By Natalie McNelis, Andrew Boyce, Flavia Fortes and Ben Brody ( July 16, 2024, 07:56 GMT | Comment) -- Google parent Alphabet is reportedly on the brink of acquiring Israeli cybersecurity startup Wiz for around $23 billion. With regulatory resistance to Big Tech acquisitions at an all-time high, one might wonder: Do they even stand a chance of getting past all the watchdogs?Google, with its ubiquitous search engine, browser, dominance in digital advertising and broad range of holdings, is the consummate target for antitrust scrutiny, having already been designated a “gatekeeper” under the EU’s Digital Markets Act for a number of core platform services....
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