Why Antitrust Breakups of Google and Meta Could Be Difficult

The last time the courts seriously weighed the wisdom of breaking up a giant technology company was a quarter-century ago, after Microsoft was found to have illegally stifled competition in personal computer software. A Federal District Court judge said yes to forcing Microsoft to split in two, separating its monopoly Windows operating system from its…

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Google Says Employees Can Discuss Antitrust Case

When Google lost its landmark antitrust trial in August, Kent Walker, its top lawyer, reminded employees, for the third time, that they were not allowed to discuss the case with one another or anyone outside the company. On Friday afternoon, Google rescinded the command as part of a settlement with the Alphabet Workers Union, a…

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Google Seals $32 Billion Deal for Cyber Start-Up Wiz

Google has agreed to buy Wiz, a fast-growing cybersecurity start-up, for $32 billion in the company’s biggest push to strengthen its cloud-computing business and expand beyond the search engine and consumer internet services that made it a household name. The all-cash deal, announced on Tuesday, would be Google’s largest, easily surpassing its $12.5 billion purchase…

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Is Google Search Cooked? + We’re Getting a U.S. Crypto Reserve? + What You’re Vibecoding

This transcript was created using speech recognition software. While it has been reviewed by human transcribers, it may contain errors. Please review the episode audio before quoting from this transcript and email transcripts@nytimes.com with any questions. kevin roose Well, Casey, it finally happened to me this week. I was radicalized by Elon Musk. casey newton…

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