U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta ruled that Apple had waited too long to file their motion and granting the company's request would cause significant delays to the case's already packed schedule. WASHINGTON (CN) — A federal judge Monday denied a motion by Apple to intervene as a defendant in a looming remedy trial for fellow tech giant Google and its monopoly over the internet search market. Apple made the request on Dec. 23, 2024, seeking to defend its “property interest” in a billion-dollar excl...