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Will the Justice Department break up Google?

by Stephanie Hughes
Aug 15, 2024
A court ruled on Aug. 5 that the company has a monopoly in online search. A break up could be one of several ways forward, though it’s a pretty uncommon one.
Google is often the default search engine on many smartphones, making it harder for smaller search engines to compete.
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Google moves to tackle those spammy searches

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Mar 8, 2024
Users have increasingly complained that the search engine has been overrun by a barrage of low-quality content.
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Can AI chatbots like ChatGPT compete with Google search?

by Matt Levin
Jan 5, 2023
AI-powered chatbots like ChatGPT could threaten Google's bread and butter.
Google currently has more than 90% of the search engine market.
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What would Google be without Chrome?

by Marielle Segarra
Oct 13, 2020
Politico reports that Google may be forced to sell its web browser as part of an antitrust investigation.
Google's Chrome, created in 2008, dominates the search engine market.
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Big tech warms up to Senate bill that would roll back some internet protections

by Kimberly Adams
Nov 10, 2017
SESTA would crack down on the use of internet sites to promote sex trafficking by holding them liable.
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Should Verizon get a data-breach discount for Yahoo?

by Mitchell Hartman
Oct 14, 2016
Verizon lawyer says massive 2014 hack of user accounts could have a "material" impact on merger.
Verizon raised the "material adverse impact" issue in its merger with Yahoo.
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What's next for Google … uh … Alphabet?

by Mitchell Hartman
Aug 11, 2015
The conglomerate wants to change the world, one analyst says.
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Apple and Google's marriage of convenience

by David Gura
Jan 22, 2015
The search business is huge, and it's kept mobile rivals together ... for now.
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Firefox says goodbye Google, hello Yahoo

by David Weinberg
Nov 20, 2014
Mozilla switches the default search engine for Firefox from Google to Yahoo, aligning with a partner that agrees to follow its "do not track" ethos.
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What Amazon's earnings tell us about its competition

by Nova Safo
Oct 23, 2014
Amazon is Google's chief rival in the search business.
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