State AI Regulation Ban Tucked Into Republican Tax, Fiscal Bill May 14, 2025 By Emily Birnbaum A powerful House committee has tucked language preventing states from regulating artificial intelligence into President Donald Trump’s massive tax and...
Alphabet in Talks to Buy Wiz in $23 Billion Cyber Deal July 15, 2024 By Marissa Newman and Davey Alba Google parent Alphabet Inc. is in talks to acquire cybersecurity startup Wiz Inc., according to a person familiar with the...
Google Ad Tech Class Action Gets Go Ahead From London Judges June 5, 2024 By Upmanyu Trivedi London judges ruled a class action lawsuit to proceed against Google potentially seeking billions of pounds in damages over allegations...
Gannett Sues Google, Alleges Online Ad Monopoly June 20, 2023 By Jonathan Stempel Gannett Co Inc, the largest U.S. newspaper chain, on Tuesday sued Google, accusing the social media company of violating federal...
Alphabet Seeks Dismissal of Antitrust Lawsuit Over Google’s Online Ads March 28, 2023 By Diane Bartz Google parent Alphabet asked a U.S. federal judge on Monday to dismiss a Justice Department lawsuit alleging that the search...
Supreme Court Begins Hearing Challenge to Internet Firms’ Legal Shield February 21, 2023 By Andrew Chung The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments in a major case that could weaken a legal shield that protects...
US Targets Google’s Online Ad Business Monopoly in Latest Big Tech Lawsuit January 25, 2023 By Diane Bartz and David Shepardson The US Justice Department accused Alphabet Inc’s Google on Tuesday of abusing its dominance in digital advertising, threatening to dismantle...
Google Play Fee Suit by Consumers Grows to 21 Million Users November 29, 2022 By Malathi Nayak Google now faces more than 21 million customers, instead of just a handful, in a lawsuit alleging its app store...
DOJ Poised to Rebuff Google Concessions, Clearing the Way for Antitrust Suit July 15, 2022 By Leah Nylen The US Justice Department is likely to reject concessions offered by Alphabet Inc., clearing the way for an antitrust lawsuit...
$5 Billion Lawsuit Accuses Google of Tracking Users’ Private Internet Activity June 3, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel Google was sued on Tuesday in a proposed class action accusing the internet search company of illegally invading the privacy...