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The Justice Department has in recent weeks conducted new interviews for its investigation into Google’s ad technology, a sign it may be moving closer to filing its second antitrust case against the company, said three people with knowledge of the matter. The Justice Department for more than a year has investigated whether Google abuses its dominance over the interlocking technologies that deliver ads online. Its lawyers are now speaking again with publishers and Google’s competitors to… Source link

The Fashion’s Metaverse Milestones Exhibition and auditorium areas at the Vogue Business and Yahoo Metaverse Experience are open to everyone, so please explore these interactive spaces even if you are not a Vogue Business Member. If you are not yet a Vogue Business Member, please register to attend here. Vogue Business Members are able to access all of the virtual island including the planet, forest and beach areas where you can network with our expert speakers and Vogue Business editors…. Source link

Remember Bishop Sycamore? The high school football team no one had heard of that lost 58-0 to IMG Academy in a game that was somehow broadcast on ESPN? The game took place in Canton, Ohio, in August, and on Friday, the Ohio Department of Education released the report from its monthslong investigation of the school. Turns out it’s not a school at all. In the 41-page report, investigators determined that Bishop Sycamore “is not a school as it purports on paper to be.” They couldn’t confirm… Source link

WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice has accelerated an investigation into Google’s digital advertising practices and may file an antitrust lawsuit against the internet giant before the end of the year, two people with knowledge of the government’s thinking said on Wednesday. The investigation focuses on Google’s power in the digital ad market, looking at how the company uses its dominance in auctions and ad technology to maintain its power, said the people, who were not authorized… Source link

The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has opened investigations in five states regarding the prohibitions of universal indoor masking. Chief state school officers in Iowa, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah received letters today from the OCR questioning the states’ decisions to not mandate masks in schools. The Education Department maintains that mask-mandate bans discriminate against students with disabilities who are at heightened risk for severe… Source link

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Education announced Tuesday a new collaboration with Google to provide free professional training and certifications to Oregon public school teachers who successfully apply for the program. The partnership will offer courses for Google for Education Level 1 Certification, which equips teachers with skills and tools to manage coursework, inspire learning and boost collaboration to improve student outcomes further using Google’s… Source link

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Search and advertising giant Google has closed its deal to buy Fitbit, the companies said on Thursday, even as the Justice Department said it was continuing its probe of the $2.1 billion transaction. The Justice Department, which sued Alphabet Inc’s Google in October for allegedly violating antitrust law in its search and search advertising businesses, said it “has not reached a final decision about whether to pursue an enforcement action” regarding the Fitbit… Source link

The Justice Department filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Google yesterday, accusing the company of illegally maintaining a monopoly on search traffic and search advertising in the government’s boldest challenge to Big Tech in a generation. Eleven Republican state attorneys general signed on to support the federal lawsuit yesterday, and seven more states — including New York — may soon file a separate lawsuit against Google, Letitia James, New York’s attorney general,… Source link

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department plans to accuse Google of maintaining an illegal monopoly over search and search advertising in a lawsuit to be filed on Tuesday, the government’s most significant legal challenge to a tech company’s market power in a generation, according to officials at the agency. In its suit, to be filed in a federal court in Washington, D.C., the agency will accuse Google, a unit of Alphabet, of illegally maintaining its monopoly over search through several… Source link

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