New York Post: German media giant Axel Springer has scooped up Business Insider. Should Google be worried? That was a question last week when the news hit that the media company shelled out $433 million for the New York-based news website. Axel Springer and Google, which continue to tussle over issues like search preference and ad revenue, are still “frenemies” in that regard, said an Axel Springer spokeswoman.