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‘Widespread failure to comply’: Why Washington state’s AG is suing Google, again

[Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in journalist Eli Sanders’ “Wild West” newsletter, which covers internet-related legal issues. Subscribe here.]… Read More

Chromebooks outsold Macs worldwide in 2020, cutting into Windows market share

New numbers show 2020 was the first year that Chromebooks outsold Macs, posting impressive market share gains at the expense… Read More

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Tech in 2020 and beyond: The economy, Amazon, antitrust and the potential impact of the election

The past year has brought a pandemic, a national reckoning over race, plus antitrust investigations and charges against major tech… Read More

Expedia Group CEO on Google antitrust case: ‘Very pleased to see the government finally taking action’

Expedia Group CEO Peter Kern says he hopes the U.S. Justice Department’s antitrust complaint against Google ultimately changes the search… Read More

What did Google learn from Microsoft? New antitrust case hearkens back to landmark dispute

The antitrust complaint filed by the U.S. Justice Department against Google on Tuesday morning spotlights the difficult position in which… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: Surface Duo hands-on; NFL on Microsoft Teams; Coping with wildfire smoke

Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week: The new Microsoft dual-screen Surface Duo device has arrived… Read More

Google Cloud revenue rises 52% as crisis forces tech giant to temper hiring and spending

Google Cloud revenue increased 52% to $2.78 billion in the first quarter, helping Google parent Alphabet beat Wall Street’s revenue… Read More

Big Tech’s reputation is rising as governments tap the industry in coronavirus response

The coronavirus crisis quickly became an unexpected life raft for the technology industry’s image as even its biggest critics enlist… Read More

Amazon settles non-compete lawsuit involving AWS sales exec who joined Google Cloud

Amazon settled a lawsuit involving a former Amazon Web Services sales executive who joined rival Google Cloud last year. Amazon… Read More

Google bars visitors in Seattle, allows employees to work remotely amid coronavirus outbreak

Update: Google took a step beyond allowing employees to work from home Wednesday evening as the coronavirus outbreak continued to develop.… Read More

Is Alexa always listening? New study examines accidental triggers of digital assistants

The listening capacity of digital assistants like Alexa and Siri has become a major privacy sticking point in the last… Read More

Google discloses cloud revenue for the first time — here’s how it compares to Amazon and Microsoft

Google parent Alphabet gave new insight into the state of its cloud division this week, disclosing quarterly and annual revenue… Read More

Google snags office space in two more Seattle-area buildings, continuing rapid growth

Google is expanding yet again in the Seattle suburb of Kirkland, Wash., just a few months after purchasing a huge… Read More

Amazon and Google sued by reps of legendary songwriters over pirated music on their platforms

Amazon and Google failed to police their music marketplaces and allowed pirated recordings to proliferate, according to a series of… Read More

Google wades deeper into Expedia’s territory with new travel and cloud pact with Sabre

Google is taking a major step in its travel push, teaming up with travel giant Sabre Corp. in a new… Read More

Google Cloud acquires AppSheet, a Seattle startup that sells no-code app development software

Google Cloud has acquired AppSheet, a Seattle startup founded in 2014 that helps businesses develop their own data-based apps without… Read More

Sonos vs. Google: Amazon won patent for ‘distributed speaker synchronization’ four years ago

Is this why Sonos decided to sue Google rather than going after Amazon? Our search of U.S. patent records this… Read More

Here are all of Google’s voice assistant announcements from CES as it battles Amazon

One of Google’s main advantages over rivals like Amazon in the digital assistant race is its command of the popular… Read More

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The future of podcasting: Can the business of audio content catch up with the creative revolution?

More than half of the U.S. population over age 12 has now listened to a podcast, according to Edison Research.… Read More

The decade when tech turned dark: Learning from the mistakes of the past 10 years

The arrival of 2020 is a chance to look back on the past decade and what it has meant for… Read More

Winter was coming! Seattle snow and HBO show among Google’s top trending search terms in 2019

Winter was a hot topic when it came to Google searches in 2019 — whether it was coming to HBO’s… Read More

Amazon dominates global smart speaker sales as Google continues to lag behind

Despite a growing list of challengers, Amazon remains the dominant force in the global smart speaker market, accounting for more… Read More

Google to acquire Fitbit for $2.1B, doubling down on digital health and wearables

Google is buying Fitbit, bolstering the tech giant’s quiet push into digital health and setting up wearables as its next… Read More

Judge limits role of former Amazon sales exec in AWS vs. Google Cloud non-compete lawsuit

A lawsuit against a former Amazon Web Services sales executive who joined rival Google Cloud earlier this year took an… Read More

Google Cloud hiring spree: Alphabet adds 6,450 employees in Q3, cites cloud as biggest factor

Google parent company Alphabet grew by a net total of 6,450 employees in the third quarter, up nearly 6 percent… Read More

Everything Google announced at its Pixel hardware event

Google unveiled its latest hardware products today, joining fellow tech giants like Amazon, Microsoft and Apple in refreshing existing gadgets… Read More

First look: Inside Google Cloud’s new Seattle campus — right across the street from Amazon

Google and Amazon are officially next-door neighbors in Cloud City. Google Cloud on Thursday officially opened up the first portion… Read More

Google Assistant can now control Xbox consoles in new voice integration between tech giants

The Google Assistant is coming to Xbox, the latest example of Microsoft adding more voice control to its flagship gaming… Read More

50 US states and territories launch antitrust probe into Google’s ‘potential monopolistic behavior’

Attorneys general from 50 U.S. states and territories launched an investigation into Google to find out whether the tech giant… Read More

Ex-Google manager alleges in new complaint she was discriminated against for being pregnant

A former Google manager filed state and federal complaints against the tech giant this week, alleging she was retaliated against… Read More