Search Engines

Justice Dept. Case Against Google Is Said to Focus on Search Dominance by BY CECILIA KANG, KATIE BENNER, STEVE LOHR AND DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI

technologyjobsnyc Attorneys General, Computers and the Internet, Online Advertising, Search Engines, Social Media, Suits and Litigation (Civil), Technology Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues, United States Politics and Government


By BY CECILIA KANG, KATIE BENNER, STEVE LOHR AND DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI

The decision to narrow the case to search could set off separate lawsuits from states over Google’s power in other business segments.

Published: September 22, 2020 at 11:08AM

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This Deal Helped Turn Google Into an Ad Powerhouse. Is That a Problem? by BY STEVE LOHR

technologyjobsnyc Acquisitions and Divestitures, Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues, Computers and the Internet, Mergers, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Search Engines, Technology Online Advertising


By BY STEVE LOHR

The $3.1 billion acquisition of DoubleClick in 2007 was a “game changer.” A growing number of antitrust experts say it’s the sort of deal that should no longer be possible.

Published: September 20, 2020 at 11:00PM

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A Handbook to Today’s Tech Hearing by BY JACK NICAS, DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI, KAREN WEISE AND MIKE ISAAC

technologyjobsnyc Advertising and Marketing, Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues, E-Commerce, Mobile Applications, Online Advertising, Search Engines, Shopping and Retail, Smartphones, Social Media, Software, Technology Computers and the Internet


By BY JACK NICAS, DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI, KAREN WEISE AND MIKE ISAAC

The C.E.O.s are likely to argue before Congress that their companies aren’t anticompetitive. Here are the facts.

Published: July 28, 2020 at 09:00PM

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Google Takes Aim at Amazon. Again. by BY DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI

technologyjobsnyc Advertising and Marketing, Computers and the Internet, Search Engines, Shopping and Retail, Technology E-Commerce


By BY DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI

The company is unveiling another initiative to compete more effectively with Amazon’s sprawling e-commerce business.

Published: July 23, 2020 at 03:00AM

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Google Sets Time Limit on How Long it Will Store Some Data by BY DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI

technologyjobsnyc Privacy, Search Engines, Technology Computers and the Internet


By BY DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI

The internet company has long been criticized about how much information it keeps on users. The change applies only to new accounts.

Published: June 24, 2020 at 06:02AM

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Google’s European Search Menu Draws Interest of U.S. Antitrust Investigators by BY DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI AND DAVID MCCABE

technologyjobsnyc Android (Operating System), Computers and the Internet, Search Engines, Smartphones, Technology Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues


By BY DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI AND DAVID MCCABE

To placate European regulators, the company started giving Android phone users a choice in search engines when they set up their devices.

Published: June 4, 2020 at 12:04PM

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Google Reaches Document Protection Deal in Antitrust Fight by BY DAVID MCCABE

technologyjobsnyc Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues, Attorneys General, Search Engines, Technology Computers and the Internet


By BY DAVID MCCABE

The company had asked a court for limits on consultants working with the attorney general of Texas, who is leading a multistate investigation.

Published: February 21, 2020 at 04:41PM

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Why Google Backtracked on Its New Search Results Look by BY DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI AND TIFFANY HSU

technologyjobsnyc Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues, Computers and the Internet, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Search Engines, Technology Online Advertising


By BY DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI AND TIFFANY HSU

The internet giant, which some lawmakers and regulators say has grown too powerful, tweaked the way it displayed ads on search results. It did not go over well.

Published: January 31, 2020 at 06:38AM

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This Week in Tech: What on Earth Is a Quantum Computer? by BY CADE METZ

technologyjobsnyc Driverless and Semiautonomous Vehicles, Quantum Computing, Research, Search Engines, Technology Computers and the Internet


By BY CADE METZ

The question isn’t so easy to answer. Also, Google’s founders stepped away just as their company enters a turbulent adulthood.

Published: December 6, 2019 at 04:00AM

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