US regulators seek to break up Google, forcing Chrome sale
U.S. regulators want a federal judge to break up Google to prevent the company from continuing to squash competition through its dominant search engine after a court found it had maintained an abusive monopoly over the past decade.
Google’s angry reaction to the possibility of selling Chrome
Google has strongly stated that forcing the company to sell Chrome, the world’s most popular web browser, would negatively impact both consumers and businesses.
US to call for Google to sell Chrome browser: report
The U.S. will urge a judge to make Google-parent company Alphabet sell its widely used Chrome browser in a major antitrust crackdown on the internet giant, according to a media report.
Bloomberg reported that antitrust officials with the U.S. Department of Justice will ask for a sell-off of Chrome and a shake-up of other aspects of Google's business in court today.
2024 US Elections: “Which countries are easy to move to?” – Searches by Americans on Google
“How easy is it to move to Denmark?” “Can I go to Canada? To Australia?” Disappointed Americans seem to be asking themselves these questions after the election results, turning to Google to search for the countries where it’s easiest to relocate.
Apple, Amazon quarterly results beat expectations
Apple reported revenues that narrowly surpassed analyst expectations as it enjoyed a boost from iPhone sales.
The company saw quarterly revenue of $94.9 billion in the three months ending September 28, up from the same period last year.
Revenue in greater China, however, showed weakness, falling slightly from the same period a year earlier to $15 billion.
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Microsoft fires employees who organized vigil for Palestinians
Microsoft has fired two employees who organized an unauthorized vigil at the company's headquarters for Palestinians killed in Gaza during Israel's war with Hamas.
The two employees told The Associated Press they were fired by phone call late on Oct. 24, several hours after a lunchtime event they organized at Microsoft's campus in Redmond, Washington.
Protothema.gr became once again a case study by Google – The positive results from the integration of gaming
Protothema.gr has once again become a case study by Google, thanks to the successful integration of the Gamesnacks gaming platform into its website.
US judge orders Google to open its app store to rivals
A U.S. judge has ordered Google to open its Android smartphone operating system to rival app stores, in a fresh legal setback for the tech giant.
The order is the result of Google's defeat in an antitrust case brought by Fortnite-maker Epic Games, where a California jury decided that Google wields illegal monopoly power through its Android Play store.
Epic Games sues Google and Samsung over app store
Fortnite-maker Epic Games is suing tech giants Google and Samsung, it announced Monday, accusing them of illegally colluding to block competition on Samsung devices.
CEO Tim Sweeney said his company would file a claim in a U.S. federal court in California, the same jurisdiction where the company won a years-long legal battle with Google in 2023.
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