The Department of Justice monopolization lawsuit against Apple highlights Big Tech’s efforts to dominate the automotive business.
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Posted inVideos
The Prospect Weekly Roundup: This Week in Antitrust
On this week’s live show, our staff discuss the Maryland Senate race, AI and disinformation, and the DOJ’s lawsuit against Apple.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Disinformation Gap Between Talk and Action
The U.S. is in no position to export AI solutions until it gets its own house in order.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Google and Apple Discuss an Exclusive Deal—Again
The two tech giants are talking about licensing Google’s AI technology for the iPhone. This is precisely the kind of deal that landed Google in court over its search engine.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Landmark Settlement Breaks Up the Real Estate Cartel
The collusive arrangement among real estate agents that led to Americans paying extortionate commissions is likely over.
Posted inTAP
The Clock Is Tik-Toking for Tech
Today on TAP: Forcing divestment of Chinese ownership of TikTok is no substitute for comprehensive data privacy regulation. It’s a first step.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
‘Return What You Stole and Be a Man With Dignity’
Doctors didn’t think it was possible to loathe the world’s biggest health care profiteer any more. Then came the hack that set half their bookkeeping systems on fire.
Posted inPolitics
Congress Poised to Kneecap Antitrust Division
Just as the White House begins to lean on competition policy, Congress’s government funding bill cuts the Antitrust Division’s budget by 20 percent.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Zoomer Hackers Shut Down the Biggest Extortion Ring of All
A ransomware gang cripples UnitedHealthcare. Could a comprehensive antitrust investigation finish the job?
Posted inAmerica and the World
Davos in the Desert, on the Coast
In Miami, leading lights from tech, finance, media, and entertainment gathered at the Saudi investment conference, yet another attempt to sanitize the autocratic regime.
