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CNA
4 hours ago
- Business
- CNA
Google says it will appeal online search antitrust decision
Alphabet's Google on Saturday said it will appeal an antitrust decision under which a federal judge proposed less aggressive ways to restore online search competition than the 10-year regime suggested by antitrust enforcers "We will wait for the Court's opinion. And we still strongly believe the Court's original decision was wrong, and look forward to our eventual appeal," Google said in a post on X. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta in Washington heard closing arguments on Friday at a trial on proposals to address Google's illegal monopoly in online search and related advertising. In April, a federal judge said that Google illegally dominated two markets for online advertising technology, with the U.S. Department of Justice saying that Google should sell off at least its Google Ad Manager, which includes the company's publisher ad server and its ad exchange. The DOJ and a coalition of states want Google to share search data and cease multibillion-dollar payments to Apple and other smartphone makers to be the default search engine on new devices. Antitrust enforcers are concerned about how Google's search monopoly gives it an advantage in artificial intelligence products like Gemini and vice versa. John Schmidtlein, an attorney for Google, said at the hearing that while generative AI is influencing how search looks, Google has addressed any concerns about competition in AI by no longer entering exclusive agreements with wireless carriers and smartphone makers including Samsung Electronics, leaving them free to load rival search and AI apps on new devices.
Sunday World
4 hours ago
- Sunday World
Man jailed for hospital bomb threat calls judge a ‘f**king scumbag' in outburst
On being led by away, he shouted at Judge Finnegan: 'Fifteen f****** months for that? You're a f****** scumbag, Judge. You're a dead man Judge A man in his 50s who was jailed for a total of 15 months for threatening to have Cavan General Hospital 'blown up' launched a blistering attack on a District Court judge as he was being led away from court, telling him: 'Fifteen f****** months for that? You're a f****** scumbag, judge. You're a dead man judge, you are a f****** dead man.' Ciaran Brady (52) Aghatoten, Tullyvin, Cavan aimed the sinister threat at Judge Raymond Finnegan moments after he sentenced him for an incident last October that resulted in patients having to be transferred to other hospitals and gardaí having to roll out additional patrols in and around the Lisdarn campus. Brady, who went into custody on May 1 this year, pleaded guilty to the episode alongside three other public order related offences that occurred within three days of one another towards the end of April. Brady, likewise tendered a guilty plea to making 'numerous calls' to gardaí on April 24 this year during which he vowed to smash the windows of Cootehill Garda Station unless officers came to arrest him. Ciaran Brady News in 90 Seconds - May 31st Sgt Damien Galligan, for the State, said when gardaí approached and spoke to the accused, he told them after caution: 'I was going to smash the place up, only for you to arrest me. You were lucky you got here in time.' That came four days after the Cavan man was arrested when he was found standing in the middle of a road at Tullvin Village in Cavan and acting in an 'aggressive manner' while 'shouting at passing vehicles'. In between both those incidents, Brady was arrested and charged with using threatening, abusive or insulting behaviour along Cootehill's Market Street. Sgt Galligan said when gardaí spoke to the accused at around 8:30am that morning, he suddenly became abusive to officers and shouted: 'F*** you, you c*** garda, go fuck yourselves. I will do something to get arrested, go f*** yourself.' The court was told as gardaí escorted Brady to a garda van, he threatened one of the arresting officers' wife and family. In outlining what Judge Finnegan ultimately described as 'far and away the most serious' offence, Sgt Galligan told of how a female volunteer from the Samaritans received a phone call on October 22, 2024 from an unidentified male, pledging that Cavan General Hospital would be 'blown up the following morning'. The court heard how gardaí, together with hospital management were forced to enact a string of contingency measures, among which included the transferral of a number of patients to other hospitals alongside extra patrols being rolled out by senior garda bosses. Sgt Galligan said in the aftermath of the incident, detectives quickly identified Brady as a potential suspect even though he was in custody at the time. Judge Finnegan was told staff in Castlerea confirmed Brady had access to a phone at the time of the call and that it came from Castlerea Garda Station. In defence, Damien Rudden said his client, in pleading guilty to all charges before the court, was someone who suffered from schizophrenia. He said Brady had tendered those pleas at the 'first available opportunity' and was back taking his medication since going into custody at the beginning of May. Judge Finnegan, in delivering sentence, branded the charges as 'serious', saying their continuity had caused 'huge disruption' to gardaí and other agencies. He subsequently sentenced Brady to three months for the threat to cause criminal damage to Cootehill Garda Station, backdating it to May 1. Further sentences of three months and nine months were issued for one of the public order charges and the hoax call respectively, both of which were directed to run consecutively. The remaining charges, Judge Finnegan announced, would be taken into direction, as he confirmed Brady's sentencing had resulted in a total of 15 months being handed down. That sparked a furious outburst from Brady as he unleashed a foul-mouthed attack in the direction of the bench. On being led by away by prison officers, he shouted at Judge Finnegan: 'Fifteen f****** months for that? You're a f****** scumbag, Judge. You're a dead man Judge, you are a f****** dead man.'
