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Big Tech

What Does Google’s Search Monopoly Mean in the Age of AI?

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Back in 2020, Google’s huge market share of the internet search market hovered at about 92% by most metrics

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Patent Drop

Salesforce Patent Highlights Alternatives to Third-Party Cookies

The tech highlights the ongoing privacy conversation surrounding these bite-sized trackers.

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What’s Next for Microsoft, Bing in the Google Antitrust Decision?

Microsoft’s generative AI search patents could help it gain ground against Google — especially amid its recent antitrust loss.

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Big Tech

The DoJ Won, But Google’s Monopoly Status May Have Already Been in Peril

The DOJ prevailed in its lawsuit arguing Google illegally conducted business to maintain a monopoly in the search engine industry.

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Finance

Can the Magnificent Seven Ride Again?

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After serving as the driving force for a blistering market rise, the so-called Magnificent Seven have taken an epic stumble in 2025.

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Social Media

TikTok Retreats From Get-Paid-to-Use App Under European Scrutiny

TikTok agreed to permanently withdraw a rewards program that it had on “TikTok Lite,” essentially a pared-down version of its core app.

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Google Adds Error-Correction Patent to Arsenal as Quantum Race Heats Up

Quantum computing faces major roadblocks, but the payoff for overcoming them stands to be tremendous.

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Microsoft Patent Tracks Down Software Vulnerabilities, Cyberattacks

In the face of a wide-spread outage, such as what occurred with Crowdstrike last Friday, there’s only so much the company can do, one expert said.

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Big Tech

Google Loses Second Round to Government in Monopoly Fight

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The decision could reshape the economy of the internet — and it’s just one of several forces testing Google’s empire.

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Media & Entertainment

Even Apple is Getting Tired of the Streaming Industry Treadmill

After years of spending big with little to show for it, Apple is attempting to rein in costs at Apple TV+.

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Meta VR Cloud Gaming Patent Could Clear the Way for Lighter Headsets

While cloud gaming platforms through Microsoft’s Xbox and Nvidia are already available to consumers, artificial reality cloud streaming isn’t quite…

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Who has Liability in the Shifting World of e-commerce?

Amazon has largely dodged liability for the products sold on their virtual shelves. But could the legal tides be shifting?

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FTC Says Meta is a Monopoly. But in Which Markets, Exactly?

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Central to the trial is one question: Just who, exactly, are Meta’s competitors? The FTC’s answer may be narrower than you’d expect.

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