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Leah Nylen / Bloomberg: DOJ hires Microsoft's former chief economist Susan Athey as its top antitrust economist; sources say Athey will likely be recused from Apple and Google cases — Susan Athey, a Stanford University professor and former chief economist at Microsoft Corp., is joining the Justice Department as its top antitrust economist. Leah Nylen / Bloomberg: DOJ hires Microsoft's former chief economist Susan Athey as its top antitrust economist; sources say Athey will likely be recused from…

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announces charges against a suspect from Ukraine and a Russian national over a July ransomware attack on an American company, during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, November 8, 2021.Jonathan Ernst | ReutersU.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland tried to ward off violent protests to the Supreme Court's ruling Friday overturning its landmark abortion decision Roe v. Wade, asking protestors to remain peaceful."Advocates with different views on this issue have…

The Justice Department has reached a settlement agreement with Meta after suing the social media giant for targeted advertising practices that allegedly violated the Fair Housing Act. As part of the settlement agreement, Meta will change its ad delivery system for housing ads and stop using its "Special Ad Audience" tool.The Justice Department touted the "historic" settlement, which resolves the department's first case challenging algorithmic bias under the Fair Housing Act. The settlement also marks the first time that…

TikTok says it has completed migrating its US users' data to Oracle's servers in the US  —  TikTok has completed migrating its U.S. users' information to servers at Oracle Corp (ORCL.N), in a move that could address U.S. regulatory concerns over data integrity on the popular video app, the company confirmed to Reuters. TikTok says it has completed migrating its US users' data to Oracle's servers in the US  —  TikTok has completed migrating its U.S. users' information to servers at Oracle Corp (ORCL.N), in a move that…

Ariel Shapiro / The Verge: CEO Daniel Ek: Spotify plans to use the freemium model for audiobooks; the DOJ is reviewing Spotify's yet-to-close acquisition of audiobook distributor Findaway — This story is part of a group of stories called — This article first ran in Hot Pod Insider, The Verge's audio industry newsletter. Ariel Shapiro / The Verge: CEO Daniel Ek: Spotify plans to use the freemium model for audiobooks; the DOJ is reviewing Spotify's yet-to-close acquisition of…

Amazon-owned online pharmacy company PillPack agreed to pay nearly $6 million after admitting to giving patients more insulin at a time than Medicare and Medicaid allow, according to a settlement announced by the Department of Justice on Monday. Government healthcare programs like Medicare and Medicaid put limits on the supply of drugs they’ll cover at one time, which restricts the amount of the drug a pharmacy can distribute to a patient. According to the settlement, PillPack would give patients a full box of insulin…

Sweden's Ericsson said Wednesday that US authorities have found its disclosures about an internal inquiry into its conduct in Iraq, including suspected bribes to the Islamic State group, "insufficient".The news from the telecom equipment maker sent shares tumbling, and they were down over 12 percent around midday on the Stockholm stock exchange.The company's value had already taken a beating in recent weeks over the anticipated publication of a media investigation coordinated by the International Consortium of…