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A 10-person jury has convicted shamed publicist Max Clifford all but three counts of indecent assault, with the 71 year-old facing an eight-year prison sentence for his crimes, The Irish Times said.

A federal lawsuit filed by a consumer in a San Jose, California court claimed that Google Inc had abused its market power by pushing smartphone manufacturers to offer the company's less popular applications via its secret mobile application distribution agreements, or MADAs, Bloomberg said.

Bloomberg reported that EBay Inc has agreed to settle a illegal hiring practice complaint with the California state and will be paying $3.75 million as a result of that accord.