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Google Hit With Antitrust Suit Over Play Store
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Google Hit With Antitrust Suit Over Play Store

A group of states alleges Google uses anti-competitive tactics to maintain its dominance of the Android app market.
By Matthew Heller | July 8, 2021
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Biden Appoints Big Tech Critic Lina Khan as FTC Chair
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Biden Appoints Big Tech Critic Lina Khan as FTC Chair

Khan is one of the most renowned American scholars to criticize large technology companies for market power abuse.
By Lauren Muskett | June 16, 2021
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CFOs On the Move: Week Ending May 14
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CFOs On the Move: Week Ending May 14

Waymo, Penske, Dine Brands, The RealReal, OPAL Fuels, Callon Petroleum, Doximity, ThoughtExchange, Aptos, TeleSense, NYDIG
By Lauren Muskett | May 14, 2021
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Italian Watchdog Fines Google in Antitrust Case
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Italian Watchdog Fines Google in Antitrust Case

The Italian Competition Authority said Google abused its dominant market position by excluding a third-party app from Android Auto.
By Matthew Heller | May 13, 2021
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Remote Work Could Bring Google $1B in Annual Savings
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Remote Work Could Bring Google $1B in Annual Savings

Google saved $268 million in expenses from company promotions, travel, and entertainment versus a year earlier.
By Lauren Muskett | April 29, 2021
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Apple, Google Take Flak Over App Platforms
Technology

Apple, Google Take Flak Over App Platforms

A witness at a Senate hearing compared the companies' control over their platforms to the "behavior of the robber barons."
By Matthew Heller | April 22, 2021
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Trump Pardons Ex-Google Engineer
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Trump Pardons Ex-Google Engineer

Anthony Levandowski, a pioneer in autonomous vehicles, was found guilty of what one judge called "the biggest trade secret crime I have ever seen."
By Lauren Muskett | January 20, 2021
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Google Workers Form a Union
Workplace Issues

Google Workers Form a Union

The ‘minority union’ will have limited power under U.S. labor law until it is supported by a majority of employees.
By Lauren Muskett | January 5, 2021
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Google Waives $1.5B in DeepMind Startup Debt
Technology

Google Waives $1.5B in DeepMind Startup Debt

The waiver "underscores Google's commitment to DeepMind, with little indication the [AI] startup is likely to turn a profit any time soon."
By Matthew Heller | December 17, 2020
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Tech Execs Face Questions on Immunity Law
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Tech Execs Face Questions on Immunity Law

The heads of Facebook, Twitter, and Google said changes to Section 230 could change how they moderate content.
By Lauren Muskett | October 28, 2020
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House Urges Reforms to Curb Big Tech Firms
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House Urges Reforms to Curb Big Tech Firms

Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple "have become the kinds of monopolies we last saw in the era of oil barons and railroad tycoons."
By Matthew Heller | October 7, 2020
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Apple, Google, Dropbox Face Italy Antitrust Probes
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Apple, Google, Dropbox Face Italy Antitrust Probes

Italy’s competition authority is looking into the companies’ cloud storage services after complaints about allegedly unfair commercial practices.
By Lauren Muskett | September 8, 2020
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Engineer Gets 18 Months in Google Secrets Case
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Engineer Gets 18 Months in Google Secrets Case

Anthony Levandowski had pleaded guilty to stealing thousands of files from Google's self-driving car program to benefit himself and Uber.
By Matthew Heller | August 5, 2020
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Tech Giants Sued Over Photos in Facial Recognition Database
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Tech Giants Sued Over Photos in Facial Recognition Database

Microsoft, Amazon, and Google allegedly used pictures collected without consent to train their technologies.
By Lauren Muskett | July 15, 2020
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Google Abandons Cloud Initiative in China
Technology

Google Abandons Cloud Initiative in China

The tech giant’s ‘Isolated Region’ would have allowed it to offer cloud services in regions that want to control data within their borders.
By Lauren Muskett | July 9, 2020
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