Monthly Archives: August 2024

Google’s online search monopoly is illegal, US judge rules

The decision is a major blow to Alphabet, Google’s parent company, and could reshape how technology giants operate.

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Secretaries of state urge X to stop its Grok chatbot from spreading election misinformation

Grok — not to be confused with the homophonic AI startup Groq that this morning raised over $600 million — has been spreading false information about Vice President Kamala Harris on X, the social network formerly known as Twitter. That’s … Continue reading

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Elon Musk’s X Is Leaving San Francisco

The office closure marks the end of an era for the site formerly known as Twitter.

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TIOBE Programming Language Index News (August 2024): Python Clinches Its ‘Hegemony’

Rust and Kotlin slowly approach the top 10 while Python becomes increasingly untouchable.

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Lucid pumps $1.5B from Saudi wealth fund after CEO warned relying on its ‘bottomless wealth’ was ‘dangerous’

Saudi Arabia is committing even more money to Lucid Motors as the EV startup struggles to erase its losses. Lucid announced Monday as part of its second-quarter earnings report that an affiliate of the Saudi sovereign wealth fund is committing … Continue reading

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Google loses massive antitrust case over search, will appeal ruling

Google will appeal a U.S. District Court judge’s opinion Monday that found the technology giant acted illegally to maintain a monopoly in online search. The decision from Judge Amit P. Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of … Continue reading

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Google Search Is an Illegal Monopoly, US Judge Rules

Nearly a year after the US government took Google to trial, a judge has found that the tech giant is an illegal monopolist. A new trial will determine how Google should be penalized.

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Google loses antitrust case over search

Google has illegally held a monopoly in search and text advertising, a federal judge ruled on Monday

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Google Violated Antitrust Laws in Online Search, Judge Rules

The landmark ruling by Judge Amit P. Mehta was the first antitrust decision of the modern internet era in a case against a technology giant.

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TIOBE Index for August 2024: Top 10 Most Popular Programming Languages

Python rocketed to its highest ranking since the beginning of the index.

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