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Google Chrome in focus as feds consider company's break-up: Report
US federal and state prosecutors probing alleged antitrust violations by Google are considering whether to force it to sell Chrome and parts of its advertising business, according to a Politico report
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Google under fire in international markets as US prepares antitrust case
More than 200 startup founders have banded together and opened discussions with the government to stop the Alphabet Inc. unit from imposing a 30% fee on smartphone app purchases
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Google pauses plans for 'news showcase' product in Australia: Report
The company doesn't oppose a code, but the arbitration system outlined in the draft is "unworkable," Mel Silva, Google's vice president in Australia and New Zealand said
How Indus OS could challenge Google's dominance in the app store space
Today the start-up, launched by three IIT Bombay alumni seven years ago, claims to be the largest indigenous app store with a user base of over 100 million
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Google chalks out a plan to turn YouTube into the next shopping destination
The moves have the potential to transform YouTube from an advertising giant into a new contender for e-commerce leaders such as Amazon and Alibaba
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TicWatch Pro 2020 review: Incremental upgrades fail to lift user experience
The TicWatch Pro 2020 brings only incremental upgrade to the TicWatch Pro smartwatch, mostly on the design front
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Google Pixel 4a and Nest Audio to be available on Flipkart from October 16
While the Pixel 4a is a Flipkart-exclusive, the Nest Audio will also be available soon at Reliance Retail and Tata Cliq store
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Google must open payment talks with publishers, says French court
The Paris Court of Appeal sided with France's competition authority, which had ordered the US tech company to discuss compensation with publishers and news agencies
Google tax collection rises 18% after second instalment deadline
There is a possibility of some upward revision in the number based on last-minute payments by foreign players
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Trump does a surgical strike on H-1B: What it means for Indian techies
H-1B visa is a popular work visa that helps Indian tech professionals to fulfil their American dreams
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US Supreme Court divided over Google bid to end Oracle copyright suit
Google lawyer told the court that the disputed Java code should not receive copyright protection because it was the "the only way" to create new programs using the programming language
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Best of BS Opinion: Flexible labour market, a dose of self-reliance & more
Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day
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Four big tech companies under attack, accused of 'monopoly power'
The antitrust subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee recommended that Alphabet's Google, Apple, Amazon.com and Facebook should not both control and compete in related businesses
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Google faces antitrust case in India over abuse in smart TVs market: Report
The latest case alleges that Google's agreements with companies like Xiaomi and TCL India effectively stop them from using both the Android system and its modified version on different devices
US Supreme Court hears Google bid to end Oracle copyright lawsuit
Oracle accused Google of copying thousands of lines of computer code from its popular Java programming language without a license in order to make Android
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US House Antitrust report might be the beginning of Big Tech's reckoning
Each of the company's anticompetitive practices were presented in excruciating detail in the report
Factbox: How the four Big Tech companies gain and maintain dominance
US House of Representatives subcommittee issued a report detailing tactics biggest tech companies used to gain dominant positioning in online search, advertising, social networking shopping
US Big Tech under attack: Key allegations in House antitrust report
A House panel released a report proposing reforms to curb the power of the four largest US internet companies
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'Workspace': Google to offer integrated experience of productivity tools
Google said its productivity solutions for meetings and documents will be available under a new brand identity - Google Workspace - that will offer a deep integrated product experience to customers
The Paytm-Google controversy: What was the trigger? All you need to know
Business Standard's Peerzada Abrar explains in this podcast - the whole controversy between Paytm and Google and about the Google Play Store billing system
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