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Alphabet shares dive as Google cloud revenue weakens
Revenue growth at Google's cloud unit to slow to 22.5% in the third quarter, from 28% in the prior three-month period.
Japan probes Google over alleged antitrust violations as global scrutiny mounts
Japan's probe is the latest sign of a mounting global crackdown of Google’s business practices.
Google exec defends search quality in US antitrust trial, knocks Bing
Pandu Nayak testified that Google compared its results to answers from Microsoft's search engine Bing, and found Bing to be lower quality.
Media outlets demand more access to secretive Google antitrust trial
The New York Times filed a motion seeking access to trial exhibits and notice before closed sessions.
Google CEO warned of bad ‘optics’ from Apple search engine deal
Pichai outlined his concerns in emails sent in 2007 to Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin as well as other company leaders.
Switching away from Google's search engine takes 'too many steps': DuckDuckGo CEO
The founder of search engine DuckDuckGo grumbled about how difficult it is for users to switch their default service from Google while testifying at the Big Tech firm’s landmark antitrust...
DOJ yanks Google antitrust trial docs from public website after Big Tech firm complains
The Justice Department had been posting trial exhibits to a public-facing website.
Verizon didn't solicit bids before inking Google search engine deal, executive testifies
Google's landmark antitrust trial kicked off it's second week on Monday.
Google wanted to 'manipulate choices' to become default search engine, behavioral expert testifies at antitrust trial
Antonio Rangel took the stand for the second day and said Google has leaned heavily on default settings to keep users hooked on its search engine and other lucrative services.
Ex-Google exec said tech giant pushed for default status in search engine deals at antitrust trial
The feds claim Google “pays more than $10 billion per year” to keep a stranglehold on online search.
Google antitrust trial begins: DOJ claims tech giant pays over $10B per year to keep search monopoly
Over the next 10 weeks, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, as well as top executives from a slew of tech companies, are expected to be called as witnesses.
Meet the Obama-appointed judge presiding over Google’s long-awaited antitrust trial
India-born judge Amit Mehta was randomly selected to decide whether Google has used a string of illegal business deals to cement the dominance of its ubiquitous search engine as the...
Google's long-awaited antitrust trial finally set to begin 3 years after landmark suit over search monopoly
On Sept. 12, the Justice Department and Google will descend on a Washington, D.C., courtroom to settle a federal monopoly case where the agency accused the tech behemoth of illegally...
Google ad revenue rebounds lifting Q2 profit above expectations
Advertisers who make up a big share of Alphabet's revenue have pulled back spending on untested advertising platforms, helping the Google parent and Meta Platforms.
AI gives Google power to 'dictate' people's lives and 'how they vote,' attorney claims
Lawyer behind class-action complaint against Google paints picture of tech titan's power.
Bot-ly crew: Google to add AI chat to main search engine, CEO says
Pichai said that Google's incorporation of AI signals the company's commitment to competing against the likes of Microsoft-backed OpenAI and others.
Google CEO slammed by employees over 'botched' Bard AI chatbot rollout: report
Google shares sold off this week after its answer to ChatGPT failed to impress.
Google loses $100B in value as shares tank off AI chatbot Bard's failure
In the advertisement, Bard is given the prompt: "What new discoveries from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) can I tell my 9-year old about?"
Microsoft adds ChatGPT tech to Bing: 'AI-powered robot for the web'
“This technology is going to reshape pretty much every software category," Microsoft Chief Executive Satya Nadella said.
How to delete embarrassing autofill entries on your PC and Windows browsers
Whether you're trying to find the perfect birthday gift online for a loved one or searching for the best dermatologist in your area, what you search for on your computer is nobody...