Europe, Google

Google is testing the ‘impact’ of removing EU news from search results
As Google continues to navigate its relationship with publishers, regulators, and news readers, the company is starting a pretty drastic test: it will remove news articles from European Union-based publishers from Search.
European Google rivals partner on search engine infrastructure to counter Big Tech
Ecosia and Qwant are partnering to build a European search index and reduce their dependence on U.S. Big Tech firms.
Ecosia and Qwant, two European search engines, join forces on an index to shrink reliance on Big Tech
Qwant, France's privacy-focused search engine, and Ecosia, a Berlin-based not-for-profit search engine that uses ad revenue to fund tree planting and
Google tests removing EU News from search results
Google has started a drastic test that remove European Union-based news articles from its search results, Google News and Discover for one percent of users in nine EU countries which includes, Belgium,
Ecosia, Qwant Partner On EU-Centric Search Engine Initiative To Counter Google
Ecosia and Qwant, two European search engines, collaborate to create a privacy-focused search index that promotes digital sovereignty and lessens reliance on Big Tech companies.
Europe’s answer to Google? Ecosia and Qwant partner to build new search index
If the United States decided to pull US technology from Europe… then we would have to go back to phone books,” said Ecosia’s CEO. View on euronews
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Google to remove content from EU news publishers from News, Search, and Discover in small test
What you need to know In the European Union, the European Copyright Directive (EUCD) regulates how search engines and news ...
French court orders Google to halt news search scheme
A Paris court has ordered Google to halt a project that would allegedly see the search giant suppress some media articles in ...
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Microsoft vs. Google cloud-spat belies anticompetitive reckonings for both
“One of the companies approached, who ultimately declined, told us that the organization will be directed and largely funded ...
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Microsoft Accuses Google of Organizing a Lobbying Campaign Against Its Cloud Services
Microsoft claims Google is organizing an EU lobbying group to undermine its cloud services and avoid its own regulatory ...
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Microsoft and Google’s Brussels lobbying war heats up
In an unusual move, Microsoft published a scathing blog post, written by deputy general counsel Rima Alaily, accusing Google ...
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EU Intensifies Scrutiny on Big Tech Giants
The European Union has intensified its investigations into the dominance of Big Tech firms under new regulations like the ...
Europe cannot finance Ukraine war if Trump pulls U.S. out of the conflict, Hungary's Orban warns
Europe alone cannot shoulder the financial strain of supporting Ukraine against the ongoing Russian invasion, Hungarian ...
LightOn to become Europe's first listed GenAI startup with Paris IPO
LightOn, which provides large language model (LLM) software to businesses and the French government, would become the first ...
The EU’s next beef with Apple and the iPhone actually makes sense
The European Union is going after Apple for potential geo-blocking practices involving iPhone apps and content in the region.