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A Post-Google World
https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/a-post-google-world
Published: September 7, 2024 12:47
Another Google antitrust trial starts on Monday. If Google loses, it'll be three strikes. At some point, they will give up and realize that the writing is on the wall for their current business model.
Monopoly Round-Up: Judge in Google Case Says "An Awful lot of Evidence Has Likely Been Destroyed.”
https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/monopoly-round-up-judge-in-google
Published: September 3, 2024 02:13
The Kroger and Albertsons trial started, and Google got spanked by Judge Leonie Brinkema.
Judges Rule Big Tech's Free Ride on Section 230 Is Over
https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/judges-rule-big-techs-free-ride-on
Published: August 29, 2024 14:08
Algorithms are no longer a Get out of Jail free card. The Third Circuit ruled that TikTok must stand trial for manipulating children into harming themselves. The business model of big tech is over.
Monopoly Round-Up: Kroger-Albertsons Trial Starts Tomorrow
https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/monopoly-round-up-kroger-albertsons
Published: August 26, 2024 01:43
Over the next few weeks, big antitrust cases are in the courtroom. There's the Kroger-Albertsons hearing starting tomorrow, and two trials for Google.
Antitrust Enforcers: "The Rent Is Too Damn High!"
https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/antitrust-enforcers-the-rent-is-too
Published: August 24, 2024 00:57
The Antitrust Division finally sued RealPage for orchestrating a conspiracy among corporate landlords and illegally hiking rents for millions in cities across the country.
What Happens When a CEO Destroys Evidence in an Antitrust Trial?
https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/what-happens-when-a-ceo-destroys
Published: August 22, 2024 01:22
During a merger investigation, Albertsons CEO Vivek Sankaran and three other execs deleted text messages the court had ordered preserved. The Federal Trade Commission asked the judge for penalties.
Monopoly Round-Up: Price Gouging vs Price Fixing vs Price Controls
https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/monopoly-round-up-price-gouging-vs
Published: August 19, 2024 02:20
Kamala Harris proposed a slew of proposals arguing that pricing in America has gone haywire. Economists got mad. Trump called her a Communist. What does it all mean?
It’s the Land, Stupid: How the Homebuilder Cartel Drives High Housing Prices
https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/its-the-land-stupid-how-the-homebuilder
Published: August 15, 2024 18:44
Henry George was right about land values. And today we have a homebuilder cartel rooted in control of land and financing.
Monopoly Round-Up: The 2024 CNBC Shadow Campaign to Fire Lina Khan
https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/monopoly-round-up-the-2024-cnbc-shadow
Published: August 12, 2024 01:50
Lina Khan is the symbol of a new way relationship between the public and big business. On CNBC, she's the most important candidate on the ticket.
BOOM: Judge Rules Google Is a Monopolist
https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/boom-judge-rules-google-is-a-monopolist
Published: August 6, 2024 02:06
Judge Amit Mehta ruled that Google violated the Sherman Antitrust Act by excluding rivals from the general search engine market in order to maintain its monopoly. What happens now?