Alphabet’s Gmail email service, the world’s largest free email provider, was down Thursday (Aug 8).But the multi-hour disruption was merely the latest — and potentially the smallest — of a series of developments this week that have cast a shadow over Google’s operations along with its titanic position within the tech industry.It was on Monday (Aug. 5) that, in a landmark ruling, Alphabet’s Google was found to have illegally monopolized web search.“This decision recognizes that Google offers the best search ...