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As Google's Parent Alphabet Appeals Against DOJ's Antitrust Ruling To Avoid Potential Breakup, Expert Says 'Consumers Aren't Going To Search On Bing Over Apple'
Thursday, August 15, 2024 - 8:26am | 646Ray Wang, analyst and CEO of Constellation Research, recently shared his thoughts on the ongoing antitrust case against Google‘s parent Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG). What Happened: On Wednesday, Wang discussed the market’s anticipation of Alphabet’s appeal against...
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Apple, Google, And Microsoft Suffer As Small Browsers Gain Market Share After This New Law Made It Easier To Switch To Rivals
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 - 5:58am | 843The European Union’s (EU) new regulations are proving to be a game-changer for independent browser companies, as they witness a surge in user numbers, challenging the dominance of tech giants Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:...
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Tiger Global's Venture Fund Crumbles: Paper Losses Reach 18%, Markdowns Shock Investors
Friday, December 1, 2023 - 10:34am | 437Tiger Global Management's largest venture fund has reportedly incurred an 18% loss in paper value as of the end of September. This decline comes after the firm reduced the valuations of several portfolio companies, Bloomberg reported, citing sources. The fund, dubbed the Private Investment...
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Google CEO Sundar Pichai To Testify In Landmark US Antitrust Trial On Monday
Thursday, October 26, 2023 - 9:20pm | 744Sundar Pichai is scheduled to testify in a major U.S. antitrust trial on Monday. The trial revolves around allegations of Google’s dominant position in search and search advertising sectors, reported Reuters. What Happened: Pichai, the head of Alphabet...
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Apple's Dismissed Plan To Replace Google With Duckduckgo On Safari: The Inside Story
Thursday, October 5, 2023 - 5:14am | 700Latest disclosures reveal that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) had considered replacing Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google with DuckDuckGo as Safari’s default search engine for its private mode. However, the tech giant eventually...
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Microsoft's Satya Nadella To Take The Stand Today At Google Antitrust Trial: What You Need To Know
Monday, October 2, 2023 - 2:35am | 626Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) CEO Satya Nadella is scheduled to testify on Monday in the ongoing Google antitrust trial as part of the Justice Department’s case against Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) search division. What Happened: The DOJ has alleged that...
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DuckDuckGo CEO Slams Google For Making Switching To Privacy-Centric Search 'Way Harder Than It Needs To Be'
Friday, September 22, 2023 - 3:41am | 529DuckDuckGo’s CEO, Gabriel Weinberg, has criticized the difficulty of switching from Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google to his privacy-centric search engine during his testimony in the ongoing antitrust trial against the tech giant...
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DuckDuckGo Takes Shot At Google's Incognito Mode As It Launches New Browser
Wednesday, October 19, 2022 - 7:17am | 403DuckDuckGo has debuted into the desktop browsing ecosystem with a new web browser as an open beta test. What Happened: DuckDuckGo on Tuesday rolled out a new web browser with built-in protections for Mac and said that beta to make the Internet “less creepy and less cluttered.” It...
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DuckDuckGo Founder Met With Backlash Following Russian Disinformation Filtering
Friday, March 11, 2022 - 3:06pm | 384Gabriel Weinberg, founder and CEO of the search engine DuckDuckGo, on Wednesday told users the search engine company updated its platform in an attempt to fight against the spread of Russian disinformation. That post has been met with backlash from numerous Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) users over...
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Google Sparks Another EU Antitrust Row Over Skipping Key Search Rivals From Android Choice List
Tuesday, September 29, 2020 - 12:52am | 466Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) is facing fresh criticism over the way it allows its search engine competitors to gain visibility on the Android smartphone operating system in Europe. What Happened: On Monday, the company released a list of auction winners that will be ordered randomly...
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Meet The Man Fighting Google
Saturday, November 8, 2014 - 6:49pm | 422Entrepreneur and DuckDuckGo founder Gabriel Weinberg recently appeared on The James Altucher Show to discuss business and marketing strategies from his new book, “Traction.” DuckDuckGo is a search engine that essentially prevents companies from tracking users' Internet activity...