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EU orders Google to share search data, open Android to AI rivals competitors

Brussels said Google must start sharing search data from January 2027 and users would start benefitting from the changes to Android from July 2027.

Euronews

EU begins rollout of new AI rules with tech giants split on compliance

As major tech firms respond to the EU’s new AI code, Europe is taking its first big step towards regulating powerful artificial intelligence systems.

Radio France Internationale

Google will sign up to EU’s AI Code despite concerns

Meta is so far the only US tech giant that has said it will not sign up to the voluntary rules.

Euronews

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Alphabet Quarterly Earnings Lifted By Cloud And AI

Google parent Alphabet on Thursday reported profit of $34.5 billion in the recently ended quarter, powered by its cloud computing and artificial intelligence operations.

International Business Times

Trial Testimony Reveals OpenAI Interest In Chrome: Reports

OpenAI is ready to buy Chrome if Google is forced to sell its popular browser as part of antitrust trial, a top executive testified Tuesday, according to media reports.

International Business Times

US Urges Curb Of Google's Search Dominance As AI Looms

US government attorneys urged a federal judge Monday to make Google spin off its Chrome browser, arguing artificial intelligence is poised to ramp up the tech giant's online search dominance.

International Business Times

US and UK out of step with rest of the world on AI

Why the Paris summit on artificial intelligence failed and how Silicon Valley is toeing the Trump administration’s line

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Google defends scrapping AI pledges and DEI goals in all-staff meeting

Exclusive: Google executives gave employees details on dropping the company’s promise against weaponized AI and nixing diversity goals

The Guardian - US

Google is refusing to comply with upcoming EU fact-checking laws — what we know

Google won't start adding fact-checking to Search because of the EU, because apparently the current system is just fine.

Tom’s Guide

Google being pushed to sell off Chrome is likely a good thing, but don't cheer on the decision just yet

The devil is in the details.

PC Gamer

TechScape: Why the US wants to force Google to sell Chrome

The Department of Justice suggested it should ‘divest Chrome’ and divest or submit to oversight of Android – seismic challenges for the tech giant

The Guardian - US

News Weekly: Android 16 preview, Google may have to sell Chrome, OPPO Find X8 launch, and more

The first Android 16 developer preview has landed, the DOJ wants Google to sell Chrome, OPPO launched the Find X8 series, and more.

Android Central

Google calls out the DOJ for its 'extreme' plan to break up its search business

Google slams the DOJ's over-the-top proposal.

Android Central

US Government proposes forcing Google to sell Chrome to break-up tech empire

The Department of Justice suggestion comes after a judge ruled earlier this year the company has run a monopoly.

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The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Google ran illegal monopoly, US judge rules

A US federal judge ruled that Google maintained a monopoly over search services and advertising. Plus: the cruise ship celebrating all things Creed

The Conversation

A US Court has ruled Google is an illegal monopoly – and the internet might never be the same

On Monday a US federal judge ruled Google has violated antitrust laws, saying the organisation

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$26.3 Billion: The most revealing stat in this week's Google antitrust ruling

The most interesting and essential part of the trial might be this number: $26.3 billion. In a slide revealed at the trial on October 27, 2023, Google paid $26.3 billion to browser companies, phone makers, and wireless carriers as the default search engine.

Fortune

Google claims it doesn't have a monopoly over search, but pays $26 billion to Apple and others for default status, bombshell testimony reveals

The staggering figure from 2021 was revealed during the Google antitrust case on Friday, despite the company's objections.

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The Independent UK

Google set to remove news links in Canada over online news law

Google says it will remove links to Canadian news on its platforms across Canada after a new law that forces digital giants to compensate media outlets for content they share or otherwise repurpose comes into force

Android Central

Google to block news in Canada on Search and other services over new law

Google announced that it will remove Canadian news links from its products in response to the new Bill C-18.

The Independent UK

Supreme Court weighs liability shield for internet giants

A lawsuit against YouTube from the family of an American college student who was killed by Islamic State gunmen in Paris in 2015 is at the center of a closely watched Supreme Court case being argued Tuesday

Axios

Tech's immigration headache isn't going away

In a tight labor market, industry leaders say they can't afford to lose high-skilled workers.

Benzinga

Google Settles Year Long Lawsuit With Current, Former Employees

Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google settled with six current and former employees in a 2021 case represented by the U.S. National Labor Relations Board, Reuters reports. The terms of the settlement remained undisclosed. The case concerned Google's actions against workers who were among a larger group protesting its cloud technology relationship with…

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