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Google employee charged with insider trading after allegedly making $1.2 million betting on Polymarket
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Google employee charged with insider trading after allegedly making $1.2 million betting on Polymarket

A Google employee is suspected of using insider information to make millions gambling - and is now being charged with a crime, writes the BBC.
Norwegian housing operator wants to challenge Hemnet in Sweden
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Norwegian housing operator wants to challenge Hemnet in Sweden

Today, Norwegian Zrch Group is launching a new site on the Swedish housing market to challenge Hemnet. The idea is to reach homebuyers via social media and Google
New tool looks for deepfakes on YouTube
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New tool looks for deepfakes on YouTube

Google is launching a new tool that allows users to search YouTube for so-called deepfakes, i. e
Google, Meta and TikTok reported to European Commission over scam ads
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Google, Meta and TikTok reported to European Commission over scam ads

Are the IT giants doing enough to protect users from scam ads? No, the Swedish Consumers' Association believes; it is now reporting Google, among others, to the European Commission.
New book: Northvolt site could become power-hungry data center
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New book: Northvolt site could become power-hungry data center

Northvolt's old premises could be transformed into a power-hungry data center, the largest in Europe - instead of becoming a site for battery manufacturing. This is what journalist and author Gunnar Lindstedt writes in the book "The Northvolt Case"
Pentagon continues to exclude Anthropic from military AI agreements
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Pentagon continues to exclude Anthropic from military AI agreements

The US Department of Defense (the Pentagon) has signed agreements with seven leading AI companies for military use of their technology. Anthropic was excluded
Alphabet revenue beats expectations
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Alphabet revenue beats expectations

Google's parent company Alphabet released its quarterly report on Wednesday evening. Sales were better than expected
Google invests $10 billion, may invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic
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Google invests $10 billion, may invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic

Google may invest up to the equivalent of SEK 370 billion in AI giant Anthropic.
Fashion giant Gap's new move - selling clothes via AI
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Fashion giant Gap's new move - selling clothes via AI

Shop for underwear and socks directly through an AI service? That opportunity is now being launched by H&M's American competitor, Gap.
Six Epstein victims sue US government over Justice Department release of files
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Six Epstein victims sue US government over Justice Department release of files

Dozens of victims of the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein had their identities revealed when the Justice Department released the so-called "Epstein Files. " Six of them are now suing the government
Wall Street slides as oil rises and Meta, Alphabet plunge after losing court cases
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Wall Street slides as oil rises and Meta, Alphabet plunge after losing court cases

The New York Stock Exchange fell again as oil prices rose. Social media giants Meta and Alphabet plunged after losing court cases
Los Angeles jury finds Meta and Google failed to warn users platforms could be addictive
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Los Angeles jury finds Meta and Google failed to warn users platforms could be addictive

A jury in Los Angeles has ruled that Alphabet, Google's parent company, and Meta, the owner of Facebook, failed to clearly warn users that the platforms could be addictive, CNBC reports.
After the Trump scandal, former Google executive Matt Brittin to take over the BBC
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After the Trump scandal, former Google executive Matt Brittin to take over the BBC

Former Google executive Matt Brittin will be the new director-general of the BBC. His predecessor, Tim Davie, resigned in November last year after heavy criticism over the public service broadcaster cutting a speech by US President Donald Trump
Musk's fortune grows, by far the richest
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Musk's fortune grows, by far the richest

Elon Musk is not only the richest man in the world; he is the first person ever to reach a fortune of over $800 billion and tops business magazine Forbes' annual list of the world's billionaires.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai signs salary deal worth up to $692 million
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Google CEO Sundar Pichai signs salary deal worth up to $692 million

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has signed a new agreement with parent company Alphabet worth up to $692 million, about SEK 6. 4 billion
Pontus Rasmusson appeals one-year prison sentence for serious accounting crimes
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Pontus Rasmusson appeals one-year prison sentence for serious accounting crimes

Former YouTube personality Pontus Rasmusson is appealing his prison sentence, reports P4 Kronoberg.
The apps play with your brain - that's why you lose
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The apps play with your brain - that's why you lose

Tech giants - the world’s richest companies - are exploiting our primitive instincts to get us hooked on social media. Using tricks like push notifications, algorithms and endless scrolling, the companies play on our fears and our hunger for rewards
The apps play with your brain, that's why you lose
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The apps play with your brain, that's why you lose

Tech giants - the world’s richest companies - are exploiting our cave-like brains to get us hooked on social media. Using tricks like push notifications, algorithms and endless scrolling, the companies play on our fears and hunger for rewards
Zuckerberg says Meta should have identified underage Instagram users earlier
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Zuckerberg says Meta should have identified underage Instagram users earlier

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg admits that his company should have been faster when it comes to identifying underage users on Instagram.
Zuckerberg in court accused of causing addiction in children
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Zuckerberg in court accused of causing addiction in children

Some of the world's largest companies are accused of allowing millions of children to suffer in order to make money. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is facing the first in a long line of legal cases over what can be offered online to minors - and who is responsible
Record year for e-commerce in 2025 - better than during the pandemic
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Record year for e-commerce in 2025 - better than during the pandemic

E-commerce sales increased to SEK 153 billion in 2025, breaking the previous record from the pandemic, according to PostNord's e-commerce barometer. Pharmacy products and furniture and home furnishings are among the industries growing the most
YouTuber Pontus Rasmusson sentenced to one year in prison and three-year business ban
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YouTuber Pontus Rasmusson sentenced to one year in prison and three-year business ban

Former YouTuber Pontus Rasmusson had millions in sales but mismanaged his accounting. He has now been sentenced to one year in prison and a three-year business ban for gross accounting fraud
Instagram CEO disputes clinical addiction in lawsuit
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Instagram CEO disputes clinical addiction in lawsuit

Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri, in a lawsuit against Meta and Google, says he disagrees that people can become clinically addicted to social media.
Tech giants on trial - engineering addiction
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Tech giants on trial - engineering addiction

Tech giants have "engineered addiction" among young people and children. The prosecutor said so in his opening statement at a major trial against Meta and Google
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