Apple wants to defend its multi-billion dollar search engine deal with Google, which is in danger because Google has been found guilty of violating antitrust law. Apple has asked the court handling Google's lawsuit with the U.S. government for an emergency stay [PDF], so that Apple has time to intervene and plead its case before a remedy is decided on. The U.S. Department of Justice sued Google for anti-competitve behavior in the search market way back in 2020, and after a lengthy legal battle, the DoJ won. A main component of the lawsuit was Google's deal with Apple, which sees Google pay billions annually to be the default search engine for Safari. The court decided that the agreement between Apple…

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has expressed concerns that Apple and Google’s dominance in the mobile ecosystem may be hindering innovation in smartphone browsers. The regulator is considering a more in-depth investigation into the matter, leveraging its newly granted powers. Reuters: ‎ The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said on Friday it had provisionally found the mobile browser markets were not working well for UK businesses and millions of phone users. The CMA’s independent inquiry group also proposed that no further action be taken on cloud gaming given primary concerns had been addressed. ‎ MacDailyNews Take: Regulators gonna do what regulators do. We are currently about 1/4th of the way to being sustainable with Substack subscriptions. Please tell…

In a significant legal battle, U.S. DOJ prosecutors have argued that Google should be forced to divest its Chrome browser and share data and search results with competitors to dismantle its alleged monopoly on online search. The prosecutors proposals include ending its deal with Apple to be the default search engine in Safair, and, if remedies fail, selling Android, among potential solutions to address the company’s alleged monopoly abuse. Reuters: ‎ “Google’s unlawful behavior has deprived rivals not only of critical distribution channels but also distribution partners who could otherwise enable entry into these markets by competitors in new and innovative ways,” the DOJ and state antitrust enforcers said in a court filing, opens new tab on Wednesday. Their proposals…

The U.S. Department of Justice is reportedly hoping to require Google to sell Chrome, the world’s most popular web browser. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)

The United States Department of Justice wants Google to sell off its Chrome browser as part of an ongoing antitrust lawsuit, reports Bloomberg. Earlier this year, Google was found to have a search monopoly, and antitrust regulators have since been deciding on the actions that should be taken to address Google's anticompetitive practices. The DoJ plans to ask the court to force Google to sell Chrome, which is the most popular web browser in the world by a wide margin. Chrome's integration with Google Search and other Google products has been cited as one of the factors limiting search competition. Regulators also want Google to uncouple the Android operating system from other products like Google Search and the Google Play…

Google today announced several new features for the Chrome browser that's available on the iPhone and the iPad, with the new additions aimed at providing users with more intuitive ways for finding information and completing tasks. Google Lens now supports searching with images and text at the same time, rather than search being limited to just an image. Users can add words to a visual query to refine results and conduct more complex searches. Google Drive and Google Photos users can now save content from the web directly to those services from Chrome, freeing up on-device storage space. To save a file to Google Drive from Chrome, tap on the Google Drive option. Saving an image to ‌Photos‌ from Chrome…