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Big tech bets and cryptocurrencies power 2020's top US funds

The year was a challenge like few others for the $21.3 trillion mutual fund and $4.4 trillion ETF industry

Big Tech to shop for Covid-hit competitors in next 5 years: Report

The economic shock is poised to result in a wave of mergers and acquisitions

Google India posts 35% jump in full-year revenue, profit climbs 24%

Total expenses rose 30.4 per cent in the same period

Google won't file motion to dismiss lawsuit; to fight it in Federal court

Alphabet's Google said on Friday it would not file a motion to dismiss a US government lawsuit filed last month but would fight it in federal court

Best of BS Opinion: The post-lockdown scars, pollution in NCR, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Big tech companies show resilience to Covid-19 pandemic, politics

Combined sale leapt 18% YoY, 4% higher than expected

Tech giants to face tougher new rules, says Europe's digital chief

European Vice-President and Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager is due to announce the new rules known as the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act on Dec. 2

Reining in monopolies

Anti-trust suit against Google could have lessons for India

US vs Google antitrust case: 10 top takeaways from 64 page complaint

The US Justice Department and 11 states sued Google for antitrust violations, alleging that it weaponised its dominance in online search and advertising to kill off competition and harm consumers.

Japan to join forces with US, Europe in regulating Big Tech firms

The chairman of Japan's Fair Trade Commission, also said Tokyo could open a probe into any merger or business tie-up involving fitness tracker maker Fitbit if the size of such deals are big enough

Four big tech companies under attack, accused of 'monopoly power'

The antitrust subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee recommended that Alphabet's Google, Apple, Amazon.com and Facebook should not both control and compete in related businesses

US House Antitrust report might be the beginning of Big Tech's reckoning

Each of the company's anticompetitive practices were presented in excruciating detail in the report

Factbox: How the four Big Tech companies gain and maintain dominance

US House of Representatives subcommittee issued a report detailing tactics biggest tech companies used to gain dominant positioning in online search, advertising, social networking shopping

US Big Tech under attack: Key allegations in House antitrust report

A House panel released a report proposing reforms to curb the power of the four largest US internet companies

Amazon and Big Tech cozy up to Biden camp with cash and connections

The industry's coziness with the Democratic Party, which dates back through several elections, has critics of their market dominance worried

Before Google and Facebook

Book review of If Then: How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future

EU seeks new powers to penalise big technology firms, says report

The proposed plan includes forcing tech giants to break up or sell some of their European operations if their market dominance is deemed to threaten the interests of customers and smaller rivals

Big tech's dominance around the globe is something to be worried about

Facebook and Google's dominance of developing-world markets has had catastrophic effects. US regulators should take note

As US-China tech war widens, investors bet on Beijing's localisation push

In recent months, local governments and state firms such as China Telecom have announced plans and procurements aimed at fostering a home-grown tech ecosystem

'They have too much power': US lawmakers grill Big Tech as Trump weighs in

Much-anticipated congressional hearing featuring the CEOs of four of America's largest tech firms kicks off.