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As regulators get tough, Big Tech's easy ride is coming to an end

Now Google and Apple are getting slapped for those blatantly unfair advantages

Google tests 'Desktop Windowing' on Android tablets for PC-like experience

Samsung already offers a similar experience through DeX on its tablets, but Google is adding native support for it in Android 15

Top EU privacy regulator opens investigation into Google's AI compliance

A spokesperson for Google said it takes its obligations under the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) seriously and will work constructively with the DPC to answer their questions

Google extends support to help developers prevent app sideloading: Report

Sideloading of apps on Android devices is common, but developers prefer to avoid this practice. A sideloaded app is not counted in the developer's metrics on the Play Store

Google introduces AI-driven podcast feature 'Audio Overview' in NotebookLM

NotebookLM, which was launched last year, has been enhanced with this new feature to offer a more interactive experience for users managing their notes and research materials

Google to release Android 15 update with these new features in coming weeks

Google has started to roll out the final beta version of Android 15 to eligible developers. The stable release, therefore, is expected to be available to supported Pixel devices in coming weeks

Google debated cutting fees for ad exchange 8 yrs ago, ex officials testify

In a trial that kicked off this week in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, antitrust enforcers allege that Google has monopolised the technology used to buy and sell online display advertising

Google's AI model faces EU scrutiny from watchdog over privacy rules

European Union regulators said Thursday they're looking into one of Google's artificial intelligence models over concerns about its compliance with the bloc's strict data privacy rules. Ireland's Data Protection Commission said it has opened an inquiry into Google's Pathways Language Model 2, also known as PaLM2. It's part of wider efforts, including by other national watchdogs across the 27-nation bloc, to scrutinize how AI systems handle personal data. Google's European headquarters are based in Dublin, so the Irish watchdog acts as the company's lead regulator for the bloc's privacy rulebook, known as the General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR. The commission said its inquiry is examining whether Google has assessed whether PaLM2's data processing would likely result in a high risk to the rights and freedoms of individuals" in the EU. Large language models like PaLM2 are vast troves of data that act as building blocks for artificial intelligence systems. Google uses PaLM2 t

Ex-Google exec says goal was to 'crush' competition, shows trial evidence

The statements underscored the US Department of Justice's claim that Google has sought to monopolize markets for publisher ad servers and advertiser ad networks

Soon, Google Chrome will get new cross-device sync feature for Tab groups

New updates from Google will allow users to sync Chrome Tab Groups across devices, manage tabs on iOS, and easily resume browsing from where they left off

EU's antitrust crackdown: Apple, Google face major setbacks in legal battle

The EU secures major legal wins against Apple and Google, upholding rulings on unfair tax benefits and market abuse, marking a significant step in its fight to regulate Big Tech dominance

Google loses EU court appeal against 2.4 bn euro fine in antitrust case

Google lost its final legal challenge on Tuesday against a European Union penalty for giving its own shopping recommendations an illegal advantage over rivals in search results, ending a long-running antitrust case that came with a whopping fine. The European Union's Court of Justice upheld a lower court's decision, dismissing the company's appeal against the 2.4 billion euro (USD 2.7 billion) penalty from the European Commission, the 27-nation bloc's top antitrust enforcer. The commission's original decision in 2017 accused the Silicon Valley giant of unfairly directing visitors to its own Google Shopping service to the detriment of competitors. It was one of three multibillion-euro fines that the commission imposed on Google in the previous decade as Brussels started ramping up its crackdown on the tech industry. Google made changes to comply with the commission's decision requiring it to treat competitors equally. The company started holding auctions for shopping search listings

Google's Privacy Sandbox adoption burdening smaller ad-tech firms

Privacy Sandbox is a set of technologies that aims to enhance user privacy by anonymizing data, implementing stricter access controls, and targeting groups of users rather than individuals

Google faces new antitrust trial after 'search engine monopoly' verdict

One month after a judge declared Google's search engine an illegal monopoly, the tech giant faces another antitrust lawsuit that threatens to break up the company, this time over its advertising technology. The Justice Department and a coalition of states contend that Google built and maintains a monopoly over the technology that matches online publishers to advertisers. Dominance over the software on both the buy side and the sell side of the transaction enables Google to keep as much as 36 cents on the dollar when it brokers sales between publishers and advertisers, the government contends in court papers. Google says the government's case is based on an internet of yesteryear, when desktop computers ruled and internet users carefully typed precise World Wide Web addresses into URL fields. Advertisers now are more likely to turn to social media companies like TikTok or streaming TV services like Peacock to reach audiences. In recent years, Google Networks, the division of the ...

UK watchdog accuses Google of anti-competitive behaviour in digital ads biz

Google was slammed on Friday by UK regulators who say it's taking advantage of its dominance in digital advertising to thwart competition in Britain, ratcheting up pressure that the tech giant is facing on both sides of the Atlantic over its ad tech business practices. Britain's Competition and Markets Authority said that the US company gives preference to its own services to the detriment of online publishers and advertisers in Britain's 1.8 billion pound (USD 2.4 billion) digital ad market. Google is a major player throughout the digital ad ecosystem, providing servers for publishers to manage ad space on their websites and apps, tools for advertisers and media agencies to buy display ads, and an exchange where both sides come together to buy and sell ads in real time at auctions. We've provisionally found that Google is using its market power to hinder competition when it comes to the ads people see on websites, the watchdog's interim executive director of enforcement, Juliette .

Google Photos rolling out limited early access to Ask Photos AI assistant

Ask Photos will let users simply ask questions from Google Photos and utilising Google's Gemini AI models, the app will show results on the basis of the content in the photos

YouTube announces tools to safeguard creators against AI generated copies

YouTube is developing technology designed to help creators and artists protect their likenesses such as voice and face from being replicated by generative artificial intelligence

Google limits on Android Auto access may breach EU rules: Court adviser

Google's refusal to provide third-party access to Android Auto platform may be in breach of competition rules, Court Advocate General Laila Medina said

Tech layoffs 2024: Tech companies lay off over 27,000 employees in August

Tech layoffs: Major IT firms such as Intel, IBM, and Cisco have laid off over 27,000 employees across the globe in August 2024

Google Drive adding ARM support, NordVPN & ExpressVPN now on Snapdragon PCs

Google Drive and VPN apps have been missing on recently launched Copilot Plus PCs as it was required that they were updated for Windows on Arm