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Google expert at antitrust trial says government underestimates competition for online ad dollars

Google expert at antitrust trial says government underestimates competition for online ad dollars

ALEXANDRIA, Va.
X requests it be reinstated in Brazil after complying with judge's orders, sources say

X requests it be reinstated in Brazil after complying with judge's orders, sources say

SAO PAULO (AP) — In the high-stakes showdown between the world’s richest man and a Brazilian Supreme Court justice, Elon Musk blinked.

Ex-'Apprentice' candidates dump nearly entire stake in owner of Trump's Truth Social platform

A Florida firm owned by former contestants on “The Apprentice” has disposed of nearly all its 5.5% stake in Trump Media & Technology Group, which owns former president Donald Trump's Truth Social platform.
BlackBerry says progress made in lowering costs as it reports slimmer Q2 loss

BlackBerry says progress made in lowering costs as it reports slimmer Q2 loss

BlackBerry Ltd. executives said the company has made good progress in its efforts to cut costs as it reported a slimmer loss in its latest quarter than the prior year.
NASA, Boeing describe limited roles despite Titan's owner touting aerospace ties

NASA, Boeing describe limited roles despite Titan's owner touting aerospace ties

OceanGate co-founder Stockton Rush said the carbon fiber hull used in an experimental submersible that imploded was developed with help of NASA and aerospace manufacturers, but a NASA official said Thursday that the agency had little involvement and
Ontario standardized literacy test scores down, math results steady or improving

Ontario standardized literacy test scores down, math results steady or improving

TORONTO — Fewer Ontario students in grades 3 and 6 are meeting the provincial standard in reading and writing compared to last year, while math scores are steady or slightly improving — though still low — according to new standardized testing results
OpenAI looks to shift away from nonprofit roots and convert itself to for-profit company

OpenAI looks to shift away from nonprofit roots and convert itself to for-profit company

OpenAI's history as a nonprofit research institute that also sells commercial products like ChatGPT may be coming to an end as the San Francisco company looks to more fully convert itself into a for-profit corporation accountable to shareholders.

Parents will have to set aside some earnings for child influencers under new California laws

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Parents in California who profit from social media posts featuring their children will be required to set aside some earnings for their minor influencers under a pair of measures signed Thursday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Google expert at antitrust trial says government underestimates competition for online ad dollars

Google expert at antitrust trial says government underestimates competition for online ad dollars

ALEXANDRIA, Va, (AP) — Federal regulators who say Google holds an illegal monopoly over the technology that matches online advertisers to publishers are vastly underestimating the competition the tech giant faces, an expert hired by Google testified
Deadly flooding in Central Europe made twice as likely by climate change

Deadly flooding in Central Europe made twice as likely by climate change

WASHINGTON (AP) — Human-caused climate change doubled the likelihood and intensified the heavy rains that led to devastating flooding in Central Europe earlier this month, a new flash study found.