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DOJ proposes breakup of Google to address search monopoly

DOJ proposes breakup of Google to address search monopoly

DOJ has proposed forcing Google to sell its Chrome browser and potentially its Android operating system, which Samsung Galaxy and other phones run, to address its illegal search monopoly. The remedies follow Judge Amit Mehta's August ruling that Google’s dominance in online search violates antitrust laws. The

Amazon deepens AI partnership with Anthropic, commits additional $4 billion investment

Amazon deepens AI partnership with Anthropic, commits additional $4 billion investment

Amazon has strengthened its partnership with AI research firm Anthropic, committing an additional $4 billion investment. Under the expanded collaboration Anthropic has named AWS its primary training partner and will utilize AWS Trainium and Inferentia chips to deploy its largest AI foundation models. This builds on last year’s agreement,

DIU awards contracts to software vendors for Replicator initiative

DIU awards contracts to software vendors for Replicator initiative

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) awarded prototype contracts to seven software vendors to support the Pentagon’s Replicator initiative, aimed at fielding thousands of robotic systems to counter China's Indo-Pacific military buildup. Defense Scoop reported the selected companies include Viasat, Anduril Industries, and L3Harris, which will provide technologies

POGO: Key intelligence inspectors general resign as Trump’s return sparks oversight fears

POGO: Key intelligence inspectors general resign as Trump’s return sparks oversight fears

POGO, a nonpartisan, independent government watchdog, reports the CIA and Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) inspectors general, Robin Ashton and Thomas Monheim, have resigned following Trump’s reelection. Inspectors general, tasked with investigating fraud and abuse may find their roles OBE by an electorate unconcerned with the

China's high-speed rail’s costly expansion has implications for US development

China's high-speed rail’s costly expansion has implications for US development

China’s high-speed rail network, poised to exceed 30,000 miles of track, illustrates the country’s ambitious infrastructure strategy, driven by heavy government investment, reports the Wall Street Journal. Under Xi Jinping, the project expanded far beyond initial plans, showcasing the Communist Party’s focus on collective progress through

GSA modernizes IAE with new features, Drupal upgrade

GSA modernizes IAE with new features, Drupal upgrade

GSA is overhauling the Integrated Award Environment (IAE), the "platform" enabling contractor engagement in response to diverse user needs across federal acquisition, grants, and legal sectors. IAE—an amalgamation of procurement systems, such as SAM, old WDOL, old FPDS, but not ESRS or FSRS—often lacks currency, such

Let's do the time warp: Vioxx v. opioids

Let's do the time warp: Vioxx v. opioids

In 1999, Merck & Co. introduced Vioxx (rofecoxib), a COX-2 selective nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug (NSAID). NSAIDs are among the most widely used medications that reduce inflammation, relieve pain, and lower fever by inhibiting enzymes (COX-1 and COX-2). You may know them as ibuprofen, naproxen, and aspirin. While effective for managing