By August, Google commanded a staggering 95.2 per cent of the global mobile search engine market, highlighting the tech giant's commitment to optimising the mobile search experience, according to the report
Whenever an internet user searches for 'Indian cricket team' on the search engine, he/she is greeted with virtual fireworks. The tricolour fireworks appear on the screen once search results for the Indian cricket team
Mel Silva, Managing Director of Google Australia and New Zealand, appeared before a public hearing of the Senate Economics Legislation Committee that is reviewing a proposed new law called the News Media Bargaining Code.
According to a statement from the New York attorney general's office on Thursday, the states are asking the court to stop Google's illegal conduct and "restore a competitive marketplace."
Google, which now controls about 90 per cent of global web searches, pays Apple an estimated $8 billion to $12 billion every year to be the iPhone's default search tool, according to reports.
Prosecutors have sought views of different groups of people including advertising tech experts, media publishers and the company's rivals in industry for potential steps to reduce Google's control over the $162.3 billion