#Google, Amazon, Meta up lobbying as Big Tech scrutiny rises

#Google, Amazon, Meta up lobbying as Big Tech scrutiny rises

“#Google, Amazon, Meta up lobbying as Big Tech scrutiny rises” Google, Amazon, and Meta spent tens of millions of dollars lobbying Congress last year as the tech behemoths came under increasing scrutiny from antitrust regulators and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. Google’s parent company Alphabet Inc. boosted spending on lobbyists by 27.5% last…

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#Google asks judge to throw out Texas-led antitrust suit

#Google asks judge to throw out Texas-led antitrust suit

“#Google asks judge to throw out Texas-led antitrust suit” Google asked a New York federal judge on Friday to throw out most of what it claimed was an “inaccurate and inflammatory” antirust suit brought by Texas and 14 other states over the tech giant’s online advertising practices.  The Texas suit — which was first filed…

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#Elizabeth Warren accused of hypocrisy in spat over Justice Department’s Google suit

#Elizabeth Warren accused of hypocrisy in spat over Justice Department’s Google suit

“#Elizabeth Warren accused of hypocrisy in spat over Justice Department’s Google suit” Sen. Elizabeth Warren has accused Google of trying to “bully” a Biden Administration antitrust enforcer into recusing himself from cases involving the tech giant — but some D.C. insiders are grumbling the Massachusetts Democrat has a record of using similar tactics herself. The…

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#Sonos wins Google import ban ruling in patent fight

#Sonos wins Google import ban ruling in patent fight

“#Sonos wins Google import ban ruling in patent fight” A US trade court barred Google late Thursday from importing products that infringe home-audio company Sonos’ smart-speaker patents. The U.S. International Trade Commission affirmed an August decision that Google audio products infringed five Sonos patents and banned Google from importing “networked speaker devices” and devices that can control them like mobile phones and laptops. The…

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