Google’s Android app store benefits from anticompetitive barriers, jury in Epic Games lawsuit says

Google’s Android app store benefits from anticompetitive barriers, jury in Epic Games lawsuit says

Epic Games wins antitrust case against Google Epic Games wins antitrust lawsuit against Google 05:54 A federal court jury has decided that Google’s Android app store has been protected by anticompetitive barriers that have damaged smartphone consumers and software developers, dealing a blow to a major pillar of a technology empire. The unanimous verdict reached…

Texas Woman Who Sued For Emergency Abortion Leaves State As Court Rules Against Her

Texas Woman Who Sued For Emergency Abortion Leaves State As Court Rules Against Her

The Texas Supreme Court permanently blocked a judge’s ruling allowing a Texas woman to have an emergency abortion, just hours after her lawyers said she was forced to travel out of state for the procedure. The court’s seven-page ruling comes days after it temporarily blocked the judge’s decision to let Kate Cox have an abortion….

Tesla’s response to the DMV’s false-advertising allegations: What took so long?

Tesla’s response to the DMV’s false-advertising allegations: What took so long?

Seven years after Tesla released the automated driving feature it calls Full Self-Driving, the California Department of Motor Vehicles is pressing accusations of false advertising, with serious implications for the electric car maker. Tesla is defending itself by saying, in effect, that the DMV let the company slide for so many years, the case no…

The terms people Googled most in 2023

The terms people Googled most in 2023

Your Google search history for 2023 has arrived. Well, actually, the world’s. On Monday, the California-based tech giant released its “Year in Search,” a roundup of 2023’s top global queries, ranging from unforgettable pop culture moments (hello, Barbenheimer), to the loss of beloved figures and tragic news carrying worldwide repercussions. The ongoing Israel-Hamas war topped…

Opinion: Same hospital, same injury, same child, same day: Why did one ER visit cost thousands more?

Opinion: Same hospital, same injury, same child, same day: Why did one ER visit cost thousands more?

The Kaiser Family Foundation recently reported that the annual cost of family health insurance jumped to nearly $24,000 this year, the greatest increase in a decade. While insurance executives and employers may cite a plethora of reasons, one of the chief culprits is lack of oversight over the Wild West of healthcare prices. My friend…