Diane Bartz / Reuters: US v. Google: the DOJ ended the trial’s evidentiary phase on November 16, arguing that Google broke antitrust law; closing arguments are set for early May 2024  —  The U.S. government hammered away at its main arguments against Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google on Thursday, wrapping up the evidentiary phase … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Todd Bishop / GeekWire: Internal memo: Amazon plans to cut “several hundred roles” in its Alexa division as part of a broader shift in business priorities and a focus on generative AI  —  Amazon will eliminate several hundred roles in its Alexa division as part of a broader shift in priorities and a focus … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Erin Woo / The Information: Current and former Snap staff say Evan Spiegel has spoken admiringly of some of Musk’s ideas for X, as he promotes “hardcore” work to lift Snap from an ad slump  —  Snap co-founder and CEO Evan Spiegel has lately taken to walking around his company’s Santa Monica, Calif. … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: A California jury convicts former VC Mike Rothenberg for defrauding investors on 21 counts of bank fraud, false statements, money laundering, and wire fraud  —  Mike Rothenberg, a former VC known for hosting lavish parties, was convicted today on 21 counts for defrauding investors Lees verder op Tech Meme

Martin Coulter / Reuters: The EU Court of Justice says Apple has filed a legal challenge to the Digital Markets Act  —  Apple (AAPL.O) has filed a legal case contesting decisions taken by the European Commission under its recently-introduced Digital Markets Act, according to a post shared by the Court of Justice of the European Union on X. Lees verder op Tech Meme