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With Google’s agreement to pay off the Canadian media, the shakedown in C-18 is made explicit
Andrew Coyne
the decibel: a daily news podcast from the globe and mail
What Google’s deal with Canada means for the rest of the world
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politics
Ottawa makes overture to Meta to restart talks in hope of ending news block
FILE - A car passes Facebook's new Meta logo on a sign at the company headquarters on Oct. 28, 2021, in Menlo Park, Calif. For the first time in a year, the big companies in the S&P 500 may be seeing their profits grow again. The company has been focusing on keeping costs lower, and Wall Street also expects its revenue growth accelerated during the latest quarter. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File)
world
Google pushes for antitrust action against Microsoft in U.K. cloud market
FILE PHOTO: An illuminated Google logo is seen inside an office building in Zurich, Switzerland December 5, 2018. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
canada
Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge announces deal with Google on Online News Act
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politics
Google ads for Canadian brands found on Russian adult web sites
FILE PHOTO: An illuminated Google logo is seen inside an office building in Zurich, Switzerland December 5, 2018. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
technology
U.S. wraps up antitrust case against Google in historic trial
FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured at Google's European Engineering Center in Zurich, Switzerland July 19, 2018 REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
technology
Spotify to use Google’s AI to tailor podcast, audiobook recommendations
FILE PHOTO: A logo of Spotify is seen on a beach during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in Cannes, France, June 20, 2023. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/File Photo
report on business
Alphabet CEO, in Play store trial, acknowledges some materials not retained
FILE - Google and Alphabet Inc. CEO Sundar Pichai arrives at the federal courthouse in Washington, Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. Google on Monday, Nov. 6, will try to protect a lucrative piece of its internet empire at the same time it’s still entangled in the biggest U.S. antitrust trial in a quarter century. The latest threat will unfold in a San Francisco federal court, where a 10-person jury will decide whether Google's digital payment processing system in the Play Store that distributes apps for phones running on its Android software has been illegally driving up prices for consumers and developers. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
technology
Microsoft and Google will not challenge EU gatekeeper status
FILE PHOTO: European flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman//File Photo
world
YouTube, TikTok must detail child protection measures by Nov. 30, EU says
FILE - Google and Alphabet Inc. CEO Sundar Pichai arrives at the federal courthouse in Washington, Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. Google on Monday, Nov. 6, will try to protect a lucrative piece of its internet empire at the same time it’s still entangled in the biggest U.S. antitrust trial in a quarter century. The latest threat will unfold in a San Francisco federal court, where a 10-person jury will decide whether Google's digital payment processing system in the Play Store that distributes apps for phones running on its Android software has been illegally driving up prices for consumers and developers. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
technology
Google’s antitrust headaches compound with another trial, this one targeting its Play Store
FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured at Google's European Engineering Center in Zurich, Switzerland July 19, 2018 REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
report on business
Alphabet, Match settle Google Play antitrust claims before U.S. trial
FILE PHOTO: Fortnite game installing on Android operating system is seen in this illustration taken, May 2, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
technology
CEO Sundar Pichai defends paying Apple, others to make Google default search engine on devices
Google and Alphabet Inc. CEO Sundar Pichai arrives at the federal courthouse in Washington, Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
technology
Google begins antitrust defence by poking fun at its status among youth
FILE - A Google sign hangs over an entrance to the company's new building, Sept. 6, 2023, in New York. On Thursday, Oct. 26, Prabhakar Raghavan, Google's senior vice president for knowledge and information products, testified that the company's success is precarious and said its leadership fears their product could slide into irrelevance with younger internet users. Raghavan testified for the tech giant as it defends itself in the biggest antitrust trial in the last 25 years. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan, File)
technology
Facebook-parent Meta beats revenue estimates on digital ad strength
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Meta Platforms' business group is seen in Brussels, Belgium December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
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Google-parent Alphabet reports quarterly revenue above estimates
FILE PHOTO: An illuminated Google logo is seen inside an office building in Zurich, Switzerland December 5, 2018. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
report on business
How technology advances enable remote work efficiencies for SMEs
report on business
Health providers say AI chatbots could improve care. But research says some are perpetuating racism
Post-doctoral researcher Tofunmi Omiye works in his office at the Stanford School of Medicine in Stanford, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. A new study, co-led by Omiye, cautions that popular chatbots are perpetuating racist, debunked medical ideas, prompting concerns that the tools could worsen health disparities for Black patients. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
technology
Google says it will defend generative AI users from copyright claims
FILE PHOTO: A woman passes the logo from the web search engine provider Google during the digital society festival 're:publica', at the Arena Berlin in Berlin, Germany June 9, 2022. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse//File Photo
politics
Ottawa should accommodate Google’s C-18 concerns, urges group representing Canada’s major publishers
The Google News homepage is displayed on an iPhone in Ottawa on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023.
