Politics Nov 21 DOJ seeks to break up Google, forcing web browser Chrome sale as monopoly punishment The proposed breakup floated in a 23-page document filed late Wednesday by the U.S. Justice Department calls for Google to sell its industry-leading Chrome web browser and impose restrictions designed to prevent Android from favoring its search engine.
Nation Oct 31 Google Maps introduces AI features to help users explore and navigate Google Maps is heading down a new road steered by artificial intelligence.
Economy Aug 13 In AI race with Apple, Google rolls out Pixel 9 phones earlier than usual Google left little doubt that the Pixel 9 phones are meant to be a vessel for the AI technology that is expected to reshape the way people live and work.
Nation Aug 05 Court rules Google's search engine dominance is antitrust violation and illegal The highly anticipated decision issued by U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta comes nearly a year after the start of a trial pitting the U.S. Justice Department against Google in the country's biggest antitrust showdown in a quarter century.
Economy Jun 10 Apple bringing 'Apple Intelligence' to its popular products Apple jumped into the race to bring generative artificial intelligence to the masses during its World Wide Developers Conference Monday, previewing an onslaught of features designed to soup up the iPhone and other devices.
Nation Mar 31 20 years ago, people thought Google's Gmail launch was an April Fool's Day joke Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin loved pulling pranks every April Fool's Day. As a result, the release of Gmail with what sounded like a preposterous amount of storage capacity 20 years ago was believed to be one of…
Economy Mar 21 Reddit, long a home for Internet communities, debuts on stock exchange The company said Wednesday that it had priced its IPO at $34 a share. Shares will begin trading Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “RDDT.”…
Politics Mar 21 WATCH: Garland holds news conference as Justice Department files antitrust suit against Apple The lawsuit, filed in federal court in New Jersey, alleges that Apple has monopoly power in the smartphone market and leverages control over the iPhone to “engage in a broad, sustained, and illegal course of conduct.”…
Economy Jan 16 Supreme Court rebuffs Apple's court appeal on app payments, threatening billions in revenue The justices rejected Apple's appeal of lower-court rulings that found some of Apple's app store rules for apps purchased on more than 1 billion iPhones constitute unfair competition under California law.
Nation Dec 19 Google to pay $700 million to U.S. states, consumers in Android app store settlement Google has agreed to pay $700 million and make several other concessions to settle allegations that it had been stifling competition against its Android app store.