The Supreme Court Accidentally Spurred a Data Privacy Push
Hi, folks. The winner of the week is Reed Hastings, who lost a million subscribers but saw Netflix’s stock skyrocket because he didn’t lose more. What a showman! The Plain … Read More
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Crypto Is Straining the Power Grid. Congress Wants to Rein It In
All of the companies included in the investigation were asked to explain “the impacts of your facilities on energy costs to local families and businesses,” but none could describe any … Read More
A ‘Radical’ Ruling Lets Texas Ban Social Media Moderation
A federal appeals court has reinstated a Texas state law that bans “censorship” on social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter, allowing Texas to enforce the law while litigation … Read More
The Fall of ‘Roe’ Would Put Big Tech in a Bind
In April 2017, Latice Fisher, a woman from Mississippi, arrived at a hospital suffering from a miscarriage. She was later indicted on a charge of second-degree murder. Prosecutors used her … Read More
New York Taxi Drivers Hated Uber. Now They’re Going to Help It
Uber has been especially squeezed in New York, because the city has since 2018 capped the number of ride-hail vehicles allowed to operate on its roads. As of January, there … Read More
Russia-Ukraine war forces TikTok to grapple with politics
Russia-Ukraine war forces TikTok to grapple with politics | Fortune
Google’s Android privacy changes remain murky
Google’s Android privacy changes remain murky | Fortune
A Fight Over the Right to Repair Cars Turns Ugly
Chie Ferrelli loved her Subaru SUV, which she bought in 2020 because it made her feel safe. So when it was time for her husband, Marc, to purchase his own … Read More
Crypto backed by Meta, Zuckerberg hits the skids
Crypto backed by Meta, Zuckerberg hits the skids | Fortune
The EU Has a Plan to Fix Internet Privacy: Be More Like Apple
Like millions of other internet users in Europe, when Alexandra Geese, a German member of the European Parliament (MEP), wants to read something on the internet, she first has to … Read More