Antitrust

Technology

Pubmatic Seeks Payback For Google’s Ad Tech Monopoly

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Pubmatic’s lawsuit comes after a US Judge ruled in April that Google was maintaining an illegal monopoly in the ad tech industry.

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Big Tech

Apple Hits the Jackpot as Google Ducks Antitrust KO

For a year now, Apple shareholders have feared the company would lose out on easy revenue from making Google its default search engine.

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M&A

Palo Alto Networks Broadens Cybersecurity Consolidation With $25B Deal

With CyberArk, Palo Alto enters into the “identity security” market, now at an “inflection point” due to the rise of agentic AI.

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Big Tech

Meta Investors Want Zuckerberg to Reimburse the Company

In a trial that kicks off this week, a group of Meta investors are suing Zuck for concerns surrounding the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

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Big Tech

DOJ Pressures Google to Adopt ‘Sharing is Caring’ Data Ethos

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To Google, user search data is the all-important secret sauce that enables it to innovate and outperform rivals.

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Big Tech

Is the Google Pixel Finally Cracking the Smartphone Market?

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At long last, the global smartphone market is on the rebound — and this time, Google may be able to enjoy the ride.

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Media & Entertainment

Disney and Fubo Team Up to Win Live TV

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The deal puts an end to Fubo’s ongoing lawsuit that sought to block Disney’s efforts to build Venu Sports with Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery.

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