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A federal judge ruled against tech giant Google in a major antitrust case on Monday. The ruling says the company acted illegally to maintain a monopoly of its search engine. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson joins to unpack the decision.

Google maintained illegal search engine monopoly, judge rules

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Small merchants in China have been holding rallies this month to protest Temu's fines and refund policies, multiple outlets reported.

Dozens of angry Chinese suppliers swarmed Temu's office, saying they're tired of giving Westerners refunds without returns

On Monday a US federal judge ruled Google has violated antitrust laws, saying the organization. is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain its monopoly. Google disputes the ruling. Its president of global affairs, Kent Walker, said “this decision recognizes that Google offers the best search engine, but concludes that we shouldn’t be allowed to make it easily available”.

Google has been ruled an illegal monopoly – the internet may never be the same

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Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

ITPro

US law enforcement after information on the identification or location of a leading affiliate of a North Korean hacking gang, as the NCSC issues warning of its increased focus on critical infrastructure

US Department of State puts $10 million bounty on North Korean hacker’s head as agencies issue warning about APT45

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Five secretaries of state are urging Elon Musk to fix an AI chatbot on the social media platform X, saying in a letter sent Monday that it has spread election misinformation.The top election officials from Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and Washington told Musk that X's AI chatbot, Grok, produced false information about state ballot deadlines shortly after President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential race.While Grok is available only to subscribers to the premium versions of X, the misinformation was shared across multiple social media platforms and reached millions of people, according to the letter. The bogus...

Minnesota secretary of state joins call for Elon Musk to fix X's AI chatbot from spreading election lies

Chicago, IL

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Distracted driving isn't only a result of drivers using their phones when they should be paying attention. But it is a significant cause of the problem, accounting for at least 13 percent of distracted driving deaths and rising to 1 in 5 for young drivers. Now, a study conducted with customers of the Progressive insurance company has tested different strategies to get those drivers to put their phones down in the car, and it found two that significantly reduced handheld use, with the effect persisting after the end of the study.

Gamification gets drivers to put down their phones, study finds

A U.S. judge ruled Monday that Google holds a monopoly in the search market, and invoked the case of Microsoft from more than two decades ago. "All along, the government has implicitly and explicitly said they're basing this case on the Microsoft case," said Sam Weinstein, law professor at Cardozo Law School and a former DOJ antitrust lawyer.

Google's antitrust ruling has experts looking to 25-year-old Microsoft case for answers

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David Heitz

The Aurora Police Department released a statement on Tuesday on social media to clear up misinformation about an incident involving thousands of migrants. “Misinformation has spread on social media regarding the large gathering on Sunday at Gardens on Havana shopping center,” Aurora PD posted on X. “We recognize that Sunday’s incident was disconcerting and alarming for a large number of our residents and citizens. The purpose of this message is to provide the community with accurate information based on what we know right now.”

Law-abiding Venezuelans watch election results in Aurora, leave behind mess

Students in Singapore are scrambling after a security breach wiped notes and all other data from school-issued iPads and Chromebooks running the mobile device management app Mobile Guardian. According to news reports, the mass wiping came as a shock to multiple students in Singapore, where the Mobile Guardian app has...

Students scramble after security breach wipes 13,000 devices

Washington, DC

A federal judge in Washington declared on Monday that Google has been operating as an illegal monopoly and violating antitrust laws. It's a victory for the U.S. Department of Justice, which sued Google for illegally paying about $26 billion in 2021 to companies to make Google the default search engine on phones and computers, shutting down rivals. Google and its parent company, Alphabet, plan to appeal the landmark ruling.

Google loses antitrust case in landmark ruling

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New York Attorney General Letitia James Leads Coalition in Major Victory Against Tech Giant. In a decision which could alter the electronic landscape, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia today ruled that Google's hold on internet search engines is unlawful. This ruling, a major victory for New York Attorney general Letitia James and a bipartisan coalition of attorneys General, is a first step toward holding tech giants accountable for monopolistic practices.

Landmark Court Ruling: Google's Monopoly Power Over Search Engines Declared Illegal

When Tesla recorded its first annual profit in 2020, it had done something fairly remarkable. Starting a new car company has never been easy. It's harder still when those cars are electric and outside your average buyer's comfort zone; more than a dozen have tried and failed since Tesla was founded in 2003. Even mighty Apple, with all its billions in the bank, thought better of it. So why, after all that hard work, would Tesla's CEO now tell everyone that Tesla is an AI company?

Elon Musk says Tesla is an AI company now. Here’s how plausible that is.

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Meta announced it remove restrictions placed on former President Donald Trump's Instagram and Facebook accounts in preparation for the November election. 
The post Meta Removes All Restrictions on Trump’s Account After Former President Threatens Zuckerberg with Prison first appeared on Mediaite.

Meta Removes All Restrictions on Trump’s Account After Former President Threatens Zuckerberg with Prison

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CJ Coombs

Denny's was once a staple of the American diner landscape. In recent years, it has had its ups and downs, especially post-pandemic. The dining habits of people also change. Some customers have a more discerning taste.

Denny's: a legacy of serving customers for over 65 years including 27 locations in Missouri

Denver, CO

A man peacefully sitting with his son in his car in their church parking lot was assaulted by a Denver police officer in June 2019 and will receive a $75,000 settlement. The payoff appears on the Denver City Council agenda for Monday. The item is on the consent calendar. Items on the consent calendar are considered routine and generally pass in a block vote without discussion.

Man hit in face by Denver police officer to receive $75,000 settlement

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The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

Axios

CrowdStrike is fighting back against Delta Air Lines' claims that the cybersecurity vendor didn't provide enough assistance during its recent global IT outage. Why it matters: How a judge rules in Delta's lawsuit against CrowdStrike could set a precedent for other companies that choose to take legal action over the outage.

CrowdStrike fights back against Delta

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This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

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Parody site ClownStrike refused to bow to CrowdStrike’s bogus DMCA takedown

Doesn't CrowdStrike have more important things to do right now than try to take down a parody site?. That's what IT consultant David Senk wondered when...

Parody site ClownStrike refused to bow to CrowdStrike’s bogus DMCA takedown

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