TNB Tech Minute: Judge Rules Google Built Illegal Ad Monopoly

WSJ Tech News Briefing

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🗓️ 17 April 2025

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Plus: Taiwan’s TSMC says it hasn’t seen a change in customer behavior from U.S. tariffs so far. And Netflix posts higher revenue from ads and subscriptions, thanks in part to higher prices. Victoria Craig hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Adobe Express is the quick and easy Create Anything app.
0:05.0	It has taken my content to the next level, making it simple to create everything I need to promote my business.
0:11.0	From Instagram and TikTok posts to logos and flyers, all in just a few clicks.
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0:24.0	Adobe Express, the quick and easy create anything app.
0:31.3	Here's your TNB Tech Minute for Thursday, April 17th.
0:34.9	I'm Victoria Craig for the Wall Street Journal.
0:37.2	The verdict is in. Google
0:39.0	built an illegal monopoly in parts of the online advertising industry. That's the ruling today from a
0:44.9	U.S. District Judge in Virginia. She found that Google had an unlawful dominance in server markets and
0:50.5	ad exchanges that harms advertisers and consumers. But she rejected a claim by the
0:56.2	Justice Department that the company is too dominant in a third market that helps advertisers
1:00.8	display ads across the internet. Shares of Google Parent Company Alphabet fell 1.4% in trading
1:07.0	today will have a full analysis of the court's decision in tomorrow's Tech
1:11.2	News Briefing podcast. Elsewhere, tariffs may be no match for revenue generation at Taiwan
1:16.6	Semiconductor. The company's CEO said today that although there are trade risks, TSM hasn't
1:22.5	seen changes in customer behavior since President Trump unveiled his tariff package earlier this month.
1:28.5	And the maker of chips for Apple and Invidia posted a strong earnings beat for last quarter.
1:34.1	It reiterated guidance for sales growth above 20% this year and also expects revenue from
1:39.6	AI-related servers and processors to double.
1:43.2	And finally, higher subscription prices helped Netflix
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