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[00:00.43] About one year ago, an American jury found that Google’s app store operates as an illegal monopoly.

[00:20.36] Then in August 2024, a federal judge ruled that Google had violated trade laws by operating its search engine as a monopoly.

[00:28.34] The ruling accused Google of paying smartphone makers to ensure that its search engine was set as the default system on new devices.

[00:38.43] As part of the case, the U.S. government proposed in November a series of measures to limit Google from anti-competition business activities.

[00:52.24] Google criticized the court’s ruling as an example of government overreach. U.S. officials have long warned that TikTok presents national security concerns.

[01:08.17] Earlier this month, video sharing service TikTok asked a U.S. appeals court to block a law requiring its Chinese parent, ByteDance, to divest itself of TikTok or face a U.S. ban.

[01:28.10] The request came after the same court had upheld a law forcing ByteDance to sell TikTok by January 19 or face the ban.

[01:41.12] Lawyers for ByteDance and TikTok are seeking to have the U.S. Supreme Court rule on the case.

[01:55.99] In May, U.S.-based Aurora Innovation said it was preparing to launch a series of driverless trucks to transport goods on a major public highway.

[02:07.41] Company officials said it planned to begin the service in Texas, with 20 tractor-trailers transporting goods between Dallas and Houston.

[02:23.37] The company hopes to expand the service to thousands of tractor-trailers within three to four years.

[02:31.60] In October, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced it had issued final rules for operating air taxis.

[02:43.82] It also set training and approval requirements for pilots.

[02:52.33] The FAA said air taxis belong to a kind of aircraft known as Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) flyers.

[03:02.68] They generally operate on their own on electrical power, with vertical take-off and landing abilities.

[03:11.44] FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker said such aircraft represent “the first new category of aircraft in nearly 80 years.”

[03:23.93] He added that the new rules are meant to mark the beginning of possible widespread AAM operations across the U.S. in the future.