Google has been fined almost €1 billion (over $1 billion) by the European Union for allegedly favoring its own services over competitors.
The European Union has imposed a multi-million fine on Google under the bloc’s Digital Markets Act, accusing the tech giant of unfairly prioritizing its own services over competitors. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: - DETAIL: The European Union (EU) has fined Google €890 million (approximately $1 billion) for allegedly abusing its market dominance to prioritize its apps and other services over competitors. The EU’s fine includes €460 million for Google allegedly prioritizing its own services in search results and €430 million for measures that allegedly prevented users from finding cheaper offers outside Google’s marketplace. The fine was issued under the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). “The best products should succeed…Open
Data: Department of Labor; Chart: Neil Irwin/Axios The last time this few Americans were filing for unemployment benefits, Creedence Clearwater Revival topped the music charts , while "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" was the star of the box office. Driving the news: Only 187,000 people filed new claims for unemployment insurance benefits last week, pointing to an astoundingly low level of firings across the economy . It was the lowest since September 1969. - The labor force was much smaller then, too, so relative to the number of workers, this is easily the lowest number of jobless claims on record. Why it matters: There are plenty of gloomy warnings about the labor market, including that the proliferation of AI will lead to…
Senator Bill Cassidy, who is believed to hold the deciding vote in the Senate health committee for Dr. Erica Schwartz’s confirmation, had declined for days to say whether he would back her.
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Shortly after taking office, Trump said he'd begin fining illegal immigrants subject to final removal orders $998 per day if they failed to leave the U.S. voluntarily.
Ukraine says its drones targeted Russian 'shadow fleet' tankers in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov on July 21 and 22. Drone footage from Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) brigade 414 Magyar’s Birds is said to show the strikes, which they said targeted a tanker, 10 dry cargo vessels, and two tugboats. #ukraine #drones #russia
U.S. — League officials for the WNBA warned Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham that if men were not allowed to play women's sports, the league would immediately fold.
