Google Boosts Cloud Security With $5.4 Billion Mandiant Deal March 9, 2022 By Eva Mathews Alphabet Inc’s Google is buying cybersecurity firm Mandiant Inc for $5.4 billion in a deal that could trigger a “ripple...
U.S. Supreme Court Spurns Google Bid to Avoid Shareholder Lawsuit March 7, 2022 By Lawrence Hurley The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Alphabet Inc’s attempt to nix a lawsuit by shareholders accusing the...
Google’s Online Ad Business Targeted in European Publishers’ Antitrust Complaint February 11, 2022 By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS – Alphabet unit Google on Friday became the target of an antitrust complaint by the European Publishers Council over...
Google Sued by Price Comparison Provider, PriceRunner, for $2.4 Billion February 7, 2022 By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM — Swedish price comparison firm PriceRunner said on Monday it was suing Alphabet-owned Google for about 2.1 billion euros...
France Data Privacy Watchdog Slaps €150M Fine on Google for Misusing ‘Cookies’ January 6, 2022 By Mathieu Rosemain PARIS – France’s data privacy watchdog CNIL said on Thursday it had fined Alphabet’s Google a record 150 million euros...
Google Faces Heavy Fines in Russia After Court Rules in Favor of Putin Ally December 17, 2021 By Henry Meyer Alphabet Inc.’s Google is facing potentially heavy fines in Russia after a court ruled it must unblock the YouTube account...
Google Sues Russians for Alleged ‘Borderless’ Organized Cyber Crime Operation December 9, 2021 By Jamie Tarabay Alphabet Inc.’s Google is suing two Russian nationals it claims are part of a criminal enterprise that has silently infiltrated...
How Big Tech Is Faring in U.S. Lawsuits and Probes December 8, 2021 By Diane Bartz Big Tech platforms Meta Platforms Inc, formerly known as Facebook, and Google have been hit with a series of antitrust...
Lawmakers Introduce Liability, Competition Bills Targeting Giant Internet Firms October 18, 2021 By Anna Edgerton and Rebecca Kern The biggest U.S. tech companies would face new constraints under two bills announced Thursday after a month of revelations from...
INSIGHT: How Big Tech Ethics Panels Are Putting Brakes on AI September 8, 2021 By Paresh Dave and Jeffrey Dastin In September last year, Google’s cloud unit looked into using artificial intelligence to help a financial firm decide whom to...