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Judge Amit Mehta found in August that Google holds an illegal monopoly in its search business.On Wednesday, DOJ officials in the antitrust division filed their proposal for remedies in the case.The DOJ wants Judge Mehta to force Google to sell its Chrome browser.Officials from the Department of Justice, in a…
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) -Alphabet’s Google (NASDAQ:) must sell its Chrome browser, share data and search results with rivals and take other measures – including possibly selling Android – to end its monopoly on online search, prosecutors argued to a judge on Wednesday. Such changes could result in Google being…
The US Justice Department weighs several remedies for Google in a drawn-out antitrust fight.One analyst predicted it could take 3-4 years before a final verdict is reached.Analysts say a structural breakup is unlikely, but there is risk regarding Google’s AI. For years, the US Justice Department’s lawsuit against Google’s Search…
Former FAA contractor Abouzar Rahmati was indicted over claims he was spying for Iran, the DOJ said.Rahmati is said to have shared “sensitive government materials” with Iranian intelligence.Rahmati is also accused of lying about his military background to gain US government employment. A former Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) contractor has…
Attorneys for the US government and the widely popular social media app faced off on Monday in a federal appeals court as TikTok fights against a law that could soon see the platform banned in the country.It didn’t go well for the app.Based on how oral arguments in the case…
Nvidia, a dominant player in the booming world of artificial intelligence, said Wednesday that it’s “happy to answer any questions” that regulators may have about the Silicon Valley chipmaker’s business.”Nvidia’s best approach right now is to remain open and fully cooperative with the DOJ,” Jason Chung, a lawyer and clinical…
Federal prosecutors have accused a former high-level aide to New York’s governor of secretly working for China in exchange for perks like orchestra tickets, millions in cash, and over a dozen Nanjing-style salted ducks.Linda Sun, who worked for Gov. Kathy Hochul and her predecessor, Andrew Cuomo, was charged on Tuesday with over…
The Justice Department has charged a Pakistani man who traveled to New York and Houston with planning the political assassination of US officials.Asif Raza Merchant, 46, was arrested on July 12 and has been accused by federal prosecutors of having close ties with Iran’s government.The Justice Department said he’d planned…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of 21 states and more than 50 U.S. lawmakers on Friday backed the Justice Department in its defense of a law that requires China-based ByteDance to sell TikTok’s U.S. assets by Jan. 19 or face a ban. “TikTok is a threat to…
(Corrects headline to add dropped space, no change to story text) By David Shepardson (Reuters) -The Department of Justice late on Friday asked a U.S. appeals court to reject legal challenges to a law requiring China-based ByteDance to divest TikTok’s U.S. assets by Jan. 19 or face a ban. “The…
