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[unable to retrieve full-text content] Media groups urge feds to investigate after Google limits California news in search results  Sacramento Bee Media groups urge feds to investigate after Google limits California news in search results  Yahoo! Voices Google blocking links to California news outlets from search results  The Guardian Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Federal judge vows to investigate Google for intentionally destroying chats  The Verge Source link

The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority launched an investigation into Apple and Google‘s control of the mobile browser market Tuesday. The authority will explore the companies’ “stranglehold” over browsing, as well as Apple’s control over cloud gaming through the App Store, it said in a release. The authority said Google and Apple powered 97% of all web browsing that took place in the U.K. in 2021. Web developers, cloud gaming service providers and browser vendors have offered… Source link

Inter Miami defender Damion Lowe (L) after the alleged incident involving Taxi Fountas (R). (Photo: Geoff Burke-USA Today Sports) Inter Miami players and head coach Phil Neville alleged Sunday that D.C. United forward Taxi Fountas directed a racial slur at one of their players during an MLS game between the two teams. The incident occurred during the second half of a 3-2 Miami win, and led to a five-minute stoppage in play, during which referee Ismail Elfath initiated MLS’s protocol for… Source link

The NBA has begun an investigation into the New York Knicks for alleged tampering regarding free agent pickup Jalen Brunson, sources told Yahoo Sports. The league will look into whether the Knicks made contact with Brunson prior to the start of the free agency period. Reports emerged days before June 30 that Brunson already had a deal in place with the Knicks. Brunson and the Knicks agreed to a four-year, $104 million deal after New York was thought to be the frontrunner to land the free agent… Source link

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a record number of downloads and consumer spending across both the iOS and Google Play stores combined in 2021, according to the latest year-end reports. App Annie says global spending across iOS and Google Play is up to $135 billion in 2021, and that figure will likely be higher when its… Source link

The logo for Google LLC is seen at their office in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register AMSTERDAM, May 4 (Reuters) – The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) announced on Wednesday a preliminary investigation into Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google for possible anti-competitive practices in its Play store. Dating-app provider The Matchgroup asked the regulator to assess… Source link

What this means: The EU has led a global wave of regulation and penalties against Big Tech companies, with search and ad technologies coming under especially severe scrutiny, making this investigation the latest in a series of fines, legal challenges, and penalties that have plagued Big Tech in Europe. Google in particular has had it rough. There have been so many fines, it’s hard to keep track of all of them. Google alone paid the EU $5 billion in 2018 for anticompetitive bundling, $1.7… Source link

Democratic senators led by Cory Booker of New Jersey say they worry about how Google’s products and policies may perpetuate bias. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images … Source link

Democratic senators, led by Cory Booker of New Jersey, say they worry about how Google’s products and policies may perpetuate bias. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images … Source link