U.S. pursues separation of Google’s ad technology after court rules it has an unlawful monopoly
May 6, 2025 – 3:19 AM PDT The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is recommending that Google divest its AdX digital ad marketplace along with its DFP platform, which helps manage and deliver online ads. This follows a ruling by a federal judge who determined that Google had illegally maintained a dominant position in two […]
Google is set for a trial in September regarding solutions for ad tech antitrust issues.
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (Reuters) – Google, under its parent company Alphabet (GOOGL.O), is set to go to trial in September regarding antitrust actions that might require the company to divest part of its advertising technology division. This is all about tackling Google’s stronghold on tools that online publishers use to sell ads. U.S. District Judge Leonie […]
US judge rules Apple violated order to reform App Store
By Mike Scarcella May 1, 2025 – 12:45 AM PDT Advertisement REUTERS/Yves Herman (Reuters) – Apple (AAPL.O) violated a U.S. court order that required the iPhone maker to allow greater competition for app downloads and payment methods in its lucrative App Store and will be referred to federal prosecutors, a federal judge in California ruled […]
Google to pay $100 million to settle advertisers’ class action
By Jonathan Stempel March 28, 2025 – 1:38 PM UTC Advertisement REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File Photo/File Photo (Reuters) – Google has agreed to pay $100 million in cash to settle a long-running lawsuit claiming it overcharged advertisers by failing to provide promised discounts and charged for clicks on ads outside the geographic areas the advertisers targeted. A […]
Google to pay $28 million to settle claims it favored white and Asian employees
By Jonathan Stempel March 18, 2025 – 6:09 PM UTC Advertisement REUTERS/Paresh Dave/File Photo (Reuters) – Google agreed to pay $28 million to settle a class action lawsuit claiming that it favored white and Asian employees by paying them more and putting them on higher career tracks than other workers. The accord with Google, a […]
Alphabet’s Waymo aims for 2026 self-driving ride-hailing launch in Washington, D.C.
By David Shepardson March 25, 2025 – 4:01 AM PDT Advertisement A Waymo driverless taxi drives through downtown San Francisco, California, U.S., September 27, 2024. REUTERS/Laure Andrillon/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) self-driving unit Waymo said on Tuesday it aims to launch its fully autonomous ride-hailing service in the U.S. capital city next year. […]
Tesla recalls most Cybertrucks due to trim detaching from vehicle
By Reuters March 20, 2025 – 3:11 PM UTC Advertisement A person sits inside a Tesla Cybertruck at a Tesla showroom in New York City, U.S., January 2, 2025. REUTERS/Adam Gray/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Tesla (TSLA.O) said Thursday it is recalling nearly all Cybertrucks in the United States to fix an exterior panel that […]
Big Tech’s data center boom poses new risk to US grid operators
By Tim McLaughlin March 19, 2025 – 4:01 AM PDT Advertisement The Digital Reality Data Center in Ashburn, Virginia, U.S., March 17, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis BOSTON, March 19 (Reuters) – Data Center Alley, a 30-square-mile stretch outside Washington D.C. and home to more than 200 data centers, consumes roughly the same electricity as Boston. So […]
Alphabet to buy Wiz for $32 billion in its biggest deal to boost cloud security
By Deborah Mary Sophia March 18, 2025 – 7:10 AM PDT Advertisement REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo (Reuters) – Alphabet (GOOGL.O) said on Tuesday it would buy Wiz for about $32 billion in its biggest deal as the Google parent doubles down on cybersecurity to sharpen its edge in the cloud-computing race against Amazon.com (AMZN.O) and Microsoft […]
Intel’s new CEO plots overhaul of manufacturing and AI operations
By Max A. Cherney March 17, 2025 – 7:14 AM PDT Advertisement REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Intel’s incoming CEO Lip-Bu Tan has considered significant changes to its chip manufacturing methods and artificial intelligence strategies ahead of his return to the company on Tuesday, two people familiar with Tan’s thinking told Reuters, in […]