Yelp Sues Google After Search Giant Loses Antitrust Case
The government’s antitrust victory over Google has cleared the way for a lawsuit against the company from Yelp, a competing online service that lets users find and review local businesses. In a lawsuit filed on Wednesday in federal court in San Francisco, Yelp accuses Google of leveraging its monopoly power in general search to divert […]
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Google to Become Title Sponsor of Netflix’s ‘Emily In Paris’ in Shopping-Centric Partnership (Exclusive)
Want to dress like Emily Cooper in the Netflix series Emily In Paris? Netflix and Google have struck a deal to help make that happen. In a multifaceted partnership deal, Google will become the title sponsor of Emily In Paris, including the just-released season four, as well as earlier seasons (the first time Netflix library […]
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Google’s Search Business Violates Antitrust Laws, Court Finds In Major Ruling
Google has been found to have violated antitrust laws by building a moat around its monopoly over search. In a ruling that could have sweeping impact in the digital ad market, a federal judge sided with the government in a landmark antitrust case over allegations that competitors were sidelined and customers got a lower-quality experience […]
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Google Pulls “Dear Sydney” Gemini AI Ad From Olympics Coverage After Controversy
Google has pulled a commercial for its Gemini AI system from coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics after the spot sparked backlash online. “While the ad tested well before airing, given the feedback, we have decided to phase the ad out of our Olympics rotation,” a Google spokesperson tells The Hollywood Reporter. The ad (below), […]
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The Latest Addition to NBC’s Paris Olympics Coverage? Google’s AI Tech (Exclusive)
When NBC “chief superfan commentator” Leslie Jones decides to learn about a new sport during her coverage of this year’s Paris Olympics, she will turn to Google Gemini to help her out. Or during NBC’s primetime coverage, when the host wants to explain why lane assignments matter in swimming, they will turn to Google search’s […]
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Why Google Added a Taylor Swift Easter Egg to Its Most Searched Doodle Game
If you played around with Google’s “Most Searched Playground” game, you may have stumbled on a surprise: A treasure hunt (Taylor’s Version). The search engine’s interactive Google Doodle featured an interactive element, letting users hunt around for the most searched people, places and things of the last 25 years. “It’s a bit akin to Where’s […]
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Google Leans On Pop Culture as It Looks Back on 25 Years of Search
Google is celebrating the last 25 years of its search engine, and it is leaning on a heavy dose of pop culture to help it do so. The tech giant on Monday released a video celebrating the most searched topics, people and events of the last 25 years. And while there was plenty of newsworthy […]
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Global Ad Market to Slow in 2024, U.S. Political Spending to Surge
Global advertising spending will end 2023 with a 5.8 percent gain to $889 billion, before slowing to a 5.3 percent lift to $951.8 billion next year, excluding political ad spending, according to an ad media giant GroupM forecast Monday. Political ad spending is expected to reach $15.9 billion in 2024, which is forecast as a […]
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Google Strikes $100M Online News Sharing Deal With Canada After Standoff
Canada has struck a $100 million deal with Google to pay local publishers for news snippets shared or repurposed on its local platform. The agreement for Google to make an annual payment of $100 million follows Canada passing into law Bill C-18, also known as the Online News Act, to compel U.S. digital giants to […]
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The Best Cyber Monday Smart Home Deals on Google Nest Speakers, Displays, Cameras and More
Save up to 51 percent off Google's range of smart home devices, including Wi-Fi routers, laptops, earbuds, video doorbells and more.
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These Are the 35 Coolest Gifts from Google’s Holiday 100 List for Every Type of Person
From skincare to foldable smartphones, the tech company announced the top-trending gift searches of the year — see our favorites across beauty, fashion, tech, wellness and more.
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Big Tech’s Favorite Legal Shield Takes a Hit
A Los Angeles judge has declined to dismiss a series of blockbuster lawsuits against Meta, TikTok, Snap and Google arguing their platforms are intentionally designed to addict and fuel mental health disorders in teenagers, increasing the likelihood they will have to potentially face or settle for billions of dollars the product liability claims. In the […]
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