawsuits that Google’s parent company Alphabet is facing in a wave of actions around the globe challenging tiers of its dominant markets.  In… Source link

On Wednesday, a coalition of state attorneys general launched a new antitrust lawsuit against Google, accusing the search giant of abusing its control of the Android app store, as reported by Bloomberg. The lawsuit, filed by 36 states and Washington, DC, in California federal court, challenges Google’s policy forcing Google Play app developers to pay a 30 percent commission fee on sales made through the app. Google recently expanded the fees to cover more digital goods purchased on the… Source link

As companies large and small settle on how they’ll return to working in-person, a hybrid work future, where working from home is common and expected, is beginning to seem like more of a reality. To accommodate hybrid workplaces, Google plans to expand RSVP options over the next few weeks to let users say whether they’ll attend an event virtually in Google Calendar invites. Virtual attendees will specify their status through a new drop-down menu that is viewable by the host and other… Source link

FILE – In this June 6, 2019, file photo Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos speaks at the the Amazon re:MARS convention in Las Vegas. The Amazon founder officially stepped down as CEO on Monday, July 5, 2021, handing over the reins as the company navigates the challenges of a world fighting to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic. Andy Jassy, the head of Amazon’s cloud-computing business, replaced Bezos, a change the company had announced in February. (AP Photo/John Locher, File) The wealth of the… Source link

In addition to Wednesday’s suit, Google also faces a suit that the Justice Department and 14 states filed in October, focused on Google’s efforts to dominate the mobile search market; one from 38 states and territories filed in December, also focused on search; and a third suit by 15 states and territories related to Google’s power over the advertising technology. The new case: Wednesday’s suit is the latest challenge to the search giant’s plan to force all app developers who use its… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Didi Global Inc. shares fell for a third consecutive day on Wednesday, hitting fresh lows, as China was said to consider closing a loophole used by firms listing their shares abroad. The ride-hailing company fell 4.6% in New York trading to close at $11.91. The American depositary shares slumped 20% in Tuesday’s session, and now trade 15% lower than the $14 they were sold at in the IPO. Didi’s offering was the second-largest U.S.-listing for a Chinese firm on record. The… Source link

Grubhub and Russia-based Yandex are teaming up to bring meal services to students through rovers. Photos courtesy of Grubhub/Yandex Students at more than 250 colleges and universities already enjoy the ease of Grubhub’s food delivery service, but it’s about to get a lot more streamlined. Grubhub announced it has partnered with Yandex… Source link

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