Google CEO Defends $26B Payments Amid Antitrust Scrutiny, Cites User Experience Boost
Oct 31, 2023 09:02 am UTC| Business Technology Law
In a major antitrust case, Google CEO Sundar Pichai defended his companys practice of paying tech giants, including Apple, as the default search engine on their devices. Pichai stated that the intention was to enhance the...
Shein, PDD Holdings' Temu End US Legal Skirmish Amid Market Share Struggles
Oct 28, 2023 04:54 am UTC| Business Law
Fierce rivals Shein and PDD Holdings-owned Temu have agreed to end their legal battles in the U.S., according to documents filed in court. This surprising development comes amid an intensifying global market share...
Legal in one state, a crime in another: laws banning hate symbols are a mixed bag
Oct 27, 2023 15:07 pm UTC| Law
Queensland has now joined several other states in outlawing extremist hate symbols. Far-right and neo-Nazi groups pose a significant ongoing threat to national security, in Australia and globally. It is crucial to...
Oct 27, 2023 15:02 pm UTC| Law
Prominent cases of purported lying continue to dominate the news cycle. Hunter Biden was charged with lying on a government form while purchasing a handgun. Republican Representative George Santos allegedly lied in many...
Public schools and faith-based chaplains: Texas’ new combination is testing the First Amendment
Oct 27, 2023 15:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
In 1996, a school board in eastern Texas created a program called Clergy in Schools. Beaumont Independent School District recruited volunteer clergy to counsel K-12 students on topics such as self-esteem, peer pressure and...
How the world might look if animals had legal rights
Oct 27, 2023 14:58 pm UTC| Life Law
Lets picture what our societies might look like if animals were granted rights against being killed, made to suffer or exploited for human gain. When activists argue for animal rights, they ask us to imagine a different...
SEC Fines BlackRock $2.5 Million Over Misrepresentation of Entertainment Investments
Oct 26, 2023 09:22 am UTC| Business Law Digital Currency
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has fined investment adviser BlackRock Advisors $2.5 million for allegedly failing to depict investments in the entertainment industry accurately. These investments formed a...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects