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Genius is far from the first company to accuse Google of anti-competitive behavior, but the suit over alleged theft of lyrics comes as public sentiment is turning against big tech
The lyrics website alleges that the search engine is "misappropriating content" and engaging in "unethical and unfair anticompetitive practices"
Music-streaming service is offering Google's smart speaker for free to its U.S. Premium subscribers — new and existing — while supplies last
Lyrics site used two types of apostrophes that, when converted to dots and dashes, spelled out "Red Handed"
Why more free streaming music options on your smart speaker at home spell trouble for Spotify
"If they censor us there, we'll find another way to speak out"
Up to half of Universal Music Group is for sale. If the tech giant buys it, things could get very interesting
A renewed focus on antitrust from lawmakers like Elizabeth Warren and prominent critics like Barry Lynn could make “breaking up big tech” a cornerstone of the next presidential election
Actor shoots Super Bowl commercial showing himself watching viral Macaulay Culkin-starring ad
An excerpt from Jonathan Taplin's 'Move Fast and Break Things: How Facebook, Google and Amazon Cornered Culture and Undermined Democracy'
