[ad_1] Late Friday, the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post reported, based on it anonymous sources, that the Department of Justice is preparing an antitrust probe of Google. The company has faced several similar inquiries from EU officials with billions in fines as a result, and in one case it caused Google to separate Chrome […]
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Ford under criminal investigation for miscalculating vehicle emissions
[ad_1] In February, Ford launched its own investigation into emissions testing practices at the prompting of employees who noticed inconsistencies in results. The whistleblowers believe that Ford may have been miscalculating “road load,” or factors that affect a car while it is traveling. That includes aerodynamic drag and tire resistance. A lab test that doesn’t […]
T-Mobile and Sprint merger is ‘unlikely’ without major changes
[ad_1] State antitrust officials also have qualms with the merger, according to one of the WSJ‘s tipsters. The FCC is on record as having questions about both the claimed cost savings and their plans for wireless home broadband. T-Mobile and Sprint didn’t have an immediate comment on the apparent leaks. If the report proves true, […]
DEA never checked if its bulk surveillance data was legal
[ad_1] There was good reason to put those efforts under tight scrutiny, the Inspector General’s office said. Under one program, nicknamed Program A, the DEA relied on “non-target specific” subpoenas to make telecoms supply metadata for calls made between the US and countries it deemed a “nexus to drugs,” even when there was no apparent […]