antitrust
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worldGoogle's Android Antitrust Fine Solidified at €4.1 Billion by EU Court
The European Union's highest court upholds a landmark antitrust penalty against Google for illegally bundling Search and Chrome to crush competitors on Android.
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worldSwedish Court Hits Google With Record $1.5 Billion Antitrust Judgment
A Stockholm court ordered Alphabet's Google to pay $1.5 billion to Klarna's PriceRunner for manipulating search results, marking Sweden's largest competition damages award.
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worldSwedish Court Orders Google to Pay Klarna's PriceRunner Nearly $2 Billion
A Swedish court has ordered Google to pay nearly $2 billion to PriceRunner, a subsidiary of Klarna, in an antitrust case over search result manipulation.
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financeU.S. DOJ Clears Paramount Skydance’s $110 Billion Acquisition of Warner Bros
The U.S. Justice Department has approved Paramount Skydance's $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, citing no antitrust threats despite pending state lawsuits and industry opposition.
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financeUS Judge Approves $38B Visa Mastercard Swipe Fee Settlement
A federal judge grants preliminary approval to a revised $38 billion settlement, capping interchange fees and ending the 'honor all cards' policy for Visa and Mastercard.
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techDuckDuckGo Surges 30% After Google Removes AI Opt-Out
Google's AI-first search overhaul, which removed the opt-out option, triggered a 30% install surge for privacy-focused DuckDuckGo.
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techEU Targets Google With Record Fine Over Antitrust Breach
The EU plans to fine Google a high triple-digit million euros for violating the Digital Markets Act, a record penalty.
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techGoogle DeepMind Acquires Talent, Tech from Contextual AI in Licensing Deal
Google DeepMind hires over 20 researchers from Contextual AI, including its CEO, in an $80-$90 million deal to license their technology.