European Union fines Google to the tune of $2.7 Billion for breaking Antitrust rules

Google

Tech giant Google has been fined $2.7 Billion by the European Union (EU) for having denied "consumers a genuine  choice " bu using it's search engine to unfairly drive consumers to it's shopping platform.

Regulators have said Google must change behavior withing 90 days or risk additional penalties.

Margrethe Vestager the EU's top antitrust official said "What Google has done is illegal under EU antitrust rules "it denied other companies the chance to compete on the merits and to innovate and most importantly it denied European consumers a genuine choice of services and the full benefits of innovation"

In response to the ruling Google stated that it tries to show ads in ways that are helpful to both  buyers and sellers."We respectfully disagree with the conclusions announced today ."We will review the commission's decision in detail as we consider an appeal and we look forward to continuing to make our case a Google spokesman said.

Source: CNN

Dr.Akinwunmi Adeshina named as 2017 World Food prize Laureate

Akinwunmi Adeshina

Dr. Akinwunmi Adeshina  president of The African Development bank has been named as the 2017 world food prize laureate. Adeshina was selected on Monday in Washington DC and becomes the 46th recipient of the prize and one of only six Africans to win.

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King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands meet the Pope at the Vatican City

King and Queen of Netherlands meet Pope Francis

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of  The Netherlands met with Pope Francis today as part of their four day visit to Italy.The Queen who is Roman catholic wore a black dress and covered her hair with a traditional black lace mantilla to meet the pontiff.

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Check out the fashion forward looks at first day of Royal Ascot- Ladies dressed to the nines

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Beyonce and JayZ welcome twins

Beyonce and Husband JayZ

Power entertainment couple Beyonce and Jay Z have welcomed their twins which is their second and third child together.The couple have a five year old daughter called Blue Ivy.Congratulations to them

Paris Hilton looks lovely in Polka Dot dress

Paris Hilton

Paris Hilton looked stunning in a black polka dot dress as she attended the screening of "what we started" In Santa Monica on Thursday evening.

Aisha Tyler set to leave "The Talk"

Aisha Tyler

Talk show host  Aisha Tyler 46 is set to leave the set of "The Talk" after the current season ends. she has been a co-host on the show for the past six years She co-hosts the show with Julie Chen,Sheryl Underwood,Sharon Osborne and Sara Gilbert.Aisha was previously married to Jeff Tienjens from 1992-2016.