The European Union's antitrust regulators have launched a new investigation into Google's practices in the online news search market. The probe is focused on concerns that Google may be unfairly downranking or demoting certain news search results, potentially giving an unfair advantage to its own services. This investigation adds to the growing list of EU antitrust actions against Google, which has already racked up over €9.5 billion ($11 billion) in fines from the bloc. The latest probe risks further straining relations between Google's parent company Alphabet and the Trump administration, which has been critical of the EU's aggressive approach towards American tech giants. The investigation highlights the ongoing tensions between tech companies and regulators over issues of market dominance, data privacy, and the control of online information flows. The outcome of this probe could have significant implications for Google's business model and the broader competitive landscape in the digital news industry.
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Microsoft will not be publishing a diversity and inclusion report for 2025, as it has done in previous years since 2019. Instead, the company says it will be using "more dynamic and accessible" formats, such as stories,…
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Microsoft will not be publishing a diversity and inclusion report for 2025, as it has done in previous years since 2019. Instead, the company says it will be using "more dynamic and accessible" formats, such as stories, videos, and…
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