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Google asks India’s Supreme Court to block $161.9 million Android antitrust ruling

Google asks India’s Supreme Court to block 1.9 million Android antitrust ruling

Google has turned to India’s Supreme Court as a “last hope” to block an order that has the potential to reshape the Android ecosystem. Last October, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) and barred the search giant from requiring OEMs to preinstall Google apps and services on their phones. On Wednesday, an appeals tribunal request to block the ruling, which is scheduled to go into effect on January 19th. According to court documents , Google filed a challenge against the… Source link

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Google asks India’s Supreme Court to block $161.9 million Android antitrust ruling

Google asks India’s Supreme Court to block 1.9 million Android antitrust ruling

Google has turned to India’s Supreme Court as a “last hope” to block an order that has the potential to reshape the Android ecosystem. Last October, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) and barred the search giant from requiring OEMs to preinstall Google apps and services on their phones. On Wednesday, an appeals tribunal request to block the ruling, which is scheduled to go into effect on January 19th. According to court documents , Google filed a challenge against the… Source link

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Google asks India’s Supreme Court to block $161.9 million Android antitrust ruling

Google asks India’s Supreme Court to block 1.9 million Android antitrust ruling

Google has turned to India’s Supreme Court as a “last hope” to block an order that has the potential to reshape the Android ecosystem. Last October, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) and barred the search giant from requiring OEMs to preinstall Google apps and services on their phones. On Wednesday, an appeals tribunal request to block the ruling, which is scheduled to go into effect on January 19th. According to court documents , Google filed a challenge against the… Source link

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Google asks India’s Supreme Court to block $161.9 million Android antitrust ruling

Google asks India’s Supreme Court to block 1.9 million Android antitrust ruling

Google has turned to India’s Supreme Court as a “last hope” to block an order that has the potential to reshape the Android ecosystem. Last October, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) and barred the search giant from requiring OEMs to preinstall Google apps and services on their phones. On Wednesday, an appeals tribunal request to block the ruling, which is scheduled to go into effect on January 19th. According to court documents , Google filed a challenge against the… Source link

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UPDATE 1-India tribunal declines Google’s request to block Android antitrust ruling

UPDATE 1-India tribunal declines Google’s request to block Android antitrust ruling

(Adding details from the hearing, background) By Arpan Chaturvedi NEW DELHI, Jan 4 (Reuters) – An Indian tribunal on Wednesday declined a request by Google to block an antitrust ruling that ordered the tech giant to change its approach to its Android platform, dealing the U.S. firm a setback in a key growth market. In October, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) fined Alphabet Inc’s Google $161 million for exploiting its dominant position in markets such as online search and the Android… Source link

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DuckDuckGo Will Automatically Block Google’s Sign-in Popups

DuckDuckGo Will Automatically Block Google’s Sign-in Popups

Screenshot: DuckDuckGo Have you noticed that websites are offering you a friendly new way to sign-in with Google? Try Investing.com. When you hit the site, Google displays a popup recommending that you sign in the top right. If you’re on a phone, the prompt takes up almost half your screen. And if you’re using Chrome, you can sign in with a single click, the fastest way to make the popup go away. Don’t have an account on Investing.com? Google will automatically make one for you. It’s… Source link

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Senate Republicans block CROWN legislation again. But advocates aren’t deterred.

Senate Republicans block CROWN legislation again. But advocates aren’t deterred.

A woman with dreadlocks, a hairstyle that would be protected under the CROWN Act. (Getty Images) For the second time, Senate Republicans blocked a bill that would ban race-based discrimination of hair, specifically natural, textured hair and protective hairstyles typically worn by African Americans. The Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act aims to protect individuals from unjust treatment in the workplace, in hiring processes and in schools because of their hair…. Source link

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Google Moves to Block Invasive Spanish Spyware Framework

Google Moves to Block Invasive Spanish Spyware Framework

The commercial spyware industry has increasingly come under fire for selling powerful surveillance tools to anyone who can pay, from governments to criminals around the world. Across the European Union, details of how spyware has been used to target activists, opposition leaders, lawyers, and journalists in multiple countries have recently touched off scandals and calls for reform. Today, Google’s Threat Analysis Group announced action to block one such hacking tool that targeted desktop… Source link

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Another stumbling block for Truth Social: Google bars app download over violent content

Another stumbling block for Truth Social: Google bars app download over violent content

Truth Social, the social media platform backed by former president Donald Trump, aims to provide an “open, free and honest global conversation.” But one place would-be users won’t be free to access the service is on Google’s Play store. The internet giant says it isn’t allowing downloads of the app due to violent content.  The Google Play app store allows people to pre-register for Truth Social, but they can’t yet directly download the service from the site, unlike at Apple’s App… Source link

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PGA Tour responds to LIV’s antitrust suit, looks to block players from playoffs

PGA Tour responds to LIV’s antitrust suit, looks to block players from playoffs

Eleven players on the breakaway LIV Golf tour have filed an antitrust suit against the PGA Tour. Three of them — Talor Gooch, Hudson Swafford and Matt Jones — have an immediate challenge: whether they will be permitted to play in the first round of the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup playoffs, which begin Thursday in Memphis. On Monday morning, the PGA Tour responded, leaving no doubt about its stance and the likelihood of the players returning for the playoffs. After joining LIV, the players, the… Source link

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