Members phkrause Posted September 12, 2023 Members Share Posted September 12, 2023 Trial over Google’s search dominance is the federal government’s biggest antitrust case since going after Microsoft 25 years ago The U.S. government is taking aim at what has been an indomitable empire: Google’s ubiquitous search engine that has become the internet’s main gateway. https://fortune.com/2023/09/11/google-antitrust-trial/ Quote phkrause By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted September 12, 2023 Author Members Share Posted September 12, 2023 It’s Google versus the US in the biggest antitrust trial in decades Google will confront a threat to its dominant search engine on Tuesday when federal regulators launch an attempt to dismantle its internet empire in the biggest U.S. antitrust trial in a quarter century. Read more. Why this matters: Federal lawyers and state attorneys general will try to prove Google rigged the market in its favor by locking its search engine in as the default choice in a plethora of places and devices. Google says it faces a wide range of competition despite commanding about 90% of the internet search market. From Google’s perspective, perpetual improvements to its search engine explain why people almost reflexively keep coming back to it, a habit that long ago made “Googling” synonymous with looking things up on the internet. Google could be hobbled if the trial ends in concessions that undercut its power. One possibility is that the company could be forced to stop paying Apple and other companies to make Google the default search engine on smartphones and computers. Related coverage ➤ Google’s search engine dominance is at the center of the biggest US antitrust trial in decades EU targets Apple, Amazon, Meta and other Big Tech in next phase of digital crackdown Artificial intelligence technology behind ChatGPT was built in Iowa — with a lot of water Quote phkrause By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted October 16, 2023 Author Members Share Posted October 16, 2023 What Google’s antitrust trial means for your search habits Google pays billions of dollars annually to ensure its search engine is the default choice in the world’s most popular smartphones and browsers. If U.S. government regulators prevail against the company in the nation’s biggest antitrust trial in a quarter century, the resulting changes could drastically undermine the dominance of a search engine that helps shape the internet. Read more. Why this matters: A ruling by Judge Amit Mehta that Google has established an illegal monopoly in search could open new online avenues for consumers to pursue information, entertainment and commerce. A blanket ban on default search engine agreements could trigger unintended consequences, such as raising prices on consumer products and services. “If Google is no longer paying big bucks to Apple and other companies, they might raise the prices for their devices,” said David Olson, an associate professor at Boston College Law School. Though the trial is focused on Google’s search engine, a government victory could have sweeping consequences by cracking Apple’s digital wall around the iPhone that gives its software and pet products, such as Siri, exclusive access to over 1 billion users, setting the stage for another legal battle. Related coverage ➤ Microsoft CEO says unfair practices by Google led to dominance as a search engine The Amazon antitrust lawsuit is likely to be a long and arduous journey for the FTC DuckDuckGo founder says Google’s phone and manufacturing partnerships thwart competition Quote phkrause By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted November 7, 2023 Author Members Share Posted November 7, 2023 Fortnite maker accuses Google of bullying and bribing to block competition to its Android app store SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google on Monday confronted the second major U.S. antitrust trial in two months to cast the internet powerhouse as a brazen bully that uses its immense wealth and people’s dependence on one of its main products to stifle competition at consumers’ expense. https://apnews.com/article/google-epic-games-app-store-antitrust-trial-75d18d01f96c40c7b52a042efdc2a114? Quote phkrause By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted December 9, 2023 Author Members Share Posted December 9, 2023 🦾 Google launches Gemini AI model Photo: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images Google unveiled details about Gemini, the next version of its large language model that will power Bard and other products, Axios' Ina Fried reports. Why it matters: Google is eager to show it can keep up with rivals, especially OpenAI and Microsoft. Gemini is multimodal — recognizing video, images, text and voice. Keep reading ... Go deeper (60-page technical paper). Quote phkrause By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted December 12, 2023 Author Members Share Posted December 12, 2023 Epic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app store fight Three years after Fortnite-maker Epic Games sued Apple and Google for allegedly running illegal app store monopolies, Epic has a win. The jury in Epic v. Google has just delivered its verdict — and it found that Google turned its Google Play app store and Google Play Billing service into an illegal monopoly. https://www.theverge.com/23994174/epic-google-trial-jury-verdict-monopoly-google-play Quote phkrause By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted December 20, 2023 Author Members Share Posted December 20, 2023 Google to pay $700 million and make tiny app store changes to settle with 50 states On December 11th, a jury decided that Google has an illegal monopoly with its Google Play app store, handing Epic Games a win. But Epic wasn’t the only one fighting an antitrust case. All 50 state attorneys general settled a similar lawsuit in September, and we’ve just now learned what Google agreed to give up as a result: $700 million and a handful of minor concessions in the way that Google runs its store in the United States. https://www.theverge.com/23994177/google-states-ag-google-play-antitrust-settlement Who is eligible for Google's $700 million settlement payout? Google will pay millions of U.S. consumers a combined $700 million as part of a settlement with state attorneys general over fees the tech giant charges for use of its app store. https://abcnews.go.com/Business/eligible-googles-700-million-settlement-payout/story? How Google’s Antitrust Trial Could Change Internet Search In the ongoing court battle between Google and the U.S. Justice Department over whether the company has violated an antitrust law, the stakes are high. https://time.com/6324490/google-antitrust-trial/ The Epic question: how Google lost when Apple won Apple rules the iPhone’s App Store with an iron fist — sideloading outside it is not allowed. Google lets anyone install any app on an Android phone. But guess which one of these two companies has an illegal monopoly, according to the courts? https://www.theverge.com/24003500/epic-v-google-loss-apple-win-fortnite-trial-monopoly Quote phkrause By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted January 2 Author Members Share Posted January 2 Google settles $5 billion consumer privacy lawsuit Alphabet’s Google has agreed to settle a lawsuit claiming it secretly tracked the internet use of millions of people who thought they were doing their browsing privately. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/28/google-settles-5-billion-consumer-privacy-lawsuit.html Quote phkrause By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted March 7 Author Members Share Posted March 7 Ex-Google engineer charged with stealing AI trade secrets while working with Chinese companies WASHINGTON (AP) — A former software engineer at Google has been charged with stealing artificial intelligence trade secrets from the company while secretly working with two companies based in China, the Justice Department said Wednesday. https://apnews.com/article/china-google-justice-department-63156ade1e564d15d92adbef91e9c5da? Quote phkrause By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted March 31 Author Members Share Posted March 31 Gmail revolutionized email 20 years ago. People thought it was Google’s April Fool’s Day joke SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin loved pulling pranks, so much so they began rolling outlandish ideas every April Fool’s Day not long after starting their company more than a quarter century ago. One year, Google posted a job opening for a Copernicus research center on the moon. Another year, the company said it planned to roll out a “scratch and sniff” feature on its search engine. https://apnews.com/article/google-gmail-anniversary-email-web-application-8ca1601944845282ecbc87ac9c335a6e? Quote phkrause By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted April 2 Author Members Share Posted April 2 🎂 Happy birthday, Gmail Illustration: Maura Losch/Axios 20 years ago today, Google rolled out a new email service so lavish that people thought it was an April Fools' Day joke. The first iteration of Gmail offered 1 whole gigabyte of free storage — an unheard-of sum at the time. It was searchable, and multiple messages within the same conversation were threaded together. 🙀 Given Google's penchant at the time for April Fools' pranks, some prospective users thought those features seemed too decadent to possibly be true. 📲 Now, Gmail has nearly 2 billion active accounts, and each one comes with 15 gigabytes of free storage, though many users pay for more. Keep reading. Quote phkrause By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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