The Justice Department is suing Google to break up its ad business Igor Bonifacic @igorbonifacic Alongside eight states, the US Department of Justice is suing Google to break up the company’s advertising business. In a complaint filed Tuesday with a federal court in Virginia, the agency accused Google of illegally monopolizing the digital advertising … Continue reading DOJ accuses Google of deleting chat evidence for its antitrust lawsuit
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Google Has ‘Durable Monopoly’ In Search, Justice Department Argues
Google Has ‘Durable Monopoly’ In Search, Justice Department Argues by Wendy Davis @wendyndavis, February 17, 2023 Google is the “gatekeeper of the internet,” with “a durable monopoly” in search, the Department of Justice and a coalition of state attorneys general contend in newly unsealed court papers. “Google cements its monopolies through exclusionary distribution agreements that … Continue reading Google Has ‘Durable Monopoly’ In Search, Justice Department Argues
Search Beyond Google: The Future Of Brand Discovery
Search Beyond Google: The Future Of Brand Discovery by Allie Webb , February 17, 2023 The following was previously published in an earlier edition of Marketing Insider. Search: It’s Google’s world. We’re just living in it. This may have been true in the past, but not anymore. Google is still the dominant traditional search engine, … Continue reading Search Beyond Google: The Future Of Brand Discovery
Google Expands ‘Prebunking’ In Europe
Google Expands ‘Prebunking’ In Europe by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, February 13, 2023 Google plans to launch a campaign in Germany that aims to help people counter the effects of online misinformation, after seeing success in Eastern Europe. A series of short videos will highlight and demonstrate techniques that are common to misleading claims. … Continue reading Google Expands ‘Prebunking’ In Europe
Google Bard’s Public Mistake Worries Investors
Google Bard’s Public Mistake Worries Investors by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, February 9, 2023 Google’s chatbot Bard, a conversational service for search, on Wednesday shared inaccurate information in a promotional video suggesting that Alphabet, the company’s parent, is losing ground to rival Microsoft. Bard’s error was discovered just prior to Google’s presentation. As of … Continue reading Google Bard’s Public Mistake Worries Investors
Google Talks Back: Tech Giant Asks Court To Drop Suit Over Alleged Spam Bias
Google Talks Back: Tech Giant Asks Court To Drop Suit Over Alleged Spam Bias by Ray Schultz , February 8, 2023 Google has asked a federal court to toss a lawsuit filed against it by the Republican National Committee (RNC) over alleged bias in spam-filter placement. The RNC sued last year after an academic report … Continue reading Google Talks Back: Tech Giant Asks Court To Drop Suit Over Alleged Spam Bias
Google Opens Bard Chatbot Test With More Plans For AI In Search
Google Opens Bard Chatbot Test With More Plans For AI In Search by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, February 6, 2023 Alphabet Chief Executive Sundar Pichai in a blog post on Monday explained how the company will launch a conversational artificial intelligence (AI) service called Bard. The test will let users provide feedback. A public release will … Continue reading Google Opens Bard Chatbot Test With More Plans For AI In Search
Google Partners With AI Company Anthropic, Reportedly Makes Financial Investment
Google Partners With AI Company Anthropic, Reportedly Makes Financial Investment by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, February 5, 2023 Google’s partnership with artificial intelligence (AI) firm Anthropic as a preferred cloud provider, announced Friday, includes a financial investment, very similar to Microsoft’s investment in OpenAI. While the post on the Google Cloud blog did not mention Google’s … Continue reading Google Partners With AI Company Anthropic, Reportedly Makes Financial Investment
Commerce Department calls Google and Apple ‘gatekeepers’ of mobile apps
Commerce Department calls Google and Apple ‘gatekeepers’ of mobile apps Kris Holt @krisholt Biden administration officials have taken aim at Apple and Google in a new report, describing the pair as “gatekeepers” of the mobile apps that consumers and businesses rely on. The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) states that … Continue reading Commerce Department calls Google and Apple ‘gatekeepers’ of mobile apps
Google Fi warns customers that their data has been compromised
T-Mobile data breach compromised 37 million customers’ data Mariella Moon @mariella_moon T-Mobile has admitted that hackers were able to steal the information of around 37 million postpaid and prepaid customers in another major data breach. The carrier said in a regulatory filing that it discovered the issue on January 5th, but that it believes the … Continue reading Google Fi warns customers that their data has been compromised