Multiple Harris donors at an upcoming fundraiser are representing Google in its case against the Justice Department over monopolizing digital advertising.
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Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Water Is Not the Problem With Artificial Intelligence
Data centers are nothing compared to cattle farming.
Posted inTAP
The Justice Department Challenges Visa’s Predatory Power
Today on TAP: The giant credit card company offers a textbook case in abuse of market power to buy off or crush potential competitors and reap excess profits at consumer expense.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Debate Prep by Day, Google Defense by Night
Karen Dunn is helping Kamala Harris and defending Big Tech from a lawsuit brought by the Biden-Harris administration. The case has spotlighted a brawl between Dunn’s law firm and DOJ.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Lawsuit Claims Nvidia-Microsoft Cartel to Wall Off Competition
Xockets, a company that created key architecture to power AI, alleges its patents were infringed upon and it was blocked by Big Tech from getting a fair price for its technology.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Texas State Police Gear Up for Massive Expansion of Surveillance Tech
DPS plans to spend millions in taxpayer dollars on a controversial software, used first as part of Gov. Abbott’s border crackdown, to ‘disrupt potential domestic terrorism.’
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Tech Industry Uses Push Poll to Stop California AI Bill
The legislation is likely to pass, but Gov. Gavin Newsom is being lobbied hard by Silicon Valley to oppose it, using what can be seen as deceptive tactics.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Big Tech’s Governing Blueprint
The Chamber of Progress, which held a briefing panel this week at the DNC, contrasts with Kamala Harris’s early approach on key issues.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
What We Talk About When We Talk About the Revolving Door
Bringing tech and finance executives into government because they are ‘the country’s smartest and hardest-working people’ is faintly ridiculous.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Will Google’s Monopoly Be Vanquished?
The path includes appeals challenges, a judicially ordered remedy phase, and a change in the presidency.
