ad exchanges
Google to appeal against part of US court’s decision in monopoly case
Google plans to appeal against the “adverse” portion of the court decision in the U.S. Department of Justice’s monopoly case against the technology giant.
ad buyers
Judge Finds Google Guilty Of Running Illegal Ad Monopolies, Harming Customers
A federal judge ruled on Thursday that tech giant Google operates illegal monopolies over two separate markets related to digital advertising technology.
ad exchanges
US judge finds Google holds illegal online ad tech monopolies
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.
advertising revenue
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.
Amazon
Trump Extends TikTok Deadline Once More: ‘Pushing For A Bidding War With China’
President Donald Trump has extended the deadline for the popular social media app TikTok, for the next 75 days — pushing for a bidding war with China.
AdWords
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.
California Equal Pay Act
Google to pay $28 million to settle claims it favored white and Asian employees
Google agreed to settle a class action lawsuit claiming that it favored white and Asian employees by paying them more and putting them on higher career tracks than other workers.
AI copyright protections
‘Anti-Trump’ Hollywood Stars Request Administration’s Help With AI Copyright Protections, Sending An Open Letter
A number of Hollywood stars who previously slammed President Donald Trump’s administration are now reportedly seeking its assistance in enforcing artificial intelligence (AI) copyright protections — as the entertainment industry fights back against the impact of the new technology.
antitrust laws
EU Charges Google, Alphabet For Allegedly Violating Antitrust Laws.
The European Union slaps Google and Alphabet with charges, claiming they violated the EU’s antitrust laws.
Alison Silverstein
Big Tech’s data center boom poses new risk to US grid operators
Data Center Alley, home to more than 200 data centers, consumes roughly the same electricity as Boston.