France’s Competition Authority slapped on Tuesday one of the biggest fines in the tech world against Google. The Authority found that the search engine failed to negotiate with other media organizations regarding the utilization of their content under EU copyright reforms. As a result, the internet giant is facing a 500-million-euro ($593 million) fine. The Competition Authority also stated on their website that they requested Google to provide media publishers with “an […]
The EU agreed on Monday to put its digital tax plan on hold, after finance chiefs from the Group of 20 leading economies supported an overhaul of the rules for taxing international companies. “The European Commission has decided to put on hold our work on a proposal for a digital levy until October,” said European Commission spokesman Daniel Ferrie. The proposed tax plan targets tech giants aiming […]
Google faced French authority ruling on its copyright dispute with media groups to negotiate whether it was negotiating “in good faith” over content and search result payments. In the wake of the major feud arising between France and the popular search engine concerning its position in online advertisement, France’s competition regulator revealed potential plan on […]
When Singaporean global investment company Temasek announced the financing news of Google-backed Indian software engineer company, DotPe. India’s digital services space was bound to enter a new round of changes by delivering users a more customized and brand-led experience. However, the Temasek investment in Google-backed DotPe could hold significant risks for platforms such as Zomato […]
In a classical plot twisting manner, a newly published report showed that Big Tech giant Apple resorts to using Google’s server farms to store iCloud Data in a partnership that sees the iPhone maker as one of Google’s largest clients. The report, published by The Information, revealed that Apple entrusts its rival Google with user […]
Search engine giant Google and Rakuten-owned messaging app Viber announced on Wednesday that they are investigating ads published and ran by Myanmar military-backed telecoms operator Mytel following the February 1 junta coup, according to Reuters. The two tech companies acted following calls from activists to restrict access to the telco’s services following dozens of demonstrator […]
Seven West Media has become the largest Australian news media business to strike a deal with Google to pay for journalism in a partnership announced Monday before the nation’s Parliament considers draft laws to force digital giants to pay for news. Google and the publicly listed broadcast television, print and online publishing company jointly announced […]
Australia’s competition regulator on Tuesday delayed for three months its decision on Google’s plan to buy fitness gadget maker Fitbit for $2.1 billion despite the European Union giving conditional approval to the deal. The European Union regulators last week approved the deal after Google promised to restrict user data and ensure Android phones work with […]
NEW YORK (AP) — When asked about Google, Bryan Clayton voices a familiar lament among small business owners. “You keep getting squeezed further and further down the search results page,” says Clayton, CEO of GreenPal, a company that operates an app to help homeowners find lawn care. “As a startup, you don’t have a million-dollar […]
Google has long defended itself against charges of monopoly by stressing that its products are free and that no one has to use them. And it’s avoided tough government scrutiny for years based in part on the idea that people searching the internet are not Google’s true customers. We’re its product. Advertisers are its real […]