CNN — The Justice Department and eight states sued Google on Tuesday, accusing the company of harming competition with its dominance in the online advertising market and calling for its dissolution. The decision marks the Biden administration’s first successful antitrust case against a Big Tech company. The eight states joining the lawsuit are California, Colorado, … Read more
CNN — Turns out burping can be a big deal. Billionaire Bill Gates has announced an investment in Australian start-up Rumin8, which is developing a seaweed-based feed to reduce methane emissions that cows produce through their burps and, to a lesser extent, their farts. Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas. Although it has a shorter … Read more
New York CNN — Legislators are ready to grill the top leaders of the event ticketing industry on Tuesday after Ticketmaster’s inability to process orders for Taylor Swift’s upcoming tour left millions of fans unable to buy tickets or without their ticket even after purchase. Joe Berchtold, president and chief financial officer of Ticketmaster’s parent … Read more
washington d.c. CNN — Tesla CEO Elon Musk spoke again Monday morning in a California courtroom to testify for a second day in the trial over his controversial 2018 “funding secured” tweet. Musk, Tesla and the company chiefs are facing shareholder lawsuit over the tweet, in which the billionaire said he planned to take Tesla … Read more
CNN — Dense breast tissue has been linked to an up to four times higher risk of breast cancer. However, a new study suggests that few women consider breast density to be a significant risk factor. The study, published in JAMA Network Open, surveyed 1,858 women aged 40 to 76 from 2019 to 2020 who … Read more
Minneapolis CNN — A key barometer of the health of the economy continues to show a recession warning sign, indicating that a downturn is in store for the United States in the near future. A growing number of business leaders agree that the US economy is deteriorating. America isn’t in an official recession — not … Read more
Islamabad, Pakistan CNN — A nationwide blackout in Pakistan left nearly 220 million people without power on Monday, threatening to wreak havoc in the South Asian nation already struggling with fuel shortages through the winter months. The country’s energy ministry said in a statement that the country’s national grid went down at 7:34 a.m. local … Read more
CNN — The high prices are leading to increased attempts to import eggs from Mexico into the United States, according to border officials. San Diego Customs and Border Protection officers have seen an increase in attempts to move eggs across the US-Mexico border, according to a tweet from Director of Field Operations Jennifer De La … Read more
New York CNN — Just this week, Alphabet, the parent company of Google, Microsoft (MSFT) and Vox Media announced layoffs that affect more than 22,000 workers. Their moves follow job cuts earlier this month at Amazon, Goldman Sachs and Salesforce. More companies are expected to follow suit as companies that have been hiring aggressively over … Read more
New York CNN — Santa Fe, New Mexico, paid a local contractor $47,000 to bring about 3,000 shopping carts to town in 2021 and 2022. Fayetteville, North Carolina spent $78,468 collecting carts from May 2020 through October 2022. Shopping carts continue to drive away from their stores, emptying taxpayers’ coffers, causing havoc and frustrating local … Read more
