Politics Apr 21 Google faces off against U.S. government attempt to break up company in search monopoly case By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press
Economy May 02 Judge in landmark antitrust case grills Google on search engine dominance Google reaped an operating profit of nearly $96 billion last year, mostly by selling digital ads — a market that it also dominates largely because it controls about 90 percent of the U.S. internet search market. By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press
Nation Sep 12 Google’s search dominance faces big antitrust challenge in landmark trial The Justice Department filed its antitrust lawsuit against Google nearly three years ago during the Trump administration, charging that the company has used its internet search dominance to gain an unfair advantage against competitors. By Paul Wiseman, Michael Liedtke, Associated Press
Nation Apr 16 Watch 5:39 Is Google’s search engine dominance hurting EU consumers? In response to the EU’s charges that Google uses its search engine dominance to favor Google Shopping, the company said shopping results have not harmed the competition nor innovation. Gwen Ifill talks to the European Union’s Commissioner for Competition Margrethe… By PBS News Hour
Science Oct 15 Researchers hope search engine will shed light on dark data As much as 90 percent of information on the Internet is “dark” — locked away in clunky or outdated formats that makes it difficult, sometimes impossible, to access. Kenton McHenry gets frustrated just talking about what he had to go… By Laura Santhanam
Mar 01 Watch Google’s New Privacy Policy: Invasive, Innovative or Both? Google's sweeping new privacy policy took effect Thursday, stirring concern among many state attorneys general who have called it an invasion of privacy. The company said the move would allow it to personalize information for customers and streamline privacy measures. Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch Google’s Motorola Deal Promises to Shake Up Mobile Technology Industry Google announced plans this week to buy Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion. In recent years the Internet giant has made big plays in the smartphone market through its Android platform. Jeffrey Brown discusses the ramifications of the pending deal with… Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch Google’s Effects on Memory Psychologist Betsy Sparrow tells Hari Sreenivasan about her newest research. Continue watching
Nov 18 Watch Author Auletta Dissects Global Impact of Google Jeffrey Brown speaks with author Ken Auletta about his new book on Internet powerhouse Google called 'Googled: The End of the World as We Know It.'… Continue watching
Jul 29 Microsoft, Yahoo Pair up With Sights on Google After years of courting, Microsoft announced Wednesday that it finally inked a deal with Yahoo in hopes that a partnership could help topple Google from being the Internet search and advertising leader. Continue reading