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2021
Attorneys general file antitrust lawsuit against Google over Play Store
A bipartisan coalition of 37 attorneys general filed a lawsuit against Google, alleging that its operation of the Google Play Store unfairly restricted competition and harmed consumers. The allegations include requiring developers to use Google Play Billing for in-app purchases.
2021
Utah and 36 other states sue Google over app store
Utah and 36 other states filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google, alleging that Google Play imposed strict conditions on developers, locked app makers into its payment systems and demanded as much as a 30% cut of app sales. Google criticized the lawsuit as meritless.
2021
Trump files class-action lawsuits against social media platforms
Donald Trump said he filed class-action lawsuits against Facebook, Twitter, and Google, alleging that bans imposed on him and others violated free-speech rights. The article reports no court determination.
2021
Donald Trump files censorship lawsuit against Google, Twitter and Facebook
Donald Trump filed a lawsuit against Google, Twitter and Facebook, claiming that he was the victim of censorship. The suit requests a court order to end alleged censorship.
2021
Donald Trump files lawsuits against Facebook, Twitter and YouTube
Donald Trump filed class-action complaints in federal court against Facebook, Twitter and Google's YouTube, alleging that the companies censored him and other conservatives and seeking reinstatement of accounts and other relief. The allegations are not presented as a court finding.
2021
Trump files lawsuits against Facebook, Google and Twitter
Donald Trump filed class-action lawsuits against Facebook, Google and Twitter, alleging that the companies censored users. The article reports that the suits were filed in the Southern District of Florida.
2021
Google marks Legally Blonde anniversary with a search Easter egg
Google marked the 20th anniversary of Legally Blonde with a search Easter egg: searching for the film would display a pink purse beside its name.
2021
States sue Google over Google Play Store practices
Delaware and other states sued Google, alleging exclusionary conduct involving the Google Play Store and Google Billing that restricted competition and harmed consumers. The complaint accused Google of using its dominance to limit app-distribution competition and require developers distributing apps through Google Play to use Google Billing.
2021
Black Women Talk Tech announces sponsors for Roadmap to Billions
Black Women Talk Tech announced sponsor additions for its virtual Roadmap to Billions conference. The release identifies The Estée Lauder Companies and Google as sponsors of the pitch competition and lists additional companies as sponsors of the conference.
2021
Google reaches private settlement with former employee
Google reached a private settlement with former employee Laurence Berland, who said he was fired because of workplace activism. The NLRB approved the settlement in July, and the records did not list its terms.
2021
Samsung unveils One UI Watch interface
Samsung introduced One UI Watch, a new interface for the upcoming unified wearable operating system developed jointly with Google. Samsung said it aims to provide a more connected experience between Galaxy Watch and smartphones.
2021
Samsung outlines Wear OS and Galaxy Watch updates
At its MWC 2021 virtual event, Samsung outlined features planned for the new Wear OS platform, including performance and battery-life improvements, and said existing Galaxy Watch users would receive up to three years of software updates and Galaxy Store support from each product’s launch date.
2021
Google and Unity partner on Chrome OS gaming support
Google and Unity announced a partnership to enable developers to use the Unity game engine to build or port Android games for Chrome OS devices. Support was to begin with the 2021.2 beta, with additions to later Unity versions planned.
2021
Samsung unveils One UI Watch interface
Samsung unveiled its One UI Watch interface for the operating system it co-developed with Google. The interface is intended to work with the new Galaxy Watch and provide a more seamless experience between the smartwatch and Android smartphones.
2021
Google’s Kirkland campus earns BIT Building certification
Google’s 6th Street campus in Kirkland, Washington, became the first office campus in the world to certify its operations under Southface’s BIT Building program.
2021
UK regulator investigates Amazon and Google over fake reviews
The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority opened a formal investigation into whether Amazon and Google broke U.K. consumer law by failing to protect shoppers from fake and misleading reviews.
2021
Stack Overflow launches Collectives
Stack Overflow launched Collectives, a service that gives technical organizations and companies dedicated discussion pages to interact with users and answer questions. Google was the first customer, with Google Cloud and Go pages on Collectives.
2021
Jio announces JioPhone Next
Jio announced JioPhone Next, a smartphone being developed in partnership with Google.
2021
JioPhone Next announced
At Reliance's 44th AGM, Ambani announced JioPhone Next, described in the headline as powered by Google.
2021
Reliance Jio and Google partner on JioPhone Next
Reliance announced that JioPhone Next was developed in partnership with Google. The phone was announced as a forthcoming smartphone for the Indian market.