On Tuesday, a California judge signaled that she was willing to approve a $415 million offer to settle a class action lawsuit brought against some of Silicon Valley’s largest companies for collusion to suppress the wages of tech workers.
At World Economic Forum in Davos, Google’s executive chairman, Eric Schmidt spoke about the consequences of the rapid rate of technological development.
Yesterday regulators in the EU charged Microsoft with a breach of promise to consumer in not having provided rival browser choices. The ruling, handed down by EU antitrust commissioner Joaquin Almunia, paves the way for fines stemming from Microsoft’s 2009 settlement agreement.