Google has agreed to pay a Aus$55 million (US$36 million) penalty for striking "anti-competitive" deals to pre-install only its own search engine on Android mobile phones sold by two leading ...

The penalty stems from anti-competitive agreements giving Google search default status on Android devices sold by Australian telcos.

Australian Associated Press (AAP) will provide its fact-based news content to Google as part of a new partnership to help enhance the usefulness of results displayed in the Gemini app. The newswire ...

In today’s Digest, we discuss Google being fined $36M over Aussie telco deals, Meta planning a fourth AI shake-up in six months, and EU digital rules stalling a US trade statement.

Google has admitted to engaging in anti-competitive behavior in Australia because of search agreements it made with two ...

Google has agreed to pay a US $36 million fine in Australia after admitting to anti-competitive agreements with Telstra and Optus to pre-install Google Search.

Google agrees to change business practices as the regulator says deals with Telstra and Optus restricted consumer choice.

Google has agreed to pay $36M (USD) after findings by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission revealed that Google ...

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Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million ($35.8 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt ...

Under the anticompetitive agreements, Telstra and Optus only pre-installed Google Search on Android phones sold to customers.