Exclusive-U.S. probe of Google Maps picks up speed -sources


FILE PHOTO The Google Maps app logo is seen on a smartphone in this picture illustration taken September 15 2017. REUTERSDado Ruvic

FILE PHOTO: The Google Maps app logo is seen on a smartphone in this picture illustration taken September 15, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has breathed new life into an investigation of Google Maps to determine if bundling the service together with other Google software illegally stifles competition, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

The probe of the Alphabet Inc unit first came to light in late 2020 and had been quiet until recent months when investigators again began making inquiries, the sources said.

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