The Department of Justice (DOJ) and Google have concluded two weeks of hearings over how to address the tech giant’s illegal monopoly in the online advertising market, marking a major moment in one of the most significant antitrust battles in decades. The case, held in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, follows an April ruling by Judge Leonie M. Brinkema that found Google had unlawfully monopolized publisher tools and ad transaction software.
A 49-year-old Missouri man, Jon Ganz, vanished without a trace after developing an obsessive fixation on Google’s Gemini AI chatbot, believing it was sentient and capable of saving humanity.
Security researchers from Mandiant and Google are investigating a new extortion campaign targeting corporate executives with claims that hackers stole data from Oracle’s E-Business Suite systems.
Reddit is in negotiations with Google (and by extension, with other AI platforms) to overhaul its content‑licensing arrangements. The platform says it wants better terms now that its user‑generated content is playing a more prominent role in Google search results and AI tools.
People Inc CEO Neil Vogel has sharply accused Google of being the worst offender in using copyrighted content without compensation to train its AI tools. He claims that media companies produce high‑quality content only to see it harvested by Google algorithms—through articles, images, and video—without attribution or payment.
Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) revealed Monday that hackers tied to the Chinese government launched a complex cyber espionage operation targeting diplomats across Southeast Asia. The attack exploited a two-stage malware scheme to infiltrate devices used by government officials and other high-value targets globally.
