Big Tech Critics Alarmed at Direction of Biden Antitrust Personnel
Renata Hesse, who has worked for Google and Amazon, is the leading candidate to run the Justice Department's antitrust division.
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China’s Mounting Challenge to U.S. Hegemony
Elbridge Colby, a former Pentagon official under Donald Trump, joins Jeremy Scahill and Murtaza Hussain to discuss U.S.-China tensions.
Want to Know About Google's Anti-Competitive Behavior? Just Ask Yelp.
"The A-word is like the only thing that Google respects," said Luther Lowe, senior vice president for public policy at Yelp.
Behind Big Tech's Crackdown on the Right Is a Fight Over Biden Antitrust Policy
Silicon Valley is currying favor with the Biden transition. Whether the Biden administration will be as friendly as Obama’s is another question.
Uber Patents Reveal Experiments With Predictive Algorithms to Identify Risky Drivers
Surveilling drivers under the guise of safety is a common thread in Uber’s patents. Experts warn the systems described could reinforce existing inequalities.
Tucker Carlson Distorted My Reporting in His Latest Jan. 6 Conspiracy Theory
Yes, the FBI used stings to entrap Muslims after 9/11. But there's no evidence the U.S. Capitol riot was the FBI's idea.
A Right-Wing Brawler Asked a Court to Protect Him From an Antifascist's Tweets
Adam Kiefer got a restraining order against an antifascist researcher who revealed that he was at the Capitol on Jan. 6. It might have been a costly mistake.
Leaked Chats Show Russian Ransomware Gang Discussing Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine
Chat logs reveal that members of the Conti ransomware gang repeated Putin's lies about Ukraine — and bemoaned their inability to buy Apple products.
As the Revolving Door Spins, Lobbyists Hired for Top Jobs in Congress Yet Again
Special interests and corporations will see familiar voices when visiting legislators.
EPA Failed to Correct Industry Misinformation About Deadly Air Pollution at Public Meetings
“We need people more than we need ethylene oxide," responded one outraged resident. "Stop making it, stop putting it out there."