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Google on Friday began removing California news websites from some people's search results, a test that acted as a threat should the state Legislature pass a law requiring the search giant to pay media companies for linking to their content. Google announced the move in a blog post on Friday, calling it a "short-term test for a small percentage of users ... to measure the impact of the legislation on our product experience.” The company said it also would pause new investments in the California news industry, including the partnership initiative with news organizations and its product licensing program...

The stock market gave some bullish signs, with Nvidia rebounding, but the indexes generally fell for the week on inflation and Mideast fears...

The chief executive says the societal benefit "will astound us all."...

April 12 (Reuters) - “Fortnite” video game maker Epic Games has urged a federal judge in California to force Google to open up its Play Store to greater competition after a jury found the U.S. tech giant had abused its power as a gatekeeper for apps on the Android mobile platform. Epic made its proposal in a court filing on Thursday to U.S. District Judge James Donato in San Francisco, seeking among other things to require Google Play Store to allow the distribution of competing third-party app stores for six years and also limit the company’s ability to make agreements with device makers to restrict preloading of competing app stores. Donato presided over a blockbuster antitrust trial that ended in a jury verdict against Alphabet-owned Google in December...

"Fortnite" maker Epic Games has urged a California judge to force Google to open up its Play Store to greater competition after a jury found it had abused its power as a gatekeeper for Android apps...