Thursday"s Google-Fitbit-DOJ drama, explained

Unusual, but not unprecedented. That's how antitrust experts described Google's surprising announcement Thursday that it had closed its $2.1 billion acquisition of Fitbit — and the even more surprising announcement from U.S. regulators that, no, they.....»»

Fitbit Inc. announced Thursday morning that its acquisition by Alphabet Inc.'s [s; GOOGL] Google h.....»»

Alphabet Inc-owned Google's $2.1 billion bid for fitness trackers company Fitbit could pose privacy risks, the European Data Protection Board warned on Thursday. Ciara Lee reports.....»»

Alphabet Inc-owned Google's $2.1 billion bid for fitness trackers company Fitbit could pose privacy risks, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) warned on Thursday, adding its voice to other critics of the deal......»»

Cathie Wood-led Ark Investment Management nearly halved the Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) stake in the ARK Fintech Innovation ETF (NYSE: ARKF) on Thursday. read more.....»»

Beyond Meat shares sank on Thursday as the company explained pandemic pressures caused it to fall short of earnings expectations......»»

Fitbit is launching its first new product line since the wearables pioneer was acquired by Alphabet Inc.'s Google......»»

A Post analysis found that seven Republicans scheduled to grill the CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter about election misinformation on Thursday sent tweets that advanced baseless narratives of election fraud......»»

Sundar Pichai, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jack Dorsey have faced pressure to moderate misinformation about the pandemic and the election. Left to right: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, and Google CEO Su.....»»

Facebook vows to root out vaccine misinformation, while Google halves commission fees to 15% for developers and makes changes to how it tracks the online behavior of consumers. Both are signing deals with media companies......»»

Meanwhile, Amazon is now testing electric delivery vans from San Jose-based startup Rivian on the streets of San Francisco......»»

The technology behind Thursday's $69-million digital.....»»

The volatility surrounding GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME), AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc (NYSE: AMC) and other so-called meme stocks continued Thursday, with GameStop shares soaring in early trading, triggering multiple halts by Latest Ratings for GME.....»»

GameStop shares fell 11% in Thursday trades as numerous individuals at the center of the Reddit-fueled drama testified before Congress. John Minchillo/AP Shares of GameStop slipped as much as 11% on Thursday to their lowest level since Januar.....»»

Key players in the GameStop stock saga are testifying to a House committee Thursday. Lawmakers are examining whether the wild swings in the stock price of the video game retailer exposed market conflicts that can hurt unsophisticate.....»»

Schuh explained how Chrome is trying to assuage advertisers' concerns about its Privacy Sandbox cookie replacement proposals. Justin Schuh, Google Chrome security and privacy engineering director. G.....»»

Google parent Alphabet Inc.'s cloud division on Thursday announced a new, multi-year, strategic partnership wi.....»»

Alphabet’s Google has closed its acquisition of Fitbit. The company made the announcement in a blog post, singing the praises of Fitbit in the process. Google initially announced plans to acquire Fitbit in November.....»»

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Google was hit with a second multistate antitrust lawsuit in two days Thursday, with the most recent claiming the company altered the designs of its search engine to undercut competitors......»»