Google’s “Assistance” Is Killing Journalism
California had a shot at making Big Tech pay for its stranglehold on local news — but instead it caved to industry pressure and strengthened tech firms’ grip.
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YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Press A Button, Get A Human
Plus, natural gas projects lose steam, taxing millionaires nets billions, a financial app pays up, and customers wise up to corporate greed.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: StubHub Gets A Ticket To Court
Plus, Google takes a hit, an electric utility compensates wildfire victims, homeowners get thousands to use less energy, and Ohio touches grass.
Life After The Google-opoly
A federal judge ruled Google violated antitrust laws to maintain its search-engine monopoly — what happens now?
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Game On For Workers
Plus, cancer-causing chemicals might get banned, landlords can’t use tech to jack up rent, and climate-minded investors win a legal battle.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Good Things Are Yap-pening
Plus, it’s game over for noncompetes, farmers quit spraying around, people get a vote on progressive measures, and climate change measures score big bucks.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Your Phone Could Power Your Car
Plus, landlords finally face consequences, a polluter takes a record-breaking hit, and rural Americans plug in.
Microsoft Pushed Back Against Regulators Before System Crash
“Regulators should carefully avoid any intervention” the company said in response to a federal probe of security and interoperability risks.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Batteries Are So Back
Plus, meddling homeowner associations are put in their place, retirees put up a good fight, and the left wins big across the pond.
Big Tech Wants Your Paycheck
Tech companies and a corporate-funded right-wing bill mill aim to pave the way for app-based payday-lending scams.