A top lawyer for Google in the search giant’s landmark trial with the US government is also a key adviser to the Kamala Harris campaign — and tech antitrust watchdogs are calling the cozy relationship “outrageous,” The Post has learned. In a doubleheader that turned heads across the Beltway, Google attorney Karen Dunn last Tuesday … Read more
A Google executive boasted to co-workers the goal for the company’s budding online advertising business in 2009 was to “crush” rivals in the digital ad market, according to evidence presented Wednesday at the blockbuster federal antitrust trial targeting against the tech titan. The Justice Department highlighted remarks made by David Rosenblatt, Google’s former president of … Read more
The House Judiciary Committee on Thursday sent letters to more than 40 major companies in its ongoing probe of a left-leaning advertising cartel that has allegedly sought to defund news outlets and platforms, including The Post. The panel, chaired by Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), asked the companies — which included Adidas, American Express, Bayer, BP, Carhartt, … Read more
Alphabet beat second-quarter revenue and profit estimates on Tuesday, driven by a rise in digital advertising sales and healthy demand for its cloud computing services, but flagged that capital expenses would remain high for the year. Alphabet’s results underscore robust demand for digital ads, driven by events like the Paris Olympics and elections in several countries including … Read more
At least two Republican state attorneys general are weighing possible legal action against members of a shadowy cabal that reportedly controls 90% of global marketing spending following allegations that they colluded to withhold ad dollars from conservative outlets, The Post has learned. The Global Alliance for Responsible Media was accused of leading a coordinated effort … Read more
Meta was charged Monday with violating Europe’s sweeping tech competition law by forcing customers into a restrictive “pay or consent” model for ads on Instagram and Facebook — escalating a longstanding beef over user privacy. Billionaire Mark Zuckerberg’s firm rankled regulators by rolling out a subscription service last year in which users could pay the … Read more
