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eAlphabet's Google Cloud on Monday ramped up its criticism of Microsoft's cloud computing practices, saying its rival is seeking a monopoly that would harm the development of emerging technologies such as generative artificial intelligence.Microsoft and Amazon have recently attracted scrutiny in Britain, the European Union and the United States over their market power in cloud computing. Google trails a distant third behind the two leaders. Microsoft's collaboration with ChatGPT creator OpenAI has also ratcheted up the…

Google has presented its final arguments to a federal judge in Washington, D.C., defending itself against accusations of operating an unlawful monopoly in search. The company filed its posttrial brief in response to the US Department of Justice’s claims that Google used exclusionary contracts to stifle competition in the search market. Users and partners choose Google Search based on its quality, says Google According to Google, evidence from the trial conclusively demonstrates its position as the highest quality and…

Activision Blizzard's operation of the Call of Duty League is now the subject of a lawsuit brought by two pro players who allege the esports league is an illegal monopoly, one that prevents competition and forces players and teams to agree to "extortionate" financial terms.The two players are known names in professional Call of Duty circles. Optic Gaming president Hector "H3CZ" Rodriguez and pro player Seth "Scump" Abner, the second winningest player in the game's history, are seeking $680 million in…

February 16, 2024 @ 3:36 PM A trio of professional gamers sued video game developer Activision Friday for its “unlawful 100% monopoly” on “Call of Duty” leagues and tournaments, a competitive gaming space they said was a “lucrative and once-vibrant market.” Filed in the central district of California, western division court on Friday by plaintiffs Hector Rodriguez, Seth Abner and Hecz, the lawsuit accuses Activision of practicing “myriad anticompetitive actions.” “Activision has used that unlawful…

Image Source : FILE Google Google will face another antitrust trial in the United States, and this time it is over its ad tech policies in the nation. The ad tech trial will start in the state of Virginia (US) from September 9 onwards. In January last year (2023), the US Department of Justice claimed that Google violated US antitrust law by illegally monopolising the…

Playing Monopoly Go can be a drag if you don’t have enough dice rolls. Thankfully, the studio distributes codes to the community through social channels. Here’s a recap so you don’t have to go hunting everywhere! Working Monopoly Go free dice roll links When and how can you redeem Monopoly Go free dice rolls? When you hit Level 15 in Monopoly Go, you’re good to go to redeem the above free dice roll codes, which only work once per account. You will need to click the link directly on your device, where you have…

The matter of Apple's App Store and the way it runs it has long been a bone of contention for people, especially developers who sell their wares in it. Apple takes a 30% cut from all transactions handled via the App Store and doesn't allow apps to include a third-party payment system, either. But following the news that Apple is now going to at least allow apps to link out to third-party websites to process payments, it was hoped that there was going to be a new way for developers to accept money from their customers.…

Image: HasbroNo metal tokens here; instead, this edition comes with little cut-out figures of the superstars you shuffle around the board, including wrestlers-turned-actors Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson and John Cena. Also, forget about landing on properties; instead, the squares represent trademark ring maneuvers including “Jackhammer, Moonsault, and Stone Cold Stunner! The more Moves a player owns, the tougher they are.” Could come in handy if a fight breaks out while you’re playing. $15.39 at Amazon. Image: HasbroNo…

Between the , the and the , AMD has a virtual monopoly over the chips powering high-end gaming handhelds. But for the Claw, MSI is partnering up with Intel to bring a little more balance to the portable PC performance wars.On paper and in its design, MSI’s Claw shares a lot with the ROG Ally. It has a 7-inch full HD LCD screen with 500 nits of brightness and a 120Hz refresh rate. (I asked an MSI rep if the Claw also supports VRR, but they didn’t have an immediate answer, so stay tuned.) Even its case looks very familiar,…

 A new crop of artificial intelligence startups has shaken up Silicon Valley — and the wider business world — throughout this year, but there's one thing that hasn't changed: Big Tech still wields power. In the wake of Microsoft Corp.'s $10 billion investment in OpenAI in January, other tech giants raced to partner with leading AI startups through funding and cloud computing deals. Salesforce Inc. led a round in Hugging Face at a $4.5 billion valuation. Alphabet Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. invested billions in OpenAI rival…