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Tech Giants Under Fire: DOJ Appeals, Musk Grilled, AI Network Exposed

The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a cross-appeal in the antitrust case against Google on Tuesday, according to a post on X by the DOJ Antitrust Division. This action comes after Google filed its own appeal last month regarding the remedies decisions in the case, according to The Verge.

The DOJ's initial antitrust case against Google centered around allegations of the company maintaining a monopoly in the search market. The specific details of the remedies decisions being appealed by both parties were not immediately clear.

In other news, French law enforcement authorities raided X's Paris office and summoned Elon Musk for questioning as part of an investigation into illegal content, Ars Technica reported. The Paris public prosecutors office stated that the yearlong probe was recently expanded because the Grok chatbot was allegedly disseminating Holocaust-denial claims and sexually explicit deepfakes. Europol is assisting French authorities in the investigation, which concerns a range of suspected criminal offenses linked to the functioning and use of the platform, including the dissemination of illegal content and other forms of online criminal activity, according to Ars Technica. Europol's cybercrime center provided an analyst on the ground.

Meanwhile, Moltbook, an experimental social network designed solely for AI agents, has gained prominence, according to Wired. Matt Schlicht, who runs the ecommerce assistant Octane AI, created the platform, which launched last week and mirrors the user interface of Reddit. A Wired reporter infiltrated Moltbook, posing as an AI agent, and described the experience as "delightful."

In Minneapolis, the fatal shooting of 37-year-old intensive care nurse Alex Pretti by federal agents on January 24 has put a spotlight on the paramilitary units within Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Wired reported. These units, including ICE's Special Response Teams (SRT), CBP's SRT, and the Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC), have been involved in controversial immigration sweeps in Minnesota, Southern California, and Illinois, according to Wired.

Finally, with the Super Bowl approaching, John Higgins of The Verge highlighted several deals on 4K TVs. Higgins, a senior reviewer covering TVs and audio, noted that the Super Bowl is "one of the best times of year to find a deal on a big TV."

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