Don’t Break Up Google

Such a move would help no one.

Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday

Justice Department calls for breakup of Google and sale of Chrome

The proposed breakup calls for Google to sell its industry-leading Chrome web browser and impose restrictions designed to prevent its Android smartphone software from favoring its search engine.

US regulators seek to break up Google, forcing Chrome sale as part of monopoly punishment

Regulators want a judge to break up Google to stop it squashing competition.

Tech - ABC News - 5 days ago

DOJ pushes for Google to break off Chrome browser after antitrust case

The Department of Justice is pushing a federal judge to make Google divest its Chrome internet browser as a remedy following the antitrust case.

Business - CNBC - 5 days ago

Google, DOJ wrap up second antitrust trial

The Department of Justice (DOJ) and Google wrapped up the tech giant’s second antitrust trial in two years Monday, as the company seeks to fend off monopoly allegations in the advertising ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Google Gemini unexpectedly surges to No. 1, over OpenAI, but benchmarks don’t tell the whole story

Google's Gemini-Exp-1114 AI model tops key benchmarks, but experts warn traditional testing methods may no longer accurately measure true AI capabilities or safety, raising concerns about the ...

Tech - VentureBeat - November 15

German coalition teeters on brink of break-up

Chancellor Olaf Scholz snubs partners, fuelling speculation of early elections in spring

Business - Financial Times - October 30

UK conglomerate DCC plans break-up

Shares in FTSE 100 group soar as it lays out plan to focus on its energy business

Business - Financial Times - November 12

Google's cloud outpaces rivals in third quarter as AI battle heats up

One takeaway from tech earnings reports this week is that Google's cloud business is gaining momentum.

Business - CNBC - November 2

Indonesia steps up trade protectionism with Apple and Google phone bans

South-east Asia’s largest economy pushes foreign tech groups to invest locally or lose market access

World - Financial Times - November 5

Two Upstart Search Engines Are Teaming Up to Take on Google

Generative AI and new rules targeting tech giants are giving Ecosia and Qwant fuel to challenge Google and Microsoft and develop a web index for Europe.

Tech - Wired - November 12

DOJ pushes for Google to give up its Chrome browser

The Department of Justice is calling for the partial breakup of Google by asking a federal judge to force the sale of Google's Chrome browser. CNBC's Karen Gilchrist has the details on Early Today.

Vivendi activist urges shareholders to oppose break-up plan

Investors in French media group to vote on proposal in December

Business - Financial Times - October 29

U.S. Drugmakers Are Breaking Up With Their Chinese Supply-Chain Partners

U.S. drugmakers and biotechs have come to rely on Chinese partners. Now, some of them are looking for alternatives as geopolitical tensions rise.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - November 1

Police break up €10m investment fraud gang in Germany and Cyprus

World - Yahoo News - November 7

Lockout continues as British Columbia port labor talks break up

World - Yahoo News - November 11

Elliott pushes to break up Honeywell after taking $5bn stake

US activist investor wants to split the conglomerate’s aerospace and automation businesses

Business - Financial Times - November 12

Rockets reportedly not ready to break up young core for Antetokounmpo. At least not now.

Speculation on Giannis Antetokounmpo trades ramped up after the Bucks' slow start.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 4 days ago

Deeply polarised Poland gears up for make-or-break election

Next May’s presidential vote is in effect a referendum on whether Donald Tusk’s government can rule freely. Donald Tusk’s government in Poland is gearing up for a crucial presidential election next ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

EasyJet ups dividend on surging profits from ‘record breaking’ summer

EasyJet shares increased by 2% on Wednesday as the low-cost airline reported a 34% increase in its pre-tax profits

Business - MarketWatch - 2 hours ago

Mortgage rates inch up toward 7% ahead of the holiday season. Don’t expect a big drop anytime soon.

The 30-year mortgage rate is averaging 6.84%, Freddie Mac said in its latest weekly survey on Thursday.

Business - MarketWatch - 5 days ago

Police in Georgia's capital break up a tent camp set up by protesters demanding a new election

Police in Georgia’s capital have moved in to break up a tent camp that demonstrators set up on a central thoroughfare to protest the results of last month’s parliamentary election and demand a new ...

World - ABC News - November 19

We’ve racked up a ton of debt and don’t like the school district. Should we sell our house with a 2.5% interest rate?

“We want to move to a better neighborhood.”

Business - MarketWatch - 3 days ago

Biden’s ‘garbage’ gaffe hastens Harris’s slow-mo breakup with president

Harris faces conundrum of showing deference to president while distancing herself after his ‘garbage’ comments . The delicate dance by Kamala Harris ’s presidential campaign to simultaneously show ...

World - The Guardian - October 30

Would Carolina Panthers trade Bryce Young? Jets break losing streak & stock up Jalen Hurts | Inside Coverage

Jason Fitz, Charles Robinson & Frank Schwab break down the Houston Texans and New York Jets game, look at potential trades ahead of the deadline & share insight from C Rob's Week 8 QB Room.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 1

German police break up an environmental activists' camp near Tesla plant outside Berlin

German police have broken up a protest camp housing environmental activists in a forest near the Tesla electric car factory in Grünheide outside Berlin, citing violations of public safety and order

World - ABC News - November 19