Stacy Kennedy

Google Said to Face New Antitrust Probe Over Display Ads

bloomberg.com — Google Inc. (GOOG) is facing a new antitrust probe by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission into whether the company is using its leadership in the online display-advertising market to illegally curb competition, people familiar with the matter said.

Merck's Magic Sleeping Pills Wake Up Big Pharma

bloomberg.com — A new sleeping pill may beat insomnia without leaving you groggy first thing in the morning. It's been a white whale for the pharma industry, but that may not last. FDA approval would mean big money for the likes of Merck and other competitors trying to crack the code.

Being a Part of the Surveillance Team is Taxing

bloomberg.com — In today's "Single Best Chart," Bloomberg's Scarlet Fu tracks her sleep and physical activity courtesy of a wearable device she received as a Mother's Day gift. She speaks on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg Surveillance."

Are Teens Getting Tired of Facebook?

bloomberg.com — Cory Johnson looks at a Pew Research Center report that shows teens preferring Twitter over Facebook. He speaks with Emily Chang on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg West." (Source: Bloomberg)

Porn Makers Fight California Proposal Pushing Protection

bloomberg.com — Ela Darling quit her job as a reference librarian south of Boston three years ago for a fresh start in Los Angeles starring in such movies as "Lesbian Slumber Party." Her new career, she says, is under threat from the California legislature, which soon may require pornographic actors to wear condoms and other protective gear.

Princeton Expecting 24,000 at Reunion Amid Meningitis Outbreak

bloomberg.com — Princeton University is moving forward with its annual alumni reunion at the end of the month, and the New Jersey school is urging as many as 24,000 attendees to take added precautions in light of a meningitis outbreak.

German Beer Purity Threatened by Fracking Say Protesting Brewers

bloomberg.com — German brewers called on Chancellor Angela Merkel's government to block the tapping of shale gas by means of hydraulic fracturing, citing industry concerns that fracking could taint the purity of the country's beer. The Association of German Breweries, which represents companies including Anheuser-Busch InBev NV (ABI) and Bitburger Braugruppe GmbH, rejected the government's planned legislation on fracking until groundwater contamination can be safely excluded.

Hackers Have Shifted Focus From PC to Mobile: Khan

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U.S. Sergeant Raped in Afghanistan Found Nowhere to Go

bloomberg.com — As the only woman in her bomb-disposal unit in Afghanistan, Army Sergeant Rebekah Havrilla said she had learned to endure sexual harassment from her team leader and contempt from the captain who commanded the unit. So when another service member raped her, she said, reporting the crime to her commanding officer was unthinkable.