7 h. ago Google sued for £5bn in UK over allegations of shutting out rivals

Class action argues US tech firm charged more for advertising on its preinstalled apps than it could in fair marketGoogle is being sued in the UK for up to £5bn in damages over allegations it shut out rivals in the internet search market and abused this dominance to overcharge businesses for advertisements. A class action filed at the competition appeal tribunal on Tuesday argues that the US technology company has taken actions that enable it to charge higher prices for the promotions that appear in search inquiries than it otherwise could in a fair market. It alleged that Google, which is owned by the US tech company Alphabet, contracted phone makers to preinstall the Google search app and Chrome browser on Android devices and paid Apple to make it the default search engine on iPhones, with the intention of shutting out competition. The claim is filed by the competition law expert Or Brook on behalf of thousands of businesses and alleges Google ensured its search engine had better ...

Economics

42 h. ago We will soon be able to talk to dolphins using AI, experts claim

A new model created by Google could reveal the secrets behind how the animals communicate for the first time, with hopes we may be able to 'speak dolphin' in the future.

Science

1 week ago Lucy Letby medical experts claim evil nurse didn't kill any babies in bombshell report

This is a breaking news story and is constantly being updated as the story develops

Events

3 w. ago Top scientists call for an end to daylight saving time: Experts warn clock change fuels a rise in cancer, traffic accidents, and suicide

As the clocks are set to go forwards this Sunday, many of us will be dreading losing an hour in bed. Now, top scientists have called for an end to Daylight Saving Time.

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3 w. ago Why the Signal chat leak might have exposed a big legal problem for Trump administration

Lawmakers and legal experts claim the Yemen Signal group chat ‘blatantly violated security regulations designed to prevent exactly this kind of leak’

Politics

3 w. ago Is this the secret to limitless clean energy? Scientists claim we can produce power from Earth's ROTATION

While we go about our days the Earth is constantly rotating through its own magnetic field. Now, experts claim it is possible to harvest clean energy from this natural rhythm.

Science