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In an unprecedented move, the Japan Fair Trade Commission on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order against Google for violating the country's anti-monopoly law by forcing manufacturers to preinstall the company’s apps on their #Android #smartphones.

> This is the first time that #Japan has issued such an order against any of the major U.S. technology companies referred to collectively as GAFAM — Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft. japantimes.co.jp/business/2025 #Google #Alphabet #monopoly

Google, for the first time, inked an agreement to purchase geothermal energy for its facilities in Asia. The deal also marks the first geothermal power purchase agreement for Taiwan, according to the company. @theverge reports:
theverge.com/news/648979/googl

An illustration of the Google logo on a black, green, and blue background.
The Verge · Google’s geothermal energy ambitions are growingBy Justine Calma

When you say #Google, #Meta, #Microsoft, #Apple, #Amazon, any #AI/#LLM company... I hear fascist.

These all value profit and control over humanity. None of them belong in a fair, democratic world.

If they do something you like, or "for" you, you're being groomed. It's not loyalty or care. They will turn and eat you in turn while distracting others with new trinkets.

These need to collapse. Before everything else does. Please stop normalising them, stop.

This screenshot is just one of many examples showing why searchers should ignore the garbage AI Overview being force-fed at the top or the results list in Google search. Even better, avoid Google search.
It wrongly credits George Takei with having written "All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto" by George M. Johnson and overlooks George Takei's actual book: They Called Us Enemy!

In a first, the Japan Fair Trade Commission has issued a cease-and-desist order against Google, accusing it of violating the country's anti-monopoly law by forcing manufacturers to preinstall its apps in smartphones. japantimes.co.jp/business/2025 #business #companies #google #phones #bigtech #search #ftc #tech #apps

The Japan Times · In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against GoogleBy Yukana Inoue