Why panic when you could just use existing laws?
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Another Monopoly Allowed to Stand
Google avoids accountability again, this time in advertising tech. Why do judges bother to find companies guilty of running a monopoly if they’re unwilling to break them up?
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Organized Money: The Conservative Who Torments Big Business
We are faced with corporate power so vast it spawned a conservative antitrust movement.
Posted inTAP
AI Is Supercharging the Surveillance State
Warrants are at the center of the debate over government spying, and for good reason. But artificial intelligence is redefining the contours of that debate.
Posted inTechnology
Social Media’s Endgame Moment
Even users don’t like it. So when you ask juries to render verdicts, they’re inclined to punish the platforms.
Posted inTAP
Google Man Peddles Snake Oil
Sergey Brin funds a campaign to convince Californians to negate a wealth tax, through a ballot measure that conceals its intended purpose.
Posted inPodcasts
Organized Money: The New Frontier in Price Discrimination
We talk to Lindsay Owens about Google’s plan to turn its Gemini AI into your personal shopping assistant.
Posted inLaw and Justice
‘Progressive’ Tech Group Asks Trump to Block AI Copyright Cases
The Chamber of Progress’s campaign to promote fair use, which they have created a campaign around called “Generate and Create,” comes as at least three of the nonprofit organization’s past or current backers are being sued over copyright claims.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Embarrassing Ruling Allows Google to Maintain Its Search Monopoly
Judge Amit Mehta found Google guilty of illegally monopolizing search, and then allowed the company to keep doing it.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Report: 1 in 3 Big Tech Enforcement Cases Dropped by Trump Administration
Tech and crypto firms have spent $1.2 billion during and since the 2024 election, and they are reaping the benefits.