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Google to pay $350 million to settle shareholders’ data privacy lawsuit

Google to pay $350 million to settle shareholders’ data privacy lawsuit

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Google agreed to pay $350 million to settle a lawsuit by shareholders related to a security bug at its now-defunct Google+ social media website. A preliminary settlement was filed late on Monday in San Francisco federal court after more than a year of mediation and requires approval by U.S. District Judge Trina Thompson. It resolves claims that Google learned by March 2018 about a three-year software glitch that exposed Google+ users’ personal data, yet concealed… Source link

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Google earnings: 100 million Google One subscribers, Google Cloud profits

Google earnings: 100 million Google One subscribers, Google Cloud profits

Alphabet’s earnings call was yesterday, and as usual, the company took in a lot of money ($86.31 billion), thanks mostly to ad click-through rates being at a certain level. More interesting, though, are the product numbers tucked away in the report. For the good news, a big announcement was the success of one of Google’s biggest subscription plans, Google One, which CEO Sundar Pichai said is “just about to cross 100 million… Source link

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Repairing Carroll’s reputation from Trump attacks could cost $12.1 million, expert testifies

Repairing Carroll’s reputation from Trump attacks could cost $12.1 million, expert testifies

Northwestern University marketing professor Ashlee Humphreys testifies that it would cost between $7.2 and $12.1 million to rectify the damage to columnist E. Jean Carroll’s reputation caused by former President Donald Trump’s persistent attacks on her character. Rather than return to court, Trump attends his mother-in-law’s funeral in Florida, but Carroll’s lawyers show a video clip shot the day before of him demeaning her following her testimony. Trump’s lawyers file a brief… Source link

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