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Antitrust chief: Google’s restrictions on Android device makers breach EU law

Google faces more competition charges in the European Union, after the 28-member-state bloc's antitrust commissioner concluded in a preliminary decision that the company had abused its dominant position by imposing restriction on Android device makers.

A Statement of Objections—which outlines Brussels' charges—has been sent to Google this morning, competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager said during a press conference on...

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Internal email: Microsoft launches investigation into Xbox ‘schoolgirl’ dancer incident; ‘We are not going to tolerate this,’ says HR chief
Kathleen Hogan, Microsoft executive vice president of human resources.
Kathleen Hogan, Microsoft executive vice president of human resources.

Microsoft’s top executives were “embarrassed and appalled” upon seeing photos of female dancers in schoolgirl outfits at a Microsoft Xbox-sponsored event at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco this week, the company’s executive vice president of human...

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VW’s US chief resigns, regulator raises doubts that diesels can be fixed

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On Wednesday afternoon, Volkswagen Group said that the head of the US branch of the company, Michael Horn, will be stepping down to "pursue other opportunities immediately,” according to the Wall Street Journal.

Horn led Volkswagen’s US operations since January 2014, and his departure comes as VW Group is under extreme scrutiny for building...

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F-35 software overrun with bugs, DoD testing chief warns

The Air Force, Navy and Marines will be patching F-35 software bugs for years after they take delivery (if they're lucky). (credit: Dan Stijovich @ Flickr)

The F-35's flight plan appears to have delays written all over it. A previously unreleased memo from Michael Gilmore, the Department of Defense's director for Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E),...

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Tech Moves: Trulia promotes McLaughlin to chief economist; Smartsheet hires ex-Microsoft engineering leader
Trulia chief economist Ralph McLaughlin
—Trulia promoted Ralph McLaughlin to the position of chief economist, leading its housing economics research team. In his new role, McLaughlin will provide Trulia customers with insights into the economy, housing trends and public policy as it relates to the real estate industry. Trulia, based in San Francisco, was purchased...
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Microsoft marketing chief: Windows Phone needs a ‘spiritual equivalent’ to the Surface tablet
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Windows Weekly, with Microsoft watchers Paul Thurrott, Mary Jo Foley and TWiT founder Leo Laporte, features a wide-ranging interview this week with Chris Capossela, Microsoft’s chief marketing officer, a member of the company’s senior leadership team — and a regular Windows Weekly listener (on his dog walks). Midway through the...
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