Wednesday, September 06, 2023

Sure they will win or just sure they should fight?

https://www.wsj.com/finance/regulation/ftc-antitrust-suit-against-amazon-set-for-later-this-month-after-meeting-fails-to-resolve-impasse-c888700f?mod=followamazon

FTC Antitrust Suit Against Amazon Set for Later This Month After Meeting Fails to Resolve Impasse

Amazon.com officials haven’t offered concessions to the Federal Trade Commission in pursuit of a settlement over antitrust claims, paving the way for the regulator to file a lawsuit later this month, according to people familiar with the matter.

Top members of Amazon’s legal team had a video call with FTC officials on Aug. 15. The so-called last-rites meeting, which is often a final step before a court battle, was a chance for the technology giant to make its case to the regulator to head off a possible lawsuit that officials have been working on for many months.

During such meetings, companies have the opportunity to offer to pre-emptively change their business practices in order to avoid a lawsuit. But, Amazon’s lawyers didn’t offer specific concessions, the people said.





The right tool for the job?

https://www.bespacific.com/how-to-choose-when-to-use-google-search-or-google-bard/

How to Choose When to Use Google Search or Google Bard

Tech Republic:Google Bard, at first glance, seems similar to Google Search. Both offer a text input box. Both respond to keyword and natural language queries. Both draw on data from the internet in their responses. But Bard and Google differ in major ways. Google bills Bard as an experiment that “won’t always get it right” in contrast to the long-established Google Search, which seeks to “connect you to the most relevant, helpful information.” Bard supports a string of related queries, so you can ask additional, related questions, unlike Google Search, which responds to each query as a distinct search. To delve into the differences further, explore these TechRepublic articles I wrote about Bard and Google Search strategies. The following tutorial will help you determine whether Bard or Google Search is the tool best suited to serve your needs…”





As an old geezer, articles like this catch my attention (for a few seconds) then I take a nap.

https://www.psypost.org/2023/09/older-adults-who-regularly-use-the-internet-have-half-the-risk-of-dementia-compared-to-non-regular-users-183597

Older adults who regularly use the internet have half the risk of dementia compared to non-regular users

A longitudinal study of a large group of older adults showed that regular internet users had approximately half the risk of dementia compared to their same-age peers who did not use the internet regularly. This difference remained even after controlling for education, ethnicity, sex, generation, and signs of cognitive decline at the start of the study. Participants using the internet between 6 minutes and 2 hours per day had the lowest risk of dementia. The study was published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.



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