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Gearing up to de-monopolize Google

On day one of the historic monopolization trial, the government put Google’s chief economist on the stand to show that the company valued default status on browsers and devices.

All the ways Saudi Arabia’s cash powers tech startups and venture capital. In two years, MBS poured at least $11 billion into US startups, making it the industry’s largest single investor.

Is tech taking us over a cliff, or giving us wings?

What's missing from economics coverage?

Remembering a pathbreaker for free media

Lawmakers have tried to introduce legislation seeking to advance antitrust reform. Google, Amazon, and Meta have spent millions fighting it.

Year end reflections on the ever-changing world of communications

DeepMind’s AlphaCode outperforms many human programmers in tricky software challenges

Twitter SNAFUs, and more reports from MSM and cyberworld