July 2019

Qualcomm Is Fined Again by European Regulators for Antitrust Behavior

Technology /

Qualcomm, the world’s No. 1 maker of smartphone chips, was fined 242 million euros, or $272 million, by the European Commission on Thursday for blocking a rival from the market about a decade ago. It’s Qualcomm’s second penalty ordered by European regulators. The European Commission accused Qualcomm of predatory pricing between 2009 and 2011 that […]

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A Live CNN Drawing Will Determine the Next Democratic Debate Lineups

Politics /

Only on CNN does it take an hour to separate 20 candidates into two nights of presidential debates. After a legion of complaints from the 2020 campaigns and the Democratic National Committee about NBC’s closed-door drawing to determine the lineups for the first set of debates last month, CNN will turn its selection process into

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Kristen Bell Asks Her Kids How Old She’s Turning And They’re So Wrong It’s Funny

Entertainment /

Well, this is not something you want to hear in your late 30s. Kristen Bell, who turned 39 on Thursday, decided to play what she thought would be a fun game with her two young daughters, Lincoln, 6, and Delta, 4, by asking them how old they thought she was turning. Bell record the entire

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EU fines chipmaker Qualcomm for ‘predatory pricing’

Technology /

In yet another European Union move against a U.S. tech company, the bloc’s antitrust chief on Thursday fined chipmaker Qualcomm $271 million, accusing it of “predatory pricing” to drive a competitor out of the market. EU Antitrust Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said Qualcomm was abusing its market dominance in 3G baseband chipsets. She said it sold

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Trump’s Crowd Chanted ‘Send Her Back,’ but Republicans Don’t Blame Him

Politics /

WASHINGTON — Republicans on Thursday tried to distance themselves from the “send her back” chant that broke out at President Trump’s re-election rally Wednesday night when he railed against a Somali-born congresswoman, but they once again declined to criticize Mr. Trump directly. Republican leaders have struggled all week to respond to Mr. Trump’s attacks on

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Indexes sink; Netflix miss pulls down communications stocks

Finance /

U.S. stocks moved lower in midday trading on Wall Street Thursday after Netflix reported a slump in new subscribers and dragged down communications companies. The streaming video service plunged after subscriber additions fell far below Wall Street forecasts during the April-June period. The communications sector, which also includes Disney and Facebook, had the most severe

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