The judge overseeing a landmark U.S. antitrust challenge to Google tried to poke holes in both sides’ cases during closing arguments Thursday‚ as he weighs a ruling that could reshape the technology industry. Judge Amit P. Mehta was presiding over the first day of closing arguments in the most consequential tech antitrust case since the U.S. government sued Microsoft in the late 1990s. The Justice Department has sued Google‚ accusing it of illegally shoring up a monopoly in online search....

As Donald Trump’s first criminal trial moves through its second week of testimony‚ the prosecution is calling witnesses that can attest to Trump’s personal involvement in the underlying crime that the case is built on—but one witness won’t be at their disposal‚ and documents obtained by The Daily Beast suggest that he could provide pivotal information about that very crime. That witness is longtime Trump Organization financial controller Allen Weisselberg‚ a convicted tax cheat whose perjury...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said on Thursday nearly 40% of U.S. telecom companies getting federal support need additional government funding to remove equipment made by Chinese telecoms firms Huawei and ZTE (000063.SZ) from American wireless networks to address security risks. The FCC said removing the equipment is estimated to cost $4.98 billion but Congress has only approved $1.9 billion for the &;quot;rip and replace&;quot; program. FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel on Thursday called...

In the early afternoon of 29 November last year‚ several Palestinian boys descended on to their street in the occupied West Bank‚ where they often played together. Minutes later‚ two of them lay dead from gunshots fired by Israeli soldiers - Basil‚ 15‚ and eight-year-old Adam. As part of an investigation into the conduct of Israel's security forces in the West Bank‚ which has been under military occupation for more than half a century‚ the BBC has pieced together what happened on the day...

Joshua Dean‚ formerly an auditor at Spirit Aerosystems and whistleblower who alleged Spirit had failed to address defects along the Boeing 737 production line‚ has died Tuesday after a two-week fight with an infection. He was 45 years old. According to a Facebook post from his mother‚ he was hospitalized with Influenza B and MRSA that went into pneumonia. His condition quickly deteriorated and he was transferred to a hospital in Oklahoma City. There he was put on an ECMO machine which...

The Daily Wire reportedly sought out a gag order against their ex-staffer Candace Owens after she called for a debate against Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro. The conservative outlet allegedly attempted to privately receive a gag order as Shapiro and Daily Wire CEO Jeremy Boreing simultaneously argued over when to hold a debate against Owens‚ according to award-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald’s Locals newsletter. The outlet has not announced the gag order publicly. The Daily...

It is an injustice to the English language to describe the chaos lawn games on college campuses as “protests.” For the few voices crying‚ “These kids might be dumb‚ but doesn’t anyone believe in freedom of speech anymore&;#63;&;#33;” — there is a stark contrast between a student rally and a days-long encampment that’s so disruptive it shuts down in-person classes‚ results in violent riots‚ and blocks Jewish students from accessing university buildings. The criteria of time‚ place‚ and manner remain...

Raucous pro-Palestine protests have taken over college campuses across the country for the past several days. At UCLA‚ protesters declared areas of campus off-limits to pro-Israel students and blocked them from entering certain spaces‚ even just to get to class. At night‚ masked counter-protesters attacked the pro-Palestine encampment‚ tearing down barricades and shooting fireworks at the protesters. At the University of Texas at Austin‚ police brutally dispersed student protesters. Green...

For those of us who care about honest and open debate‚ it is infuriating when media figures‚ Big Tech companies‚ or government officials try to quash debate and cover up arguments by declaring them dangerous disinformation. The yearslong efforts by the media‚ Big Tech‚ and the federal government to stifle inquiry into the origins of COVID-19 are a perfect demonstration of this ugly practice. The latest news‚ leaked out of a congressional inquiry into the pandemic’s...

A puppy rescued by firefighters in Buffalo‚ New York‚ has a forever home thanks to one of the men who saved her from the streets. &;quot;I may have adopted her‚ but my whole crew helped save her‚&;quot; Anthony Pulvino‚ 30‚ of the Buffalo Fire Department‚ told Fox News Digital. Pulvino said two teenagers showed up last month at the firehouse doors of Engine Co. 19 with a puppy in their arms — and said they were looking for help.