An ‘industry behemoth.’ Inside the federal government’s efforts to break up Google SAN FRANCISCO — In its early days, the quirky tech startup known as Google adopted a visionary corporate credo: “ Don’t be evil .” That later evolved into the motto: “Do the right thing,” reflecting ... 01/17/2025 - 8:43 am | View Link
Google can question Texas officials in privacy lawsuit, appeals court rules Google has a right to question Texas officials in a lawsuit accusing the Alphabet unit of unlawfully collecting biometric privacy data of millions of Texans without consent, a state appeals court has ... 01/17/2025 - 7:36 am | View Link
Google Search Is Doing Fine. Alphabet May Still Be in Trouble. The danger for Google isn’t that it loses market share in search, but rather that search becomes subsumed within the broader category of AI. Just ask Microsoft about Windows PCs. 01/17/2025 - 6:35 am | View Link
Google begins requiring JavaScript for Google Search Google says it has begun requiring users to turn on JavaScript in order to use Google Search, possibly in an effort to block certain SEO tools. 01/17/2025 - 5:23 am | View Link
Google must face part of US consumer lawsuit over search dominance Google has failed to persuade a judge in California to throw out a lawsuit accusing the technology giant of monopolizing the online search market. 01/17/2025 - 2:52 am | View Link
Moon Alert: Avoid shopping or important decisions from 8:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. EST today (5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. PST). After that, the Moon moves from Virgo into Libra.
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Today in history:
On Jan. 18, 1996, Lisa Marie Presley filed for divorce from Michael Jackson after less than two years of marriage.
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In 1778, English navigator Captain James Cook reached the present-day Hawaiian Islands, which he dubbed the “Sandwich Islands.”
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Donald Trump is the biggest crybaby in the world. He now wants to punish Comcast because Seth Meyers made fun of him.
Imagine being one of those who voted for Trump because of “free speech”?♂️
— Republicans Against Trumpism (@rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social) January 14, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Completely appropriate response, Seth:
SETH MEYERS: It has come to my attention that sometimes people who do not care for me get stuck watching my show.
At her Friday confirmation hearing as Trump’s pick for DHS secretary, Gov. Kristi Noem made rambling remarks suggesting she has good working relationships with her state’s tribes:
NOEM: I offered to train federal law enforcement officers, BIA officers, but also their tribal police in South Dakota, at no cost to our tribes.
Someone remind this pair of clowns that Trump and Melania didn't have the courtesy to attend Biden's inauguration. Watters was already being roasted for the hypocrisy after comments he made on his show this Wednesday about Michelle Obama refusing to attend Orange Julius' inauguration.
This Thursday Watters brought on Trumper Kid Rock to pile on and complain about how disrespectful the angry Black woman was being for not attending:
WATTERS: So is this your first inauguration?
ROCK: No.
Unsurprisingly, a corrupted politician will meet with another corrupted politician—birds of a feather and all of that. But thirsty grifter NYC Mayor Eric Adams might be hoping for a pardon from the convicted felon since he is facing a five-count federal indictment. And Adams is traveling to Mar-a-Lago at the taxpayers' expense.
Donald has previously expressed interest in pardoning Adams.