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Google’s antitrust woes mount in U.S. cases over search, apps, ads
FILE PHOTO: The logo for Google LLC is seen at their office in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
technology
Facebook parent Meta must limit data use for targeted advertising, top EU court rules
FILE - Meta's logo is seen on a sign at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., Nov. 9, 2022. Meta has agreed to a $1.4 billion settlement with Texas in a privacy lawsuit over claims that the tech giant used biometric data of users without their permission, state officials said Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez, File)
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Google expert at U.S. antitrust trial says government underestimates competition for online ad dollars
FILE - The Google building is seen in New York, Feb. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
international business
Social media users lack control over data used by AI, U.S. FTC says
FILE - The Federal Trade Commission building is seen, Jan. 28, 2015, in Washington. The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against Arise Virtual Solutions, a gig work company, saying it misled consumers about the money they could make on its platform. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
international business
General Mills sells North America yogurt operations in US$2.1-billion deal to focus on stronger brands
FILE - This Sept. 20, 2011 file photo shows the General Mills logo on a box of Fiber One cereal, in Philadelphia. In a Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014 regulatory filing, General Mills said it plans to cut approximately 700 to 800 jobs, the second time it's trimmed its work force in a month, as the food company adjusts for a shift by U.S. consumers away from boxed or frozen meals. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
international business
New Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol to focus on improving coffee culture at U.S. stores
FILE - A customer picks up a drink at a Starbucks on June 28, 2023, in Seattle.(AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)
world
FDA authorizes Novavax’s updated COVID vaccine targeting JN.1 strain
FILE PHOTO: Vials with a sticker reading, "COVID-19 / Coronavirus vaccine / Injection only" and a medical syringe are seen in front of a displayed Novavax logo in this illustration taken October 31, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo/File Photo
world
FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines, shots should be available in days
This photo provided by Pfizer in August 2024 shows a packaging for the company's updated COVID vaccine for ages 12 and up, approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Steven Decroos/Pfizer via AP)
technology
Britain’s competition watchdog accepts Meta’s changes to ad data rules
FILE - Meta's logo is seen on a sign at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., Nov. 9, 2022. Meta has agreed to a $1.4 billion settlement with Texas in a privacy lawsuit over claims that the tech giant used biometric data of users without their permission, state officials said Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez, File)
international business
Texas judge in lawsuit by Musk’s X against advertisers exits case
FILE - Computer monitors and a laptop display the X, formerly known as Twitter, sign-in page, July 24, 2023, in Belgrade, Serbia. The secretaries of state from Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and Washington are urging Elon Musk to fix an AI chatbot on his social media platform X, saying in a letter Monday, August. 5, 2024, that it has spread election misinformation. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)
opinion
The rise of the store-within-a-store, a retail innovation to help save physical shopping
Joanne McNeish
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Meta shares soar as strong ad revenue shields AI spending
FILE PHOTO: Morning commute traffic streams past the Meta sign outside the headquarters of Facebook parent company Meta Platforms Inc in Mountain View, California, U.S. November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Peter DaSilva/File Photo
politics
Conservatives on pace for another record fundraising year as Liberals, NDP trail by wide margin
Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre arrives at a press conference in Montreal, Friday, July 12, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
world
Harris and Trump launch new advertisements for presidential election sprint
Vice President Kamala Harris waves while boarding Air Force Two as she departs Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport in Westfield, Mass., Saturday, July 27, 2024. Harris is returning to Washington after participating in a political event in Pittsfield, Mass. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, Pool)