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Google trial to go forward |
An antitrust case against Google filed by the Department of Justice and a coalition of states can move ahead to trial, but with a more narrow scope of claims, a federal judge ruled this week. |
In the decision unsealed Friday, District Court Judge Amit Mehta handed Google a win by ruling that the tech giant will not have to defend itself against allegations leveled by the state attorneys general complaint that Google has weakened competition by harming rival companies, such as Yelp or Expedia. The states alleged Google harmed competition for companies focused on more niche markets, like OpenTable for restaurant reservations or eBay for shopping, by limiting them in Google's search result and asking for their data to be made available to Google. Mehta tossed out those claims from the lawsuit, arguing that the states' have not "demonstrated the requisite anticompetitive effect" in the relevant markets. Despite narrowing the scope of the trial, the ruling allows the case over Google's dominance in the search market to go forward and keeps in place some other significant claims that the tech giant will have to face — including allegations about "exclusive" contracts and Google's ad buying tool. "There remain genuine disputes of material fact that warrant a trial," Mehta wrote. The trial is set to begin on Sept. 12. Read more in a full report at TheHill.com. |
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The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) conducted its first successful flight of a Valkyrie jet controlled by artificial intelligence (AI) last month, the Air Force announced Thursday. The three-hour flight on an XQ-58A Valkyrie was completed on July 25 at the Eglin Air Force Base in the Florida panhandle, the Air Force said. It was the first successful flight to use AI algorithms that were developed by the AFRL and trained … |
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| The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a record fine of nearly $300 million for an illegal auto warranty scam robocall operation, the agency said Thursday. The operation involved an international network of companies that violated federal statutes and the FCC's regulations during a three-month span in 2021 when they made more than 5 billion robocalls to more than 500 million phone numbers, according to the agency's announcement. |
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Philips Avent is recalling more than 13,000 baby monitors because of lithium-ion batteries found to overheat when charging, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said Thursday. The CPSC said the baby monitory model can pose "a risk of burns and property damage" because of the issue. It warned consumers of the monitors to "immediately stop" the use of the devices. "The recalled baby monitors include models … |
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Meta's new headset may be coming soon |
Meta's Quest 3 VR headset has shown up in the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) database, signaling the device may be available for consumers to purchase soon, The Verge reported. |
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Amazon stock goes up after quarterly earnings |
Amazon's stock increased after the company reported better-than-expected revenue and profits during its second quarter report on Thursday, The Associated Press reported. |
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How OpenAI CEO's startup uses iris scans |
NBC News reported on the process of having irises scanned as part of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's startup Worldcoin. |
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Upcoming news themes and events we're watching: |
- The American Economic Liberties Project will host a webinar with Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan and Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter about new merger guidelines on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, at 2 p.m. ET.
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Crowd overwhelms New York City's Union Square, tosses chairs, climbs on vehicles |
NEW YORK (AP) — Police in New York City are struggling to control a crowd of thousands of people who gathered in Manhattan’s Union Square for an internet personality’s supposed videogame console giveaway that got out of hand. Aerial TV news footage Friday showed a surging, tightly packed … |
Hospitals and clinics in five states are facing disruptions due to a cyberattack Thursday that forced some emergency rooms to close. The attack began at facilities operated by Prospect Medical Holdings. The company's facilities in California, Texas, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Pennsylvania were affected by the cyberattack. |
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Two key stories on The Hill right now: |
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Hosts of “Fox & Friends” debated whether or not former President Trump is in serious legal jeopardy after being indicted this week … Read more |
| Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) called Speaker Kevin McCarthy's (R-Calif.) criticism of the latest charges against former President Trump "complete … Read more |
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