Biggest US antitrust victory since Microsoft could still be too little, too late, as judge considers how to rein in search giant
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Republican vice-presidential nominee also says Google ought to be broken up in FT interview
Campaign on YouTube to boost Instagram’s appeal to young people skirted search group’s rules for marketing to under-18s
Court decision is a significant victory for justice department in its litigation over power of Big Tech
Tech stocks have been volatile as Microsoft, Meta, Amazon and Google report huge increases in AI investments
Google-owned video service in ‘early innings’ of sporting content growth, says CEO Neal Mohan
Advertising remains the dominant business, but is vulnerable in an unpredictable regulatory environment
Cloud computing growth shows continued demand as companies race to build large language models
Alphabet had been in discussions to buy Israeli cyber security company
Deal would be rare bright spot for investors who have struggled to return money to backers in recent years
Acquisition of cloud specialist would be largest in Alphabet’s history
‘Hallucinations’ in new feature provoke ridicule and raise questions about betting core business on an experimental product
Protesters and staff call for divestment from holdings in Alphabet and Amazon
Companies need AI services revenues, not cost savings, to fuel data centre boom
Tech giant showcases series of artificial intelligence products in wake of new models by Meta and Microsoft
Tokyo, Seoul and Canberra follow EU and US in trying to rein in dominance of Apple and Google
Department of Justice has challenged tech group’s market power in high-profile showdown
Combined market value of the two tech giants rose by more than $250bn after revenue growth beat expectations
Shares of Google’s parent company jump after first-quarter earnings beat expectations and $70bn stock buyback
Teams tackling artificial intelligence models unified under leadership of DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis
Proposals would mark first time any of the software group’s core product falls behind a paywall
Also in this newsletter: UN Security Council calls for ceasefire in Gaza, UK accuses China of cyber attacks, neurodiversity in the workplace
Big Tech groups are the first to face full investigations under bloc’s Digital Markets Act
Google, Meta, Microsoft and OpenAI agree at Munich Security Conference to stifle content designed to mislead voters