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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Here’s a look at Wednesday’s business headlines with Jane King, where she discusses the proposed lawsuit against CrowdStrike, the impact of the Google antitrust ruling and more.

Travelers Sue CrowdStrike Over Mass Computer Outage

Millions of travelers were affected by the CrowdStrike outage in July.

In a proposed class action lawsuit, three passengers accused the company of failing to properly test and deploy software updates, causing passengers to rush to get to their destinations.

The lawsuit demands that CrowdStrike pay for damages caused to people whose flights and travel were disrupted.

Google’s antitrust defeat could change the way we search the web

The court ruling against Google is being described as the most significant court ruling against a major technology company in more than 20 years.

A federal judge said Google illegally monopolized online search and advertising by paying companies like Apple and Samsung billions of dollars a year to install Google as the default search engine on their mobile phones and web browsers.

A U.S. district judge says Google abused its dominant position in the search market. Google plans to appeal the decision.

Growing Concerns About Online Privacy and Artificial Intelligence

Protecting your data online is a bigger concern for Americans than you might think.

A USA Today poll found that 84% of Americans are concerned about the security and privacy of their personal information online.

Three-quarters of respondents are concerned about the growing use of artificial intelligence in business.

Study: 1 in 4 Americans fear becoming their parents

One in four Americans fears becoming their parents.

A study of 2,000 adults by Progressive and Talker Research found that the average person first realizes they are behaving like their parents in their 30s, but they start noticing these habits even earlier, around age 20.

The survey asked respondents in what categories they saw similarities between themselves and their parents. The three most important areas were eating habits, daily lifestyle habits, and language.

General Mills sued over lead levels in Cocoa Puffs

There are two class action lawsuits involving General Mills Cocoa Puffs cereal. One was filed in Minnesota and the other in California.

The lawsuit claims the breakfast cereal contains dangerously high levels of lead.

At least that’s what business magazine Fortune says, according to a California lawsuit alleging that one cup of Cocoa Puffs cookies contains 0.4 micrograms of lead, which is just below the maximum allowable limit in the state.