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Texas sues Google over local radio ads for its smartphones 01/19/2022 07:19pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas' attorney general on Wednesday sued Google, alleging the company asked local radio DJs to record personal endorsements for smartphones that they hadn't used or been provided. In the lawsuit filed in Montgomery County, Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton said Google en 8 Best 5G Stocks to Buy in 2022 01/19/2022 07:00pm • Here are eight stocks benefiting from the 5G boom.In the past few years, 5G has transitioned from a trendy tech buzzword to one of the largest near-term growth trends on Wall Street. Wireless providers are rolling out 5G networks all over the world. These next-generation networks allow for faster, h EXPLAINER: Microsoft's Activision buy could shake up gaming 01/19/2022 04:40pm • Microsoft stunned the gaming industry when it announced this week it would buy game publisher Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion, a deal that would immediately make it a larger video-game company than Nintendo. Microsoft, maker of the Xbox gaming system, said acquiring the owner of Candy Crush, C Car Review: 2022 Volvo C40 Recharge is a 'zero emission luxury' 01/19/2022 05:28am • By Brian Armstead The future of Volvo Cars is electric, and the new Volvo C40 Recharge is the latest manifestation of its commitment to zero emissions. By 2025, Volvo’s goal is for half its global sales volume to consist of fully-electric cars, and the other half, hybrids. By 2030, it plans for ev Microsoft buys game maker Activision Blizzard for about $70B 01/18/2022 07:23pm • Microsoft is paying the enormous sum of nearly $70 billion for Activision Blizzard, the maker of Candy Crush and Call of Duty, a deal that would immediately make it a larger video-game company than Nintendo while raising questions about the deal’s possible anti-competitive effects. The all-cash $6 US regulators aiming at illegal and anticompetitive mergers 01/18/2022 03:24pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. competition regulators have mounted an effort to tighten enforcement against illegal mergers, in line with President Joe Biden’s mandate for greater scrutiny to big business combinations. The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission announced Tuesday they are s How to File Taxes for Free 01/17/2022 07:00pm • Each year, millions of Americans are eligible to file their taxes for free online using free tax software but don't. It's a head-scratching trend, until you do a quick Google search or consider the ads you've viewed in the weeks leading up to tax season. Experts say the big names in paid tax prepara Bitcoin vs. Ethereum: Which Is a Better Buy? 01/17/2022 07:00pm • It's no surprise that investors are interested in cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin (BTC), the first in the asset class, was the single best-performing mainstream investment in the last decade, and it's not even close. Hundreds of other digital currencies have followed in its footsteps, with many putting up 9 Best Cheap Stocks to Buy Now Under $5 01/17/2022 07:00pm • These sub-$5 stocks could deliver big gains in 2022.In the past, companies used to split their share prices frequently to keep their stocks affordable to the general public. This has changed in recent years, however. Now, companies such as Amazon.com Inc. (ticker: AMZN) and Alphabet Inc. (GOOG, GOOG 8 Best Quantum Computing Stocks to Buy for 2022 01/17/2022 07:00pm • Analysts love these quantum computing stocks.Quantum computers are the next leap forward in computing power. Using the power of quantum mechanics to solve certain problems, quantum computers can do things that even the biggest and best classic supercomputers in the world cannot. This nascent technol Virginia siblings create app to help those in danger of substance abuse 01/17/2022 03:16pm • Two Virginia siblings have taken their social media and technology skills to a new level, creating an app to help those at risk of substance abuse that has been adopted by a national nonprofit. "It's a really good feeling," said Abhinav Potineni, 16, a junior at Rockridge High School in Loudoun C Northern Virginia still tops global data center markets (and, what’s a gigawatt?) 01/17/2022 10:47am • Cushman & Wakefield’s 2022 rankings of the Top 10 Data Center markets in the world places Northern Virginia at the top, a title it has held for years. And it is not even close. Silicon Valley and Singapore tie for second largest data center markets globally, followed by Chicago and Atlanta, Police investigate shooting in Ashburn, Va. 01/15/2022 05:51pm • The sheriff's office in Loudoun County, Virginia, are investigating a shooting incident that took place on Boxwood Place in Ashburn early Saturday morning. The shooting arose out of an earlier altercation between two groups. Subjects in the case had reportedly confronted victims in the area aroun Lawsuit: Google, Facebook CEOs colluded in online ad sales 01/14/2022 04:41pm • Newly unredacted documents from a state-led antitrust lawsuit against Google accuse the search giant of colluding with rival Facebook to manipulate online advertising sales. The CEOs of both companies were aware of the deal and signed off on it, the lawsuit alleges. The original, redacted lawsuit, f Data Doctors: Using dropped pins in Google Maps 01/14/2022 04:32pm • Q: What can I do to make dropped pins more accurate in Google Maps? A: Dropped pins -- which is done by pressing on any point in a map view -- are very helpful for locations that don’t have a physical address, such as a remote hiking area or in regions of the world that don’t have physical ad