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Google offers buyouts to more workers amid AI-driven tech upheaval and antitrust uncertainty
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Google offers buyouts to more workers amid AI-driven tech upheaval and antitrust uncertainty

A sign is displayed on a Google building at their campus in Mountain View, Calif., Sept. 24, 2019. Credit: AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File...

Google says to appeal online search antitrust ruling
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Google says to appeal online search antitrust ruling

The judge’s decision on potential remedies is expected by August 2025. Google said Saturday it will appeal a ruling against it for anti-competitive...

Meta says no evidence it monopolized social media market, asks Judge to throw out antitrust case
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Meta says no evidence it monopolized social media market, asks Judge to throw out antitrust case

Meta addresses the FTC’s complaints over Instagram and WhatsApp acquisitions It says quality and output have improved since it took over ownership It...

US rests case in landmark Meta antitrust trial
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US rests case in landmark Meta antitrust trial

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The US government rested its case against Facebook-owner Meta on Thursday, as it tries to persuade a US judge...

FTC and DOJ push for data protection in Google antitrust case
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FTC and DOJ push for data protection in Google antitrust case

The FTC says a remedy should be “pry open” previously closed markets to competition Google must “share targeted portions of its search index”...

Judge’s antitrust ruling is a positive step
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Judge’s antitrust ruling is a positive step

Credit: cottonbro studio from Pexels Of course, Google has an unlawful monopoly on online ads, as a federal judge found Thursday, just like...

Facebook added ‘value’ to Instagram, Zuckerberg says in antitrust trial
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Facebook added ‘value’ to Instagram, Zuckerberg says in antitrust trial

by Elodie SOINARD and W.G. DUNLOP Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg arrives at the E. Barrett Prettyman US Court House on April 15, 2025...

Facebook chief Zuckerberg testifying again in US antitrust trial
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Facebook chief Zuckerberg testifying again in US antitrust trial

by Elodie SOINARD and W.G. DUNLOP Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg arrives at the E. Barrett Prettyman US Court House on April 15, 2025...

Japan orders Google to cease alleged antitrust violation
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Japan orders Google to cease alleged antitrust violation

The move mirrors similar crackdowns on Google in the United States and Europe. Japanese authorities said Tuesday they had issued a cease-and-desist order...