Google Search remedies trial: 5 key moments from Sundar Pichai’s testimony

[ad_1] On Wednesday, April 30, in Google’s search antitrust trial, CEO Sundar Pichai testified that the United States government’s plan to rectify its illegal search monopoly would make it impossible for Google to continue being an innovative company. “It’s not clear to me how we’d have any value for our IP. If we had to […]

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Google hopes to reach Gemini deal with Apple this year

[ad_1] Google hopes to enter an agreement with Apple by the middle of this year to include its Gemini AI technology on new phones, CEO Sundar Pichai said in testimony at an antitrust trial in Washington on Wednesday. Pichai testified in the Alphabet unit’s defense against proposals by the U.S. Department of Justice which include […]

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Perplexity says it would buy Chrome if Google is forced to divest over antitrust ruling

[ad_1] AI-driven search startup Perplexity is prepared to buy Chrome from Google if the search giant is forced to sell it by a US federal court. The Amazon-backed startup’s chief business officer, Dmitry Shevelenko, testified in court that Perplexity could take on the project of running Chrome without diminishing its quality or charging for it. […]

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OpenAI would buy Google’s Chrome, exec testifies at trial

[ad_1] OpenAI would be interested in buying Google’s Chrome if antitrust enforcers are successful in forcing the Alphabet unit to sell the popular web browser as part of a bid to restore competition in search, an OpenAI executive testified on Tuesday at Google’s antitrust trial in Washington. ChatGPT head of product Nick Turley made the […]

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Perplexity calls for an end to Google’s search dominance, urges for real consumer choice

[ad_1] 50 years since Aryabhata: the lift-off that launched India’s satellite odyssey April 19, 2025 When thrusters of the Soviet rocket carrier Interkosmos fired Aryabhata successfully into space from the Kapustin Yar cosmodrome in 1975, it was a historic lift-off that launched India’s satellite odyssey. Fifty years later, today the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) […]

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Google could use AI to extend search monopoly, DOJ says as trial begins

[ad_1] Alphabet’s Google needs strong measures imposed on it to prevent it from using its artificial intelligence products to extend its dominance in online search, a U.S. Department of Justice attorney said as a trial in the historic antitrust case began on Monday.The outcome of the case could fundamentally reshape the internet by unseating Google […]

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Google to appeal against part of US court’s decision in monopoly case

[ad_1] Alphabet’s Google plans to appeal against the “adverse” portion of the court decision in the U.S. Department of Justice’s monopoly case against the technology giant. On Thursday U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema found Google liable for “willfully acquiring and maintaining monopoly power” in markets for publisher ad servers and ad exchanges. Publisher ad servers […]

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Google makes history with rapid-fire antitrust losses

[ad_1] Silicon Valley’s tech giants have long regarded antitrust scrutiny as an irritating cost of doing business. There will be investigations, filings, depositions and even lawsuits. Yet courts move slowly, while technology rushes ahead. Time works to the companies’ advantage, as the political winds shift and presidential administrations change. That dynamic often opens the door […]

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Google held guilty of illegal adtech monopoly: All the important parts from the antitrust ruling

[ad_1] When the internet first emerged as the world’s primary form of communication roughly three decades ago, it transformed advertising by offering advertisers unprecedented reach and insights into consumer behaviour. This rapid rise of digital advertising was fueled by a collection of web-based tools that helped place ads on webpages so that online publishers could […]

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