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OpenAI Executive Says His Company and Many Others Would Buy Chrome Browser
Google // April 22, 2025

Google’s Chrome browser would have many potential buyers if it were spun off, with OpenAI among them, an OpenAI executive told a court Tuesday (April 22). Testifying during a trial that will determine remedies for Google’s dominance of the search market, as required by a...

Court to Begin Considering Remedies in Google Search Antitrust Trial
ANTITRUST // April 21, 2025

Google will argue against a breakup of the company in a three-week trial starting Monday (April 21), while the Department of Justice and several state attorneys general will advocate for the remedies they have proposed for Google’s dominance in the search market. The trial will...

Google to Appeal Ruling in Advertising Technology Case
Google // April 18, 2025

Google reportedly said Friday (April 18) that it will appeal a judge’s ruling announced Thursday (April 17) that the company holds an illegal monopoly on online advertising technology. The company said the judge delivered a “mixed decision” in which she said the Justice Department failed to...

Google Trial Judge: Tech Giant Holds Illegal Ad Monopoly
ANTITRUST // April 17, 2025

A federal judge has ruled that Google holds an illegal monopoly on online advertising technology. As The New York Times reported Thursday (April 17), Judge Leonie Brinkema found Google had violated the law to establish its dominance in the online advertising system. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and...

Interviews & Exclusives
Antitrust Suit Alleges Apple ‘Inhibits’ Cross-Platform Digital Wallets

March 21, 2024
Among the allegations contained in the U.S. government’s antitrust suit against Apple — as the tech giant is accused of acting as an anti-competitive monopoly in the smartphone market: Apple, said the Department of Justice (DOJ), has “inhibited the creation” of cross-platform, third-party digital wallets, as it has prevented third-party apps from offering tap-to-pay functionality, […]

Anatomy Of A Bank Heist, SWIFT-ly Done By Phishers

September 17, 2018
In 2016, $81 million disappeared from Bangladesh’s central bank. It could have been a lot worse — hackers tried to get away with $1 billion. U..S court filings this month...

Quick Reads
Coinbase: Justice Department to Pursue Criminal Charges Against Cybercriminals

May 19, 2025
The Justice Department is reportedly investigating the data breach announced last week by Coinbase Global. Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal told Bloomberg in a report posted Monday (May 19): “We have notified and are working with the DOJ and other U.S. and international law enforcement agencies and welcome law enforcement’s pursuit of criminal charges against these bad actors.” The company announced […]

OpenAI Executive Says His Company and Many Others Would Buy Chrome Browser

April 22, 2025
Google’s Chrome browser would have many potential buyers if it were spun off, with OpenAI among them, an OpenAI executive told a court Tuesday (April 22). Testifying during a trial...

Court to Begin Considering Remedies in Google Search Antitrust Trial

April 21, 2025
Google will argue against a breakup of the company in a three-week trial starting Monday (April 21), while the Department of Justice and several state attorneys general will advocate for...

Google to Appeal Ruling in Advertising Technology Case

April 18, 2025
Google reportedly said Friday (April 18) that it will appeal a judge’s ruling announced Thursday (April 17) that the company holds an illegal monopoly on online advertising technology. The company...