U.S. v. Google, which begins today, is part of a litany of cases against dominant firms from Biden’s reinvigorated antitrust enforcers. Here’s what it’s all about.
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Corporate Capture in California
The state DMV went to extreme lengths to shield Waymo from having to release any information about how it obtained permits for self-driving taxis in San Francisco.
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Google Tries to Protect Its Monopoly Under Cover of Darkness
The search giant objects to a live audio feed of its historic monopolization trial, which begins next week.
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The Tech Lobbying Is Coming From Inside the House
Emails from the U.S. trade representative’s office show a cozy relationship with Amazon, Google, and Facebook.
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Attacking the ‘You Are the Product’ Economy
Today on TAP: The FTC takes action against GoodRx for sharing personal health data with advertisers.
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How Chuck Schumer Deep-Sixed the Tech Antitrust Bills
A full timeline of the bills’ failure reveals the Senate majority leader’s heavy hand.
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Tech Company Workers Should Unionize Immediately
What happened to Twitter could happen to any Silicon Valley company.
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Antitrust Action Moves Forward
Today on TAP: A package of bills to improve antitrust enforcement passes the House.
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Q&A: The Other Adam Kovacevich on Big Tech’s Dominance
There are two Adam Kovaceviches, each on the opposite side of whether Congress should take on Big Tech.
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Google Tries to Bargain Its Way out of Antitrust Trouble
But its proposal to take its adtech business into a separate business line is a weak substitute for real reform.