Google Launches Last-Ditch Effort to Overturn $2.6B EU Antitrust Fine September 20, 2023 By Foo Yun Chee Alphabet’s Google on Tuesday made a last-ditch effort at Europe’s top court to overturn a 2.42 billion euro ($2.6 billion)...
Google Tentatively Settles States’ Play Store Antitrust Suit September 6, 2023 By Joel Rosenblatt Alphabet Inc. tentatively settled claims that Google Play abuses its control over Android mobile applications, potentially resolving complaints over the...
Google Argues it Doesn’t Block Rivals in Bid to Kill U.S. Government Antitrust Lawsuit January 12, 2023 By Diane Bartz Google parent Alphabet on Wednesday argued that a court should toss out a government antitrust lawsuit against it, saying that...
Google to Pay About $400 Million to Settle Location-Tracking Lawsuit November 14, 2022 By Diane Bartz and Alexandra Alper Alphabet’s Google will pay $391.5 million to settle allegations by 40 states that the search and advertising giant illegally tracked...
Google Faces Damages Claims of $25.4B in UK, Dutch Courts Over Adtech Practices September 13, 2022 By Foo Yun Chee Alphabet unit Google will face damages claims for up to 25 billion euros ($25.4 billion) over its digital advertising practices...
Google Ordered to Pay Former Australian Lawmaker for Defamatory YouTube Videos June 6, 2022 By Byron Kaye SYDNEY – An Australian court on Monday ordered Google to pay a former lawmaker A$715,000 ($515,000), saying its refusal to...
Google Adds Extra Scrutiny of Its Scientists’ Research on ‘Sensitive Topics’ December 23, 2020 By Paresh Dave and Jeffrey Dastin Alphabet Inc.’s Google this year moved to tighten control over its scientists’ papers by launching a “sensitive topics” review, and...
Twitter, Facebook, Alphabet Executives to Defend Liability Shield Before Senate October 28, 2020 By David Shepardson and Nandita Bose The chief executives of Twitter Inc., Facebook and Alphabet Inc. will tell U.S. lawmakers at a hearing on Wednesday that...
After 20K Employees Protest, Google Searches for New Harassment Policies November 9, 2018 By Arjun Panchadar and Paresh Dave Alphabet Inc.’s Google said on Thursday it would change the way it handles sexual harassment claims, a week after 20,000...
Google Partners with Indian Banks to Attract Users to Its Digital Payments Services August 29, 2018 By Sankalp Phartiyal Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Tuesday it is partnering with a handful of Indian banks to bring quick loans to...