politics
Online News Act not perfect but necessary, Heritage Minister says
Pascale St-Onge, Canada's minister of Canadian Heritage, speaks alongside Frederic Vanasse, general manager and editor of The Canadian Press french services, during the MINDS International conference in Toronto, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
technology
EU to study mobile ecosystems to counter any Apple, Google antitrust pushback
FILE PHOTO: European Union flags fly outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium September 19, 2019. REUTERS/Yves Herman//File Photo
technology
Google packs more AI into new Pixel phones, raises prices for devices by $100
A Google Pixel 8 pro phone is displayed during a product launch event for the Google Pixel 8, and Pixel 8 pro phones, Pixel Watch 2, and Pixel Buds Pro earbuds, in New York on October 4, 2023. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP) (Photo by ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images)
politics
Ottawa bid to bring Google onside over Bill C-18 falls short
The Google News homepage is displayed on an iPhone in Ottawa on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. A new survey suggests that most Canadians feel news should be free and accessible for anyone, while also believing that media will find other ways to make money. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
technology
Microsoft CEO says tech giants battling for content to build AI
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 2: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella arrives at federal court on October 2, 2023 in Washington, DC. Nadella is testifying in the antitrust trial to determine if Alphabet Inc.'s Google maintains a monopoly in the online search business, which is expected to last into November. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
canada
Federal Court of Appeal ruling opens door for Canadians to have ‘right to be forgotten’ on Google
FILE PHOTO: A woman holds her smart phone which displays the Google home page, in this picture illustration taken February 24, 2016. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/Illustration/Files/File Photo
opinion
The internet has recreated the real world’s inequality online. Access to information is the solution
Andrew Heslop
technology
AI advances signal massive technological shift but the tech still has biases, Google researcher says
FILE PHOTO: AI (Artificial Intelligence) letters are placed on computer motherboard in this illustration taken June 23, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
technology
Amazon steps up AI race with up to US$4-billion deal to invest in Anthropic
FILE - The Amazon logo is photographed at the Vivatech show in Paris, on June 15, 2023. Amazon is investing up to $4 billion in Anthropic and taking a minority stake in the artificial intelligence startup, the two companies said Monday Sept. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
report on business
Toronto startup Ideogram launches image generator as interest in AI tools shows signs of slowdown
“A majestic oil painting of a raccoon Queen wearing red French royal gown. The painting is hanging on an ornate wall decorated with wallpaper.” - - - Imagen is an AI system that creates photorealistic images from input text
technology
Broadcom shares fall on report Google discussed dropping firm as AI chip supplier
FILE PHOTO: A Google logo is displayed at the entrance to the internet based company's offices in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 9, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
technology
Google brings AI chatbot Bard into its inner circle, opening door to Gmail, Maps and YouTube
This photograph taken in Toulouse, southwestern France, on July 18, 2023 shows screens displaying the logos of Bard AI, a conversational artificial intelligence software application developed by Google. (Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP) (Photo by LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP via Getty Images)
technology
Google makes last ditch effort to overturn €2.42-billion EU antitrust fine
FILE - The Google logo is displayed at their offices, Nov. 1, 2018, in London. In a letter, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, children’s advocacy groups including Fairplay and Common Sense Media asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Google, saying the tech giant serves personalized ads to kids on YouTube despite federal law prohibiting the practice. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)