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federal judge held last week that Google has a monopoly on online search and has been illegally defending that monopoly for years. The verdict is important and correct, yet it leaves open an important question: What should the remedy be? Judge Amit Mehta, in his 277-page decision, found that Google used a variety of means to hold on to its monopoly power and inflate prices paid by advertisers (and ultimately, consumers) to use Google's search platforms. The remedy, which will be decided by the same judge after hearings begin in early September, needs to tear down the barriers that protect Google's monopoly; if the judge delivers little more than a slap on the wrist to the tech giant, this verdict — a historic victory for the Biden administration's antitrust division — will mean very little. The government's case centered on payments, which in 2021 totaled more than $26 billion, that Google pays Apple and others to be the default search engine on their products. In doing so, Google kept Apple out of the search market and, the judge ruled, weakened its other competitors. But if the court merely decrees that Google now abandon those agreements, it won't be enough to unlock a long-monopolized market. It might even help Google in the short term by saving it some money.

Made by Google Event 2024 Live Updates: Google is gearing up for its major hardware announcements at the Made by Google event on August 13. The company is expected to unveil its new Pixel 9 series, featuring four smartphones: the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL, and Pixel 9 Fold.

Apple is finally giving users a way to easily turn Bluetooth on and off. There is a new dedicated Bluetooth toggle in Control Center, separate from the standard connectivity control.

₹69,690, a major discount from its original listing price of ₹79,900. Meanwhile, buyers can get a further ₹4,000 discount if they choose to make the payment using ICICI Bank or SBI Bank cards, taking the effective price of the device to ₹65,690.Meanwhile, iPhone 15 Plus which was launched at a price of ₹89,900 for the 128GB variant at launch is listed for ₹77,190 on Vijay Sales.

lawsuit accusing Google of unlawfully dominating web search on smartphones, but said the consumers should get another chance after a Washington, D.C. court separately ruled the tech giant spent billions to create an illegal monopoly. U.S. District Judge Rita Lin in San Francisco on Friday dismissed the consumers' antitrust lawsuit against Google, finding they had not provided enough factual evidence showing any harm from the Alphabet unit's market dominance. Lin said the plaintiffs could file an amended lawsuit, citing the D.C. court's blockbuster Aug. 6 ruling that found Google's exclusive contracts with Apple and other companies helped it create an illegal monopoly over search engines.

Pixel 7 and Pixel 8 series were launched in early October, almost a month after the iPhone launch that year. Google is also following in Apple's footsteps by launching 4 smartphones during the August 13 event.Rumours suggest that the Pixel 9 will likely have a 6.3-inch display and be available in four colourways: black, light grey, porcelain, and pink.

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and his team concluded their business tour of the United States on a high note, securing over Rs 31,500 crore investment plans that will bring over 30,750 jobs new jobs in the state. The delegation comprising IT and Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu and officials, during over 50 business meetings and three roundtable conferences in New York, Washington DC, Dallas and California, concluded19 investment deals/ MOUs, totalling an investment of Rs 31,500 crore and 30,750 new jobs for Telangana, an official release said on Sunday. The delegation pitched Hyderabad and Telangana as investment destination to business heads and investors across different sectors and closed new and expansion deals in IT, GCC, Life Sciences, Pharma, Data Centres, AI, among others, it said. The delegation got massive reiteration and support for various major initiatives including creation of a Future City, AI City, rejuvenation of Musi river, the release said.

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iPhone 16. For starters, the tech giant is expected to switch to a vertical camera layout, similar to the iPhone X or iPhone 12, in favour of the diagonal layout of its predecessor.

new Mac mini will be considerably smaller than its predecessor but may feature a greater height. While the current model stands at approximately 1.4 inches high, the redesigned unit will maintain its aluminum exterior.

Google. They said the tech giant moved too slowly. So they created Character.AI, a chatbot startup, and raised nearly $200 million. Last week, Shazeer and De Freitas announced that they were returning to Google. They had struck a deal to rejoin its AI research arm, along with roughly 20% of Character.AI's employees, and provide their startup's technology, they said. But even though Google was getting all that, it was not buying Character.AI.

The week may have begun with a market-wide crash, but through the dip, investors have been getting a head start by purchasing Shiba Shootout ($SHIBASHOOT) tokens in Web3’s most exciting new presale.

Fisher Investments founder Ken Fisher analyzes the recent volatility in the stock market on 'Making Money.'

Apple Original Films has announced a sequel to the action-comedy «Wolfs,» starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt. The release strategy has changed, with a limited theatrical run before its streaming debut.

Warren Buffet's company Berkshire Hathaway has a net aggregate of $131.63 billion in net-equity sales undertaken since October 1, 2022. But he has not sold any of the shares bought in this period. It has sold a total of $75.536 billion in net equities in the second quarter of the financial year. This is the most Berkshire Hathaway has ever sold in a single quarter. Now at a time when the US stock markets have witnessed a bloodbath and a meltdown last week, experts believe Buffet should not be taken lightly.

Inside Out 2" is ready for its digital and physical release. Fans can purchase or rent the movie online starting August 20, while physical copies will be available on September 10.

In a world where billionaires launch into space for fun, Sam Altman of OpenAI fame has upped the game of one-upmanship by throwing a number into the universe that has made economists and mathematicians do a collective face-palm: $7 trillion. That is not a typo. It is seven trillion US dollars, a number so large that it’s practically a black hole in the world of finance that makes most tech-startup pitches look like lemonade-stand business plans.

US Stock market today closed in red after much needed Wednesday morning gains failed to sustain its momentum. Major indices such as S&P 500 fell 40.53 points, or 0.8 per cent, to 5,199.50, Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 234.21 points, or 0.6 per cent, to 38,763.45. While, Nasdaq composite fell 171.05 points, or 1 per cent, to 16,195.81, Russell 2000 index of smaller companies tumbled 29.19 points, or 1.4 per cent, to 2,035.11.

A federal judge has branded Google as a ruthless monopolist bent on suffocating it competitors

The US stock market faced a severe test yesterday, with key benchmarks plunging as investors digested a perfect storm of bearish economic and market headlines.

antitrust action that allow Google to take the US ruling on search in its stride. Establishing market dominance and imposing correctives takes time in court, which allows the market leader to offer concessions in a negotiated settlement. Google can very well afford to not be the default search engine on smartphones running on Android and iOS and still continue to dominate the mobile search segment.