Yahoo
4 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Google says it will appeal online search antitrust decision
(Reuters) -Alphabet's Google on Saturday said it will appeal an antitrust decision under which a federal judge proposed less aggressive ways to restore online search competition than the 10-year regime suggested by antitrust enforcers "We will wait for the Court's opinion. And we still strongly believe the Court's original decision was wrong, and look forward to our eventual appeal," Google said in a post on X. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta in Washington heard closing arguments on Friday at a trial on proposals to address Google's illegal monopoly in online search and related advertising. In April, a federal judge said that Google illegally dominated two markets for online advertising technology, with the U.S. Department of Justice saying that Google should sell off at least its Google Ad Manager, which includes the company's publisher ad server and its ad exchange. The DOJ and a coalition of states want Google to share search data and cease multibillion-dollar payments to Apple and other smartphone makers to be the default search engine on new devices. Antitrust enforcers are concerned about how Google's search monopoly gives it an advantage in artificial intelligence products like Gemini and vice versa. John Schmidtlein, an attorney for Google, said at the hearing that while generative AI is influencing how search looks, Google has addressed any concerns about competition in AI by no longer entering exclusive agreements with wireless carriers and smartphone makers including Samsung Electronics, leaving them free to load rival search and AI apps on new devices. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Miami Herald
5 hours ago
- Business
- Miami Herald
Shark Tank's Kevin O' Leary has a bold take on tariff twist
Ever since President Donald Trump announced his tariffs back on April 2, a day he called "Liberation Day," the world has been on a roller coaster ride it did not sign up for. As they were originally presented, the tariffs would cause earth-shaking change for businesses across numerous sectors, from automotive to retail to technology. Don't miss the move: Subscribe to TheStreet's free daily newsletter Those who relied on China for imports were possibly the most threatened, as at one point, back-and-forth clashes between Trump and the country led to a 145% tariff. By May, Trump seemed to be backing down on some of his levies after talks with certain countries, leading voices on social media to come with with the acronym TACO, which stands for "Trumps Always Chickens Out." Trump lashed out at the accusation, saying, "It's called negotiation." Related: Federal Court delivers massive blow to Trump's tariff plan Now a new chapter has opened in the tariffs saga after a federal trade court voided certain tariffs on May 28, followed by a similar ruling from the District Court of Washington, D.C. on May 29. The White House immediately appealed, leading the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to temporarily pause the void on tariffs while the appellate court decides what to do next. As the battle rages on, one of President Trump's most vocal tariff supporters has stepped up to give his own opinion on the matter. Image source: Willard/Disney via Getty Images In a tweet posted on X early on the morning of May 30, tech investor and "Shark Tank" personality Kevin O' Leary weighed in on the rapid changes unfolding with tariffs, taking a stand on his personal beliefs. "I don't care about the political theater; I care about policy and how it impacts markets," the tweet read. "Trump's tariff strategy might look chaotic, but it's forcing the world to the table. Markets are near all-time highs, employment's strong, and tech's on fire. That's what matters," he said. More Tariffs: Tesla, Elon Musk make drastic decision amid U.S.-China trade warMajor U.S. automaker makes harsh decision in the wake of tariff tussleTariffs will devastate this entire industry O'Leary also posted a clip of himself in an interview with Fox News, where he dove deeper into the comments he summed up in the tweet. "I don't mind that this president and this administration has this unique attribute of doing everything, as sausage is being made, with a camera there," he said. "Trump doesn't care. So you're watching sausage being made with all of this volatility just around the tariff narrative. He stretched and pushed the powers of the executive up against the courts. He doesn't care. And they push back. He doesn't care." O'Leary points out that, in his eyes, things are good under Trump's rule. "The market is now back near its highs. The economy almost full employment. We are killing it in tech, where I'm an investor. I'm very, very happy," he said. Then, O'Leary revealed what he thinks the president is really trying to achieve. "And yet the market is starting to figure out that what really Trump is doing is getting us to a reciprocal tariff maybe around 10% by the time we get to the midterms," he said. "That's kind of the vibe in the market right now. And no administration has tried to negotiate 60 trade deals at once. That's never been done. And so obviously now with these pushbacks from the gonna be a little slower." In another tweet sent the morning of May 30, O'Leary summed up his take, short and sweet. "Most people get distracted by the chaos around Trump," the tweet read. "I don't. I follow policy, because that's where the money is. He's rewriting the rules of global trade. Ignore the spectacle. Track the signal. That's how you win." Related: Shark Tank's Kevin O'Leary warns Americans on Social Security problem The Arena Media Brands, LLC THESTREET is a registered trademark of TheStreet, Inc.
