A US judge has ruled internet giant Google has an illegal monopoly in search and search advertising. The US Department of Justice sued Google in 2020 for allegedly maintaining an illegal monopoly, arguing its dominant position was harming consumers. In a ruling on Monday, Judge Amit Mehta said Google's dominance had gone unchallenged for well over a decade. "Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintainits monopoly," Mehta wrote. Google had a "major, largely unseen advantage over its rivals: default distribution," Mehta said, as Google was the default search engine on devices. "I...
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Google has backtracked on its plans to phase out cookies on its Chrome browser, the internet giant said on Monday. In 2020, Google first announced that it wanted to push out so-called third-party cookies, data stored in web browsers that allow companies to track users, by default in its Chrome web browser. However, in a blog post on Monday, the company said the transition would require "significant work by many participants" and would impact everyone involved in online advertising. "In light of this, we are proposing an updated approach that elevates user choice. Instead of deprecating third-p...
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US tech giant Google said on Friday that it will crack down on low-quality apps in its Play Store from next month. Google recently updated its Spam and Minimum Functionality policy, ensuring that "apps meet uplifted standards for the Play catalogue and engage users through quality functionality and content user experiences." The company emphasized that "apps should provide a stable, responsive, and engaging user experience." Furthermore, Google stated, "Apps that crash, do not have the basic degree of adequate utility as mobile apps, lack engaging content, or exhibit other behaviour that is no...
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Google's greenhouse gas emissions increased 13% year-over-year in 2023, and the growth was nearly 50% compared to 2019, amid the skyrocketing energy demand related to artificial intelligence, as per the company's 2024 environmental report. The tech giant, which is aiming to achieve net-zero emissions by 2030, attributed the significant growth in emissions primarily to increased data centre energy consumption and supply chain emissions. According to the firm, the growth in total greenhouse gas emissions highlights the challenge of reducing emissions while compute intensity increases and it grow...
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Google on Tuesday announced new features which will use artificial intelligence to protect users' data in case an Android smartphone is stolen. Brazil, where about two mobile phones are stolen every minute, will be the first country where the new system will be tested, Fabio Coelho, Google's Brazil country director, said in a blog post on Tuesday. "Brazilian user feedback inspired these anti-theft features, and the country will be the first to test them out," Coelho said. From July, Brazilian users owning compatible Android devices will be able to access a beta version of Google's new theft de...
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