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Yesterday, the Department of Justice and 11 states sued Google for violating antitrust law. The complaint argued that Google had become “the unchallenged gateway to the internet for billions of users worldwide,” but that its success depends on unfair and monopolistic behavior. In some ways, the case is an obvious and long-awaited move. But it’s also an early test of how American antitrust law will handle the coming decade’s tech giants. Since the late 1970s, antitrust cases have… Source link

Google has long defended itself against charges of monopoly by stressing that its products are free and that no one has to use them. And it’s avoided tough government scrutiny for years based in part on the idea that people searching the internet are not Google’s true customers. … Source link

Jewel Burks Solomon is a 31-year-old Black woman heading a key division of Google. She is also the co-founder of a tech company that was bought by Amazon. In her short career, she has already hit more professional milestones than many people twice her age. And beyond her own professional success, she is now committed to teaching, funding and empowering other Black founders. “My 20s was really dedicated to knowing the process of building and growing and even selling a business, and now that I’m… Source link

In addition to patching the actively exploited bug, the update also brings fixes for another four security loopholes Google has rolled out an update to its Chrome web browser that fixes five security flaws, including a vulnerability that is known to be actively exploited by attackers. “Google is aware of reports that an exploit for CVE-2020-15999 exists in the wild,” Source link

LONDON (AP) — The U.S. antitrust crackdown on Google might seem like deja vu for European Union regulators. By U.S. standards, the Justice Department’s move to sue Google this week for abusing its dominance in online search and advertising was a bold move. But it treads on ground already broken years before by EU officials in Brussels. Veterans of Europe’s antitrust tech battles welcomed the U.S. investigation and said American authorities should learn from the bloc’s… Source link

On Tuesday, the Department of Justice filed an antitrust case against Google. This is the most significant antitrust case filed since the government suit against Microsoft in 1998, and it also ranks with the most important antitrust suits of all time, including Standard Oil and AT&T. The move by a conservative Republican administration to take on one of the largest companies in the world is a repudiation of the libertarian ideology that has dominated American politics since the 1980s.

The Department of Justice’s lawsuit against Google is big, complicated and could take years to resolve. Today’s DealBook newsletter addresses five questions that arise from the government’s action: Why now? A better question might be, “This again?” The Federal Trade Commission conducted a two-year antitrust investigation into Google under President Barack Obama, which went nowhere. Bill Barr, the attorney general, pushed hard to bring this new case before the Nov. 3 presidential… Source link

Google is giving users the ability to hum songs, without lyrics, to help find a song. Do you ever have a song you just can’t get out of your head? Maybe you know a lyric or two, but not enough to find it.  Now, Google is joining companies like SoundHound and giving users the ability to hum songs, without lyrics, to help find a song match. … Source link

Google is giving users the ability to hum songs, without lyrics, to help find a song. Do you ever have a song you just can’t get out of your head? Maybe you know a lyric or two, but not enough to find it.  Now, Google is joining companies like SoundHound and giving users the ability to hum songs, without lyrics, to help find a song match. … Source link

Google is giving users the ability to hum songs, without lyrics, to help find a song. Do you ever have a song you just can’t get out of your head? Maybe you know a lyric or two, but not enough to find it.  Now, Google is joining companies like SoundHound and giving users the ability to hum songs, without lyrics, to help find a song match. … Source link