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The DOJ and 17 US states that brought the antitrust case seek to force Google to sell off its "network" ad business, which is ~12% of Alphabet's total revenue (Axios)

Techmeme

White Woman Teaches Fellow White Tiktokers About Cleanliness After Learning Black People Are Obsessed With Good Hygiene

The Root

Tracee Ellis Ross Finally Spills the Tea on How She Really Feels About Being Single and Child-Free

The Root

Google says "we won half of this case and we will appeal the other half" of the US antitrust ruling, and "we disagree" with the decision on its publisher tools (@newsfromgoogle)

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Michelle Obama's Brother Had Issues With Barack Obama When They First Met?

The Root

In her ruling, Judge Brinkema says Google did not meet the monopoly definition for tools used to buy display ads, but did for ad exchanges and website ad tools (Bloomberg)

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Bye Haters! Angel Reese Claps Back at Critics After Making This Big-Girl Move

The Root

Santiago, Chile-based Toku, which helps businesses accept consumer payments, send payment reminders, and more, raised a $39M Series A led by Oak HC/FT (Jeff Kauflin/Forbes)

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US v. Google redux: all the news from the ad tech trial

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Galactus hungers in Fantastic Four: First Steps’ new trailer

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Cronos: The New Dawn is brutal pandemic horror: ‘Hard mode, in the old-school way’

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A US judge says Google acted illegally to maintain a monopoly in some online advertising tech, the second time in a year a court found Google acted illegally (David McCabe/New York Times)

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Google loses ad tech monopoly case

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New Fantastic Four trailer has a bit of a stretch

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I had to do homework to really get the Hatsune Miku anime movie, but it was worth it

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Leaked email: the US CFPB plans a 50% reduction in supervisory activities and a shift in focus from fintech companies back to traditional banks (Paige Smith/Bloomberg)

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All confirmed courses in Mario Kart World

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Assassin’s Creed was my gateway game

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Infinity Nikki codes for April 2025

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At $79, Google’s TV Streamer 4K has never been cheaper

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