Tech giant Microsoft Corp. is urging the US Department of Justice (DoJ) to take action against Alphabet’s Google for its alleged anti-competitive practices in the internet search market. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella recently testified during Google’s antitrust trial in Washington, stating that the idea that users have a choice to switch search engine defaults is …
The role of Google’s multibillion-dollar default search engine deals in obtaining a dominant hold on the market was confirmed by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella during his testimony at the landmark antitrust trial. Nadella dismissed Google’s claim that default search engine settings are easily changeable, stating that “Defaults is the only thing that matters in changing …
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Microsoft once contemplated taking a substantial loss on a deal in order to oust Google as the default search engine on Apple’s web browser, revealed a Microsoft executive during the ongoing Google antitrust trial on Thursday. The federal government claims that Google has established an unlawful monopoly by paying partner companies like Apple and AT&T …
Apple never had any intention of replacing Google with Microsoft’s Bing as the default search engine in Macs and iPhones. Instead, it used the possibility as a bargaining chip to secure larger payments from Google, according to testimony from a Microsoft executive on Wednesday. Mikhail Parakhin, Microsoft’s chief of advertising and web services, revealed in …
Hello, Quartz at Work readers! The victory of Hollywood’s striking screenwriters—who walked off entertainment lots, waged a five-month-long labor stoppage, and this week announced a tentative agreement with studio bosses—will be felt across industries. And with details of the deal released yesterday evening, Writers Guild of America workers confirmed that they secured an agenda-setting concession: …
Good morning, Quartz readers! Breaking News: 1. Hollywood writers strike ends today with a new deal from the Writers Guild of America and studios after a five-month walkout. 2. Discover what inspired Elon Musk’s design for Tesla’s Cybertruck. 3. The US Federal Trade Commission and 17 states file a landmark case against Amazon, alleging the …
Attention all aspiring novelists and poets: We need your writing skills to fuel the capabilities of AI. Companies that provide training data for AI models are now looking to hire creative writers, according to a report by Rest of World. This opportunity may eventually threaten the marketability of writers’ skills. However, in a time when …
When it comes to the artificial intelligence (AI) frenzy, Big Tech companies like Google, Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon are always vocal about their AI investments. They mention it in earnings calls and new product announcements. However, there’s one industry leader that remains relatively quiet about their AI efforts: Apple. But behind the scenes, Apple has …
British competition regulators have given preliminary approval to Microsoft’s restructured $69 billion deal to acquire video game maker Activision Blizzard. This approval is a significant step forward for one of the largest tech transactions in history. The Competition and Markets Authority has stated that the updated proposal addresses previous concerns about stifling competition in the …