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Google Backs New Nuclear Plants to Power AI
Startup Kairos Power plans to build small reactors to help supply electricity to the tech company’s data centers, in a first-of-its-kind deal in the U.S. Google will back the construction of seven small nuclear-power reactors in the U.S., a first-of-its-kind deal that aims to help feed the tech company’s growing appetite for electricity to power AI and jump-start a U.S. nuclear revival.
Google's 2.4 billion euro fine upheld by Europe's top court in EU antitrust probe
- Europe's top court on Tuesday upheld a 2.4 billion euro ($2.65 billion) fine imposed on Google for abusing its dominant position by favoring its own shopping comparison service. - The fine stems from an antitrust investigation by the European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, that concluded in 2017. - The Commission said at the time that Google had favored its own shopping comparison service over those of its rivals.
DOJ claims Google has “trifecta of monopolies” on Day 1 of ad tech trial
On Monday, the US Department of Justice's next monopoly trial against Google started in Virginia—this time challenging the tech giant's ad tech dominance. The trial comes after Google lost two major cases that proved Google had a monopoly in both general search and the Android app store. During her opening statement, DOJ lawyer Julia Tarver Wood told US District Judge Leonie Brinkema—who will be ruling on the case after Google cut a check to avoid a jury trial—that "it’s worth saying the quiet part out loud," AP News reported.