Google illegally dominated two markets for online advertising technology, dealing another blow to the tech titan in an antitrust case brought by the U.S.
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Facebook owner Meta bought Instagram, WhatsApp instead of competing, FTC says at trial
Meta bought up nascent rivals Instagram and WhatsApp after its attempts to compete had failed, an attorney for the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said.
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Google lays off hundreds of employees in Android, Pixel teams, The Information reports
The cuts in the division follow Google’s January buyout offers to employees in the unit.
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Google to pay $100 million to settle advertisers’ class action
Google has agreed to settle a long-running lawsuit claiming it overcharged advertisers and charged for clicks on ads outside the geographic areas the advertisers targeted.
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Alphabet’s Waymo aims for 2026 self-driving ride-hailing launch in Washington, D.C.
Alphabet’s self-driving unit Waymo said it aims to launch its fully autonomous ride-hailing service in the U.S. capital city next year.
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Alphabet to buy Wiz for $32 billion in its biggest deal to boost cloud security
Alphabet said it would buy Wiz for about $32 billion in its biggest deal as the Google parent looks to sharpen its edge in the cloud-computing race against Amazon.com and Microsoft.
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