Nearly 40 states sue Google over search manipulation, marking the third antitrust salvo against the tech giant
The lawsuit finds the tech giant manipulates its search results to give its own products and services greater rankings over rivals -- depriving web users from seeing the best options whenever they query the web for shopping, dining, travel and more. https://wapo.st/37qLhrW
Google hired the co-founders of prominent AI start-up Character.ai, in a deal similar to recent transactions by Microsoft and Amazon that drew antitrust scrutiny. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/08/02/google-character-ai-noam-shazeer/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
Born at least in part of idealism, WikiLeaks’ aid to a Russian influence operation succeeded so well that it ushered in a golden era of hacking and leaking. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/26/wikileaks-leaks-reveals-hacking-influence/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
