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October 9, 2024, 4:05 AM

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Leah Nylen / Bloomberg:
Filing: the US DOJ lays out “behavioral and structural remedies”, including a breakup, for the federal judge to consider in the Google Search antitrust case  —  - Antitrust officials also mull making Google share search data  — Justice Department proposes multiple options in historic case
Lee-Anne Mulholland / The Keyword:
Google says the DOJ's “radical” and “sweeping” proposals in Search antitrust case risk hurting consumers, businesses, developers, and American competitiveness  —  The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today shared a broad outline of radical changes it may demand as part …
Wall Street Journal:
There is little modern precedent to guide US judges on whether a breakup, like the one the DOJ is proposing in the Google Search antitrust case, is appropriate  —  Antitrust enforcers search for tough remedies to counteract alleged monopoly abuses  —  WASHINGTON—U.S. antitrust enforcers haven't broken up a company in 40 years.
Washington Post:
ISD: top officials in NC and at FEMA responding to Hurricane Helene face antisemitic attacks largely on X, where 10 of the posts collectively drew 17.1M views  —  Report finds Elon Musk's X is fueling conspiracy theories that risk undermining rescue efforts and preparations for Hurricane Milton.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Joel Khalili / Wired:
HBO's documentary Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery says Peter Todd, known for his Bitcoin codebase contributions, is Satoshi Nakamoto, a claim Todd denies  —  A new HBO documentary takes a swing at uncovering the real identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, inventor of Bitcoin.
Bloomberg:
Brazil's Supreme Court authorizes the return of X after the company complied with its demands, including taking down some accounts and appointing a legal rep  —  - Court banned platform in August as billionaire defied orders  — Social network had 22 million users in South American country
Allison Johnson / The Verge:
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
An era of politically motivated AI slop is here, exacerbating viral conspiracy theories and making a big impact after disasters, as in the US, Brazil, and Gaza  —  The era of politically-motivated AI slop is here and it sucks.  —  By now, if you have spent any amount of time reading …
Financial Times:
A look at challenges for Ireland's role as a data center hub, as energy supply problems and planning hurdles force AWS and others to evaluate alternatives  —  Dublin goes from ‘leader to flounderer’ as planning and energy supply problems lead tech groups to invest elsewhere
Laura Dobberstein / The Register:
OpenAI announces Singapore will serve as its APAC hub and appoints Oliver Jay, who served as Asana's chief revenue officer, to lead international expansion  —  Picks Singapore as APAC hub and outlines desire to get governments onside  —  Chat GPT-maker Open AI announced today that it's appointed …
Jacob Robbins / PitchBook:
Brazil-based Asaas, which offers payment processing, invoicing, fraud protection, and other financial services to SMBs, raised a $148M Series C led by BOND  —  Asaas, a Brazilian enterprise fintech company, has raised a $148 million Series C as global investors once more look for opportunities in Latin America's burgeoning tech scene.
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Megan Graham / Wall Street Journal:
Marketing tech company Zeta Global agrees to acquire LiveIntent, another marketing tech provider, for $250M in cash and stock, in a deal set to close in Q4 2024  —  Zeta said LiveIntent's database of customer information will strengthen its own offerings as marketers make first-party data a priority
Daniel Arkin / NBC News:
A bipartisan coalition of 14 US state AGs file lawsuits accusing TikTok of damaging minors' mental health and collecting their data without parental consent  —  The legal broadside alleges TikTok violated state laws by falsely claiming its service is safe for young people.

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