Google faces a Texan showdown, as European ice skaters welcome a key court decision
It\u2019s high noon in Texas, where a posse of state attorneys general have filed one of two, multistate complaints against search and advertising giant Google. The first was submitted by Texas and nine other states alleging antitrust violations in Google\u2019s display ads business; a second filed in Washington DC by 38 attorneys general focuses on Google\u2019s alleged illegal search monopolization. And at the heart of one of the lawsuits is the allegation that Google colluded with Facebook in a secret deal with a \u201cStar Wars\u201d themed code name. Meanwhile, professional European ice skaters will be taking to the rink with renewed enthusiasm over the holidays, following an EU court decision that\u2019s likely to resonate throughout professional sporting bodies.