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Google Settles Smaller Lawsuits as It Prepares for More Antitrust Fights

Google Settles Smaller Lawsuits as It Prepares for More Antitrust Fights

In December, Google spent $700 million to resolve states’ claims that its Play Store had strong-armed app makers into high fees and tough terms. About six weeks after that, Google paid $350 million to end a lawsuit accusing it of improperly sharing users’ private information. On Monday morning, a Massachusetts company called Singular Computing said it had resolved its lawsuit with Google, involving claims that the tech giant had stolen its chip designs. Singular said in a news release… Source link

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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny fights for his survival

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny fights for his survival

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny speaks from prison via a video link during a court session in Petushki, Russia, on Jan. 17, 2022. (Denis Kaminev/AP) Exactly two years after he was arrested upon returning to Russia, convicted on fictitious charges in a trial whose outcome was never in doubt and shipped off to serve an 11-year sentence in a brutal penal colony, dissident politician Alexei Navalny has managed a feat that is rare for Kremlin opponents: He is surviving. Navalny… Source link

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Google fights sanctions bid over ‘chat’ evidence in app story antitrust case

Google fights sanctions bid over ‘chat’ evidence in app story antitrust case

Summary Companies Law firms Related documents Epic Games, others accuse Google of deleting evidence Google’s lawyers call bid “meritless” (Reuters) – Google parent Alphabet Inc on Thursday denied claims in an antitrust case in California federal court that the company had deleted employees’ electronic “chats” to deprive plaintiffs of evidence in their case alleging anticompetitive conduct within the Google Play Store. Lawyers for Google at law firms Morgan, Lewis & Bockius and at Munger, Tolles &… Source link

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ESG investing brings political fights to the investing world

ESG investing brings political fights to the investing world

Our society is not just divided along political lines — media, culture, and even coffee shops have become delineated between red and blue. So perhaps it is inevitable that these fissures would come to the world of investing. I’m speaking about the growth of so-called ESG investing — which stands for Environmental, Social, and Governance — and the growing backlash against this trend. Battle lines are being formed in the heretofore apolitical, clubby world of money management. The roots… Source link

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Google fights renewed bid to depose execs in U.S. antitrust case

Google fights renewed bid to depose execs in U.S. antitrust case

The logo for Google LLC is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Google lawyers question “improper second (or third) bite at the apple” DOJ attorneys say new round needed after Google only recently turned over some docs (Reuters) – Lawyers for Alphabet Inc’s Google LLC on Tuesday questioned the U.S. Justice Department and state plaintiffs’ bid to conduct new… Source link

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Yahoo Fights $15M IP Loss As Droplets Seeks To Add $20.6M

Yahoo Fights $15M IP Loss As Droplets Seeks To Add $20.6M

By Dorothy Atkins (June 3, 2022, 6:39 PM EDT) — Yahoo has urged a California federal judge to grant it a post-trial judgment invalidating software company Droplets Inc.’s patent following Yahoo’s $15 million jury trial infringement loss, while Droplets asked the judge to tack on $17.6 million in interest to the judgment and award $3 million in fees and costs. In separate post-trial motions filed Wednesday, Yahoo and Droplets each took turns asking U.S. District Judge Jon S. Tigar to… Source link

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Tiger Woods fights his way to the weekend at the PGA Championship

Tiger Woods fights his way to the weekend at the PGA Championship

There are limits to Tiger Woods’ ability to work miracles. Somewhere. There have to be, right? Woods won’t win the PGA Championship. He might not ever win a tournament again. But he’s staying in the fight long after so many others would have quit. Fifteen months after a devastating car wreck that nearly cost him his leg, six weeks after his return to competitive golf at Augusta, one day after a round at the PGA Championship that started hot but stalled late, Woods fought through one of the… Source link

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Johnny Depp plays audio recordings from ‘violent’ Amber Heard fights

Johnny Depp plays audio recordings from ‘violent’ Amber Heard fights

Johnny Depp‘s testimony continued on Wednesday afternoon with more bombshell revelations about his marriage to Amber Heard. After lunch, the 58-year-old actor returned to the stand and described in detail about multiple times he was allegedly abused. During the “staircase incident,” the actor claimed Heard “roundhouse” punched him in the cheek. “[Amber’s sister] stepped in front of Amber, facing Amber, to stop Amber,” he alleged. Johnny Depp testifies during his defamation trial against his… Source link

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Massive U.S. Debts Could ‘Trap’ Powell as Fed Fights Inflation

(Bloomberg) — The U.S. went on a borrowing binge last year and the hangover could make it harder for the Federal Reserve to fight inflation without crashing the economy. Most Read from Bloomberg Corporate debt has surged $1.3 trillion since the start of 2020 as borrowers took advantage of emergency Fed action as the pandemic spread, slashing interest rates and backstopping financial markets to keep credit flowing. More debt held by more companies suggests potential risks as borrowing costs… Source link

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