In a decision by the District Court of the U.S. District of Columbia, Google has been found guilty of monopolizing its leadership in online search by its exclusive deals with browser providers. These deals, the court says, entrenched a position it had won by being the best search engine, keeping competitors from being able to challenge its position. The decision relies on the fact that very few people take advantage of the ability to change their default browser search engines. The...

On Monday, a federal judge ruled that Google violated antitrust law and acted illegally in order to maintain its monopoly in online searches. There's just one glaring problem: Google isn't a monopoly—not even close. In fact, there are over 30 other search engines in the world that are dedicated solely to search functionality, including Yahoo!, Bing, and Duck, Duck, Go. Additionally, websites like Amazon, TikTok, and Pinterest have placed increasing competition on Google...

Vice President Harris has chosen Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) to be her running mate as she heads toward a November faceoff against former President Trump, according to two sources familiar. Walz, 60, emerged as a dark horse contender for the No. 2 slot as chatter over other high-profile names, in particular Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) and Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly (D), dominated the early portion of the veepstakes. But the Minnesota...

In the most significant legal ruling against a major technology giant in more than two decades, a federal judge says Google illegally monopolized online search and advertising by paying companies like Apple and Samsung billions of dollars a year to install Google as the default search engine on smartphones and web browsers. By monopolizing search queries on smartphones and browsers, Google abused its dominance in the search market, throttling competition and harming consumers, U.S...

Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic Party's presidential nominee, on Tuesday named Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate as she faces off against former President Trump in the 2024 election, according to the Associated Press. The naming of the 60-year-old Walz was not a shocker, as his name was instantly thought to be in contention in the two weeks since Harris succeeded President Biden as the party's standard-bearer. The 60-year-old Walz, a former congressman, is in his...

The live-streamed adventures of the seals at rescue centre Pieterburen have gone viral thanks to a Japanese post on social media, resulting in a surge in donations. Source: Dutch seal rescue centre webcam is big in Japan – DutchNews.nl Pretty cool.

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Adoption is one of the greatest gifts anyone can give a child. The sweet look on these kids' faces after they're adopted are so heartwarming! Everyone deserves to be loved, and these children clearly are. Photo credit Jay Houston Photo credit Jay Houston This little boy spent 389 days in foster care but was eventually adopted by a family who lives in the same neighborhood as his biological... Source