Politics Apr 17 Judge rules Google’s digital ad network an illegal monopoly, joins search engine in penalty box The ruling issued Thursday by U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Virginia comes on the heels of a separate decision in August that concluded Google's namesake search engine has been illegally leveraging its dominance to stifle competition and innovation.
Economy Apr 14 Trump considers pausing his auto tariffs to give carmakers more time When Trump announced the 25 percent auto tariffs on March 27, he described them as “permanent.” His hard lines on trade have become increasingly blurred as he has sought to limit the possible economic and political blowback from his policies.
Politics Mar 30 Protests against Elon Musk’s role in Trump administration swarm Tesla showrooms Protesters against billionaire Elon Musk’s purge of the U.S. government under President Donald Trump demonstrated outside Tesla dealerships throughout the U.S. and in some cities in Europe on Saturday in the latest attempt to dent the fortune of the world’s…
Nation Feb 25 Apple shareholders reject conservative think tank’s proposal to scrap company’s diversity programs After a brief presentation about the anti-DEI proposal, Apple announced shareholders had rejected it without disclosing the vote tally.
Politics Nov 21 DOJ seeks to break up Google, forcing web browser Chrome sale as monopoly punishment The proposed breakup floated in a 23-page document filed late Wednesday by the U.S. Justice Department calls for Google to sell its industry-leading Chrome web browser and impose restrictions designed to prevent Android from favoring its search engine.
Nation Oct 31 Google Maps introduces AI features to help users explore and navigate Google Maps is heading down a new road steered by artificial intelligence.
Economy Aug 13 In AI race with Apple, Google rolls out Pixel 9 phones earlier than usual Google left little doubt that the Pixel 9 phones are meant to be a vessel for the AI technology that is expected to reshape the way people live and work.
Nation Aug 05 Court rules Google’s search engine dominance is antitrust violation and illegal The highly anticipated decision issued by U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta comes nearly a year after the start of a trial pitting the U.S. Justice Department against Google in the country's biggest antitrust showdown in a quarter century.
Economy Jun 10 Apple bringing ‘Apple Intelligence’ to its popular products Apple jumped into the race to bring generative artificial intelligence to the masses during its World Wide Developers Conference Monday, previewing an onslaught of features designed to soup up the iPhone and other devices.
Nation Mar 31 20 years ago, people thought Google’s Gmail launch was an April Fool’s Day joke Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin loved pulling pranks every April Fool's Day. As a result, the release of Gmail with what sounded like a preposterous amount of storage capacity 20 years ago was believed to be one of…