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Google has agreed to pay $700 million to settle a lawsuit brought by dozens of states over how the company operates its app store.

The Justice Department files an antitrust suit against Google. U.K. researchers move ahead with a challenge trial for a COVID-19 vaccine. And, Nigerians protest police brutality and economic hardship.

The class-action lawsuit said Google misled users into believing that it wouldn't track their internet activities while using 'incognito mode.' Terms of the settlement weren't disclosed.

In the feed, users will get a stream of news, photos and more based on their search histories and interests across Google products. The company promises a different, less friend-filtered experience.

The FTC came down on the company for putting "cookies" on computers after it told Safari users that wouldn't be done.

The technique allows police to tap into giant tech-firm databases to find out who was near the scene of a crime and may have been involved.

Google co-founder Sergey Brin said the online piracy bills are a "threat to free speech." A House committee is meeting today to determine if the bill will move onto a vote.

The new eyeglass frames allow you to take pictures and browse the Internet while you wear them. Early adopters focused on the tiny screens have already been dubbed "glassholes." Fresh Air linguist Geoff Nunberg reminds us that in Shakespeare's time "distraction" was another word for madness.

As Google Reader gets put to rest, we talked with Andrew McLaughlin, CEO of the relaunched Digg, about the way we consume media now and how to make sense of content overload.

Also in this week's tech roundup, America's biggest bank says 76 million households were affected by its summer hack.