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US states file amended antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet’s Google
The latest in a series of legal issues with Google regarding its business processes is an amended version of a case of dishonesty by U.S. states accusing it of undermining competition in the online advertising industry.
The Texas-led lawsuit alleges the company used “coercive tactics” and violated dishonest laws to illegally grow its advertising business. It has brought competition to the market through independent behavior with advertisers.
According to a Reuters report, the amended case also deals with a secret program called “Project Bernanke”. Google used this program in 2013 to make its ad purchases profitable through bidding data.
As expected, Google also denies any wrongdoing. A spokesman for the company said the case negatively describes the progress made by making good “advertisers’ bids. Because (Texas) Attorney General (Ken) Paxton says something is not true. This case is full of misconceptions, “Google said in a statement.
No end to Google’s legal issues!
Google’s business processes have attracted fraudulent investigations in several parts of the world. The investigation revolves around its advertising business, where it is alleged to have misused market power to block competitors. Other Google products such as Search, Chrome, Android, and Assistant have also been topics in this search.
Earlier this month, the European Union (EU) Supreme Court rejected the company’s appeal against a 2017 European Commission (EC) ruling finding that it was improperly promoting its comparative buy service with its competitors through a search engine. EC has imposed a fine of 2.4 billion euros ($2.8 billion) on Google.
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Earlier, reports emerged in September that the EU was investigating a technology giant in Mountain View for allegedly forcing Android device manufacturers to use Google Assistant as the default visual aid. A U.S. federal group has also sued Google for illegally maintaining its Play Store on Android devices.
Now, another group of U.S. states has come up with an amended version of their joint case against its business processes in the advertising industry. It will be interesting to see if the company ever finds a way out of all these legal issues.
Samsung commences the “Open always wins” campaign given the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games. Besides, the company announced the grand opening of its Olympic Rendezvous @ Samsung | Champs-Elysees 125 showcase.
The company’s ‘Open always wins’ message expresses its belief that openness enables new perspectives and infinite possibilities. As announced in January 2024, it will serve as the heart of its Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic programming.
Olympic rendezvous @ Samsung | Champs-Elysees 125
This showcase will take Olympic and Paralympic Games fans on an epic journey to Paris 2024 through iconic experiences. Participants will get to relive the biggest highlights of Games past with Galaxy and explore Samsung’s latest innovations like Galaxy AI.
Located at 125 Avenue des Champs-Élysées, Olympic Rendezvous @ Samsung will open its doors to the public on May 3 and run until October 31. It will be open to anyone who wants to immerse themselves in the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024.
Team Samsung Galaxy skateboarder
Samsung’s campaign launched today comes with ‘Open always wins’ to life through the stories of Team Samsung Galaxy skateboarder Aurélien Giraud (France), Para sprinter Johannes Floors (Germany), and breakdancer Sarah Bee (France).
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Samsung will reveal the third-gen GAA applied in the 2nm (SF2) process at the VLSI Symposium 2024 BusinessKorea reports. The company will likely commence mass production based on its next-gen (2nm) fabrication process next year.
High production costs and economic downturn benefitted TSMC in 3nm products. Apple’s latest chip is fabricated on a 3 nanometer process node, while the latest Snapdragon chips still utilize 4nm tech. Meanwhile, Samsung aims for third-gen GAA to apply in the 2nm process.
Well, Taiwan’s TSMC is also targeting GAA technology for 2nm products. Faster adoption and production are expected to push Samsung Foundry to gain clients. Competitive pricing would also benefit it bringing back consumers like Qualcomm for Snapdragon.
Samsung GAA
Samsung’s GAA is a next-gen transistor technology, which regulates and amplifies or switches off the flow of current within a semiconductor. It features a redesigned transistor architecture to overcome problems like current flow in smaller semiconductors to improve power efficiency.
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Samsung today announced financial results for the first quarter of 2024. Thanks to higher prices for memory semiconductors and strong Galaxy S24 sales, the company posted KRW 71.92 trillion (about $52.3 billion) in consolidated revenue in the first three months.
Samsung’s first-quarter results
- Revenue: 71.92 trillion Korean won (about $52.3 billion)
- Operating profit: 6.61 trillion Korean won
The Korean tech giant revealed operating profit increased to KRW 6.61 trillion as the Memory Business returned to profit. Besides, the MX (Mobile eXperience) Business posted higher earnings and the Visual Display and Digital Appliances businesses also recorded increased profitability.
The DS Division posted KRW 23.14 trillion in consolidated revenue and KRW 1.91 trillion in operating profit for the first quarter. The company also disclosed that the development of advanced 3nm and 2nm technologies is progressing smoothly.
Samsung’s mobile business scored revenue and operating profit growth due to overwhelming sales of the Galaxy S24 series. In particular, Galaxy AI features on the S24, such as Circle to Search, continued to see high usage rates and contributed to sales growth.
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