Sunday World
13 hours ago
- Sunday World
Social media ‘activist' threatened to blow up garda after stealing asylum seeker's wallet
Judge John Hughes found him guilty and ordered him to carry out 240 hours of community service to avoid a two-month prison sentence. A SOCIAL media 'activist' threatened a garda he was going to 'get a bomb and blow him up' in a tirade of abuse after he was found carrying a stolen asylum seeker's wallet. Anthony Boyle (33) hurled insults and drunkenly ranted about gardai 'letting foreigners in and arresting our own' as he was detained for possession of stolen property. He had denied the charges at Dublin District Court, claiming he never insulted the gardai and that they falsified their evidence because his crime-related 'citizen journalism' online was a 'nuisance' to them. Judge John Hughes found him guilty and ordered him to carry out 240 hours of community service to avoid a two-month prison sentence. Boyle, of North Frederick Street, Dublin 1 was convicted of threatening, abusive or insulting behaviour, public intoxication and possession of a stolen wallet. A charge of also having a stolen laptop was Ian Murphy said at around 1.30am on September 7 last year, he was called to South Great George's Street where he found Boyle outside a pub, slurring and holding himself up against railings. When asked about a wallet he had, Boyle presented it and said he had found it 'a week ago.' There were five cards in the wallet and Boyle told gardai he did not know who the man on them was. Garda Murphy suspected the wallet was stolen and arrested and handcuffed him. Boyle's demeanour 'changed completely' and he began abusing the garda. 'He said you're jokers, you're f**king scumbags, wanked on by the government,' Gda Murphy said. 'He referred to us as f**king faggots, that we are letting foreigners in and arresting our own.' Boyle also told the garda: 'f**k your oul lad", 'foreign c**ts will get your family', and 'you will never get a wife… you c**ts will never be a proper guard.' In cross-examination, defence barrister Garrett Casey said the accused had a 'significant online presence' and had commented on 'garda crime matters.' Gda Murphy said he was aware of Boyle but had never dealt with him before and denied that he was considered 'a nuisance.' Another garda told the court Boyle said 'you are only a little faggot' and 'my Dad was a garda and unlike you, he wasn't a faggot.' When they helped him into the van, he said: 'I'm going to get a bomb and I'm going to blow you up.' The court heard the cards in the wallet included Georgian ID and an international protection card. Immigration authorities had lost contact with this man, who now had an extradition warrant. Boyle said in evidence he had been out playing drums with friends on the streets earlier that day when he saw an eastern European drummer had left and dropped his wallet on the ground. He said he picked it up and held onto it in 'good faith' to return it later. He denied being drunk and insisted he told the gardai he had found the wallet that day. He told the court the allegations about what he said were "vile" as his own father was an ex garda detective. 'I would never say that, it's abhorrent, preposterous and completely untrue,' he said. 'I have a bit of a presence on social media,' he said, including posting videos of 'police responses' and said 'gardai do not like being videoed.' He said he was a trained first responder, a member of the Order of Malta and had been one of the first on the scene of the 2023 Parnell Square stabbings. Judge Hughes said Boyle was saying the gardai were 'lying on oath and concocting their evidence in an attempt to have him convicted.' 'I don't find his evidence to be credible,' the judge said of Boyle. The accused had no previous convictions. He was an engineer and IT consultant on a back-to-work allowance who did voluntary work in the community, Mr Casey said. The court heard Boyle would be appealing the convictions.
