In the order dated June 22, CCI said that it found Google 'prima facie' in violation of India's antitrust regulations and asked the CCI Director General to launch a probe into the matter.

CII orders investigation into google for antitrust practices

Alphabet unit Google could face its biggest regulatory threat, with EU antitrust regulators set to open a formal investigation into its lucrative digital advertising business before the end of the year, said people familiar with the matter.

Google's adtech business set to face formal EU probe by year-end: Sources

Google is extending its Workspace suite of office tools to everyone with a Google account in an attempt to expand its market share and compete with Microsoft. According to a new blog post, anyone with a Google account now has access to the entire Google Workspace experience, which includes Gmail, Chat, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Meet, and more.

Google Workspace is now free for all Gmail users, here’s how you can use it

Google has bowed to pressure from rivals and will let them compete for free to be the default search engine on Android devices in Europe, widening a pledge to EU antitrust regulators two years ago.

World Business Watch: Google loosens search engine grip on Android devices in Europe

From fines to guidelines, governments are moving to end Big Tech's unregulated run. How will this rivalry shape our society? Will Big Tech yield to government pressure?

Gravitas: Governments move to end Big Tech's free run

Google says India's IT Rules don't apply to its 'search engine' since its not a 'social media intermediary'. E.U. says Google is not a search engine. Google-owned platforms mediate online activity.

Gravitas:  'Google Search' won't comply with India's IT rules

Nine Entertainment Co Holdings Ltd said on Tuesday, it had signed multi-year content-supply deals with Google and Facebook under Australia's news media bargaining code.

Australia's Nine Entertainment signs content deal with Facebook, Google

A Russian court has fined Google and Facebook for failing to delete banned content that Moscow deems illegal. Russia has already placed a punitive slowdown on US social network Twitter for not deleting banned content.

Russia fines Google & Facebook for failing to delete banned content

A Russian court on Tuesday said it had handed US technology giant Google three separate fines totalling 6 million roubles ($81,810) over a failure to delete content that Moscow deems illegal.

Russian court fines Google $81,810 for failing to delete banned content

Germany’s antitrust watchdog on Tuesday launched an investigation into Google. As part of this probe, the watchdog will assess whether Google Germany, Google Ireland and Alphabet, its parent company, are currently exploiting their market dominance.

Germany launches antitrust probe against Google

Google’s annual developer conference saw the unveiling of Android 12, providing an in-depth look at the next generation of the Android operating system. It has an entirely new design based on a system called “Material You,” featuring big, bubbly buttons, shifting colours, and smoother animations.

Android 12: The biggest design change in Android operating system's history

The 2021 instalment of the annual Google I/O conference had the distinction of focusing on software announcements, with hardware launches being conspicuously absent.

With a dose of Fitbit, Google and Samsung unite to reboot Android smart watches

At virtual I/O 2021, Google announced a host of new features for its various products and services, including Maps, Photos, Search, WearOS and Workspaces, among others.

Google l/O 2021: A magic window for 3D video calls

Google looks to share a glimpse of future

Some of France`s most sensitive state and corporate data can be safely stored using the cloud computing technology developed by Alphabet`s Google and Microsoft, if it is licensed to French companies, the government said on Monday.

France embraces Google, Microsoft in quest to safeguard sensitive data

Italy's anti-trust authority said Thursday it had fined Google more than 100 million euros ($120mn) for shutting out a rival's smartphone app offering recharging of electric vehicles.

Italy fines Google $120 mn for abuse of market position

Apple Inc said on Monday it has hired former distinguished Google scientist Samy Bengio, who left the search giant amid turmoil in its artificial intelligence research department.

Apple hires ex-Google AI scientist who resigned after colleagues' firings

Google parent Alphabet Inc on Tuesday reported record profit for the second consecutive quarter and a $50 billion share buyback but warned a surge in usage and ad sales during the pandemic may slow as people resume in-person activities.

Google parent Alphabet sets profit record, plans $50 billion buyback

The hearing marked an escalation of lawmakers’ antitrust scrutiny on smartphone makers, and particularly Apple.

Apple, Google come under fire at Senate antitrust hearing

Australia's federal court found Alphabet Inc's Google misled consumers about personal location data collected through Android mobile devices, the country's competition regulator said on Friday.

Australia finds Google misled customers over data collection

A senator from the United States wants to ban all future purchases from Big Tech. Josh Hawley, a Republican on Monday introduced a bill banning all mergers and acquisitions by any big company which is valued over $100 billion.

US senator introduces bill to ban Big Tech from foreign acquisitions

For people who use Google Maps, it’s an everyday struggle to figure out which turn to take and which bridge to cross. However, a groom in Indonesia married almost the wrong girl after Google Maps guided him to the wrong venue on his wedding day.

Groom almost marries wrong woman after Google Maps takes him to wrong venue

In the continuing fight against racism in the tech giant, Google researcher manager Samy Bengio has resigned from the company, a little after his colleagues questioned diversity in the company.

Google AI chief Samy Bengio resigns over colleagues' firing and racial discrimination

A group of US senators have sent letters to some major tech giants such as Google and Twitter to question the digital ad exchanges and whether user’s data has been sold to foreign entities that could use it for blackmail or other unethical practices.

US lawmakers question Google, Twitter and others over auction of user data

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