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The Justice Department filed suit against Google on Tuesday for illegal monopolization of the search and ad markets, kicking off one of the largest antitrust cases in US history. As first reported by The Wall Street Journal, the case focuses on search and search-focused advertising, rather than the company’s broader targeted ad business. “Countless advertisers must pay a toll to Google’s search advertising and general search text advertising monopolies,” the complaint reads,… Source link

Yandex N.V. (NASDAQ:YNDX) has not been able to agree definitive transaction terms with the core shareholders of Tinkoff, and therefore, the parties have agreed to terminate discussions regarding an offer for 100% of the share capital of Tinkoff. Shares down -2.5% premarket. Press release Previously: Yandex +3.7% on reported $5.5B deal for Tinkoff bank (Sept. 22) Source link

Google announced Tuesday that it is planning to lay a new trans-Atlantic underwater cable that it claims will ensure a significant upgrade to the U.S.-Europe Internet infrastructure. Source link

Google CEO Sundar Pichai. Google’s work from home plans could have a big impact on office markets in major U.S. cities (Getty, Pixabay) In December 2018, Google CFO Ruth Porat announced plans for the search giant’s new 1.7 million-square-foot campus in Manhattan’s Hudson Square, a move that would allow the company to “more than double the number of Googlers in New York over the next 10 years.” It was the latest in a series of billion-dollar moves that had made Google one of… Source link

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army plans to conduct a few fly-offs to test possible long-range precision munitions for its fleet of future helicopters, according to the chief of operations in charge of the service’s Future Vertical Lift modernization efforts. While the Army has picked Israeli company Rafael’s Spike Non-Line-of-Sight missile as an interim solution to deliver long-range lethality from its current and future helicopter fleets, it is also in the market for other options. “The Army… Source link

Distance Learning Google Reveals Plans for New Meet Functionality By Dian Schaffhauser 07/20/20 Google has gone public with some of its plans for updates to Meet, the web conferencing tool that’s part of the company’s G Suite for Education. The basic thrust is to give teachers more control over their real-time sessions and help them make the classes more engaging. Among the updates expected this year are… Source link

Google is investing $4.5 billion for a 7.73 percent stake in Jio Platforms, an Indian internet giant that offers broadband, mobile services, and online commerce platforms, the company announced today. The investment, which is pending regulatory review, is part of Google’s commitment to invest around $10 billion in India over the next five to seven years. It follows a similar move from Facebook to invest $5.7 billion for a 9.9 percent stake in the company earlier this year. Jio Platforms… Source link