Analyst: Google’s default search deal worth $3 billion to frenemy Apple

Bernstein analyst says that payments by Google to Apple this year might be worth as much as $3 billion.

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Creating Google doodles that ‘Surprise & Delight’: 5 Questions with Doodler Sophie Diao

Offering a behind the scenes glance at the doodle team in action, Diao shares what she appreciates most about her work.

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Search ads in 1H generated $16.3 billion or 50 percent of total digital revenue

Mobile was the driver of overall growth, with mobile search ad revenue approaching desktop levels.

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Report: EU responding to Google antitrust search-quality defense with new objections

Supplementary statement reportedly being filed to enable European Commission to address Google’s defense against claims of abuse of market position.

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NFL-YouTube deal will bring highlight videos & related news directly into Google search results

Searches for specific NFL teams will deliver direct answers that include YouTube videos of highlights from games in-progress.

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Google Still Dominant, But Baidu Benefitting From Google Ban In China Says eMarketer

As China’s search revenue share continues to grow, Google will largely be missing out while its sites are blocked on the mainland.

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Report: Mobile Search Queries 29 Percent Of Total But Growth Modest

Search query percentages don’t line up with overall usage trends.

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WSJ Report Suggests Intervention In FTC’s Google Investigation By White House

Article asserts Google lobbying affected agency’s decision in antitrust case.

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Yahoo Asking Firefox Users To Make Yahoo Search Their Default Search Engine

After Yahoo lost some Firefox users to Google, Yahoo begins notifying these users to switch back to Yahoo Search as their default search provider in Firefox.

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Google Is Practically Begging Firefox Users To Switch Their Default Search Engine

A new message above Google’s search results is the most visible attempt yet at getting Firefox users to switch back to Google.

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Prediction: Apple Will Not Renew Google As Safari Default Search Engine

I’m going to predict that Apple and Google will not renew their Safari default search deal in the US. Both parties now have reasons not to renew. We don’t know precisely when their deal is up but we know it’s this year. Previously, The Information reported that Microsoft and Yahoo…

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