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U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Google Book Scanning Case

The U.S. Supreme Court this week refused to hear a challenge to an important Google book scanning lawsuit, leaving an appeals court decision in place. It’s just the latest in a long line of reminders of how hands-off the U.S. is with tech giants compared to the EU.

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Google is Under Legal Fire on Multiple Fronts

Like Microsoft before it, Google is discovering that domination has its downsides: The search giant is now under legal fire on multiple fronts, each of which could deal Google major setbacks.

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EU Antitrust Chief Promises to Actively Pursue Google on Multiple Fronts

In a wide-ranging interview, European Union Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager pledged to pursue multiple antitrust investigations against Google.

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Google Apps for Work Now Offered for Free During Transition

In a bid to steal more business users from Microsoft, Google this morning announced that it would wave the fees on its Google Apps for Work offerings.

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Will The FTC Formally Charge Google with Antitrust Violations?

How can the U.S Federal Trade Commission even charge Google with violating antitrust laws when Android is in no way a monopoly in this country?

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Google Announces Massive Corporation Restructuring

In its typically unconventional fashion, Google will become a subsidiary of a new company called Alphabet, which is an umbrella for other, smaller companies

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EU Demands Sweeping Changes to Google Search

Regulators from the European Commission are requiring Google to make sweeping changes to its Search service due to ongoing violations of EU antitrust laws.

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Google Launches Fi, a Low-Cost Cell Phone Service

Google on Wednesday announced Project Fi, a new low-cost cell phone service that it is launching in the United States. Fi will ride on the backs of Sprint and T-Mobile and will seamlessly switch to Wi-Fi when available, even for phone calls and text messages. But as you may expect, it comes with some serious…

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Book Review: Digital Wars by Charles Arthur

Aidan Finn reviews a book that takes a historical look at the rise of Apple and Google to rise from the shadows of Microsoft’s then monopoly.

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EU Formally Charges Google with Antitrust Violations, Will Investigate Android Too

  European Union competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager on Wednesday formally accused Google of violating antitrust laws by abusing its dominance in Internet search to harm competitors and consumers. Additionally, Ms. Vestager said that her European Commission was investigating whether Google forces phone makers to favor its own services on the Android mobile OS. Google controls…

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