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John Deere owners will get right to repair their own equipment under new settlement
[ad_1] It looks like John Deere owners can soon feel free to fix their own machines. The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from…
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Finance
McDonald’s says focus on value is bringing back customers
[ad_1] McDonald’s focus on value is paying off. The fast food giant said Wednesday that its global same-store sales — or sales at locations…
Sports
NASCAR settles federal antitrust case, gives all teams the permanent charters they wanted
[ad_1] CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Michael Jordan and NASCAR chairman Jim France stood side-by-side on the steps of a federal courthouse as if they…
Sports
Economist says NASCAR owes $364.7M to teams in antitrust case
[ad_1] CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — An economist testified in Michael Jordan’s federal antitrust trial against NASCAR that the racing series owes a combined $364.7…
Business
New limits for a rent algorithm that prosecutors say let landlords drive up prices
[ad_1] Landlords could no longer rely on rent-pricing software to quietly track each other’s moves and push rents higher using confidential data, under a…
Finance
Google and US government battle over the future of internet advertising
[ad_1] Google will confront the U.S. government’s latest attempt to topple its internet empire in federal court on Friday as a judge considers how…
Technology
Meta prevails in historic FTC antitrust case, won’t have to break off WhatsApp, Instagram
[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Meta has prevailed over an existential challenge to its business that could have forced the tech giant to spin…
Technology
Epic Games and Google say they’re settling 5-year legal fight over Android app store
[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO — Video game maker Epic Games has reached a “comprehensive settlement” with Google that could end its 5-year-old legal crusade targeting…
Technology
Google’s corporate parent posts first-ever quarter with $100B in revenue in latest show of its power
[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO — Google’s corporate parent on Wednesday announced its first-ever quarter with more than $100 billion in revenue, a milestone that illustrates…
Sports
Michael Jordan laughs at NASCAR’s claims as bitter antitrust feud barrels toward a trial
[ad_1] CHARLOTTE, N.C. — CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR and two of its teams returned to court Thursday after two failed days of mediation…
Technology
Google and Apple face extra UK scrutiny over ‘strategic’ role in mobile platforms
[ad_1] LONDON — LONDON (AP) — Britain’s antitrust watchdog on Wednesday targeted Google and Apple for their “strategic” roles in mobile ecosystems, opening the…
Finance
Google’s Play Store shake-up looms after court refuses to delay overhaul of monopoly
[ad_1] The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to protect Google from a year-old order requiring a major makeover of its Android app store…
Technology
Google’s Play Store shake-up looms after Supreme Court refuses to delay overhaul of the monopoly
[ad_1] The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to protect Google from a year-old order requiring a major makeover of its Android app store…
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Global shares trade mixed as markets eye Fed decision
[ad_1] Wall Street inched a tad higher early Monday as markets look ahead to what most expect will be an interest rate cut by…
Technology
Google hit with $3.5B fine from European Union in ad-tech antitrust case
[ad_1] LONDON — European Union regulators on Friday hit Google with a 2.95 billion euro ($3.5 billion) fine for breaching the bloc’s competition rules…
Technology
Judge orders search shakeup in Google monopoly case, but keeps hands off Chrome
[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered a shake-up of Google’s search engine in an attempt to curb the corrosive power…
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Trump administration is investing in US rare earths in a push to break China’s grip
[ad_1] OMAHA, Neb. — U.S. production of crucial components in electric vehicles, smartphones and fighter jets is set to expand rapidly in the coming…
Technology
Elon Musk accuses Apple and OpenAI of stifling AI competition in antitrust lawsuit
[ad_1] Elon Musk on Monday targeted Apple and OpenAI in an antitrust lawsuit alleging that the iPhone maker and the ChatGPT maker are teaming…
Technology
US considers asking court to break up Google as it weighs remedies in the antitrust case
[ad_1] The U.S. Department of Justice is considering asking a federal judge to break up Google after its ubiquitous search engine was declared an…
Technology
Federal judge orders Google to open its Android app store to competition
[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge on Monday ordered Google to tear down the digital walls shielding its Android app store from competition…