Mike Kenny, Alston & Bird, Atlanta. (Courtesy photo) In the middle of a once-in-a-century pandemic and on the cusp of a presidential election of historic contentiousness, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Oct. 20, 2020, that it and 11 states, including Georgia, were suing Google for alleged violations of the antitrust laws. More specifically, the DOJ is bringing three Section 2 Sherman Act claims, alleging that Google has unlawfully… Source link

Hall of Famer and longtime home run king Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron died Friday morning, his daughter confirmed to WSB-TV in Atlanta. The Atlanta Braves legend was 86. Aaron, a 25-time All-Star, played in MLB from 1954-76 almost entirely with the Braves organization — first in Milwaukee and then in Atlanta. In 1957 he led the organization to its first World Series title since 1914. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1982. Aaron’s career as home run king Aaron had his first… Source link

Google has threatened to pull out of the Australian market if a new law governing its relationship with news publishers goes ahead. So what’s the row all about? Why would Google pull out of Australia? The government is introducing a law to address a long-bubbling row… Source link

Smartphone vendors, who have been obliged to install applications of Russian origin on phones due to be sold in Russia, plan to place domestic applications on the so-called window of choice, which only appears upon activating the device, reports Kommersant. This provides customers with the opportunity to avoid installing local software. Source link

Super Bowl LV will look a little different than the big game has in years past, but there will be fans in the stands two weeks from Sunday. The NFL announced that there will be 22,000 fans at the Super Bowl this year, which is a little more than one-third the capacity of Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. Of those, 7,500 tickets will be given out to vaccinated healthcare workers from hospitals and healthcare systems in Tampa and Central Florida, along with additional vaccinated… Source link

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A German app developer has filed a complaint with European Union antitrust authorities against Google and Apple which he said last year rejected a game aimed at encouraging compliance with government COVID-19 rules. FILE PHOTO: 3D printed coronavirus model and Google logo are placed near an Apple Macbook Pro in this illustration taken April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Several developers have challenged Google and Apple over their app policies,… Source link

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A German app developer has filed a complaint with European Union antitrust authorities against Google and Apple which he said last year rejected a game aimed at encouraging compliance with government COVID-19 rules. FILE PHOTO: 3D printed coronavirus model and Google logo are placed near an Apple Macbook Pro in this illustration taken April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Several developers have challenged Google and Apple over their app policies,… Source link

TipRanks 2 “Strong Buy” Penny Stocks That Could See Outsized Gains Well, it’s official. Joe Biden is now President, and he’ll be backed – at least for the short term – by Democratic majorities in both Houses of Congress. Wall Street is taking the measure of the new Administration, and sees, among its first moves, a boost in fiscal stimulus that is likely to goose consumer spending, bump corporate profits, and provide general economic support in the first half of 2021. Covering the… Source link

Google on Friday threatened to make its search engine unavailable in Australia if the government went ahead with plans to make tech giants pay for news content. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison quickly hit back, saying “we don’t respond to threats.” “Australia makes our rules for things you can do in Australia,” Morrison told reporters in Brisbane. “That’s done in our Parliament. It’s done by our government. And that’s how things work here in Australia.” Australian… Source link

IBM (IBM) is already trying to get investors excited about 2022 despite only being 22 days into 2021. And that’s not exactly great news to investors in the here and now, many who have bought early into the turnaround story pitched by new IBM CEO Arvind Krishna. Shares of Big Blue tanked more than 8% in early Friday trading following a lackluster fourth quarter on most fronts. Despite company executives trying to suggest better times are ahead in 2022 (the year was mentioned by executives 10… Source link