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Ailan Evans The Department of Justice (DOJ) is readying an antitrust lawsuit against Google over its digital advertising practices, a source familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. The lawsuit will be based on the ongoing DOJ investigation into allegations Google illegally maintains a monopoly in the digital…
Read More DOJ Prepares Second Antitrust Suit Against Google Over Digital Ads: REPORT
Ailan Evans Facebook is facing backlash over several decisions in August that critics say indicate a lack of transparency, particularly regarding the problem of misinformation. “Facebook still refuses to be straightforward about how much misinformation is circulating — and being actively promoted — on their…
Read More Facebook Under Fire From White House, Critics Over Lack Of Transparency
Ailan Evans Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin sued NASA on Monday after it awarded a lunar landing contract to Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Blue Origin filed a complaint Monday in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims following NASA’s April decision to award SpaceX the $2.9 billion contract…
Read More Bezos Wants A Moon Landing Contract So Badly He’s Suing NASA To Get One
Thomas Catenacci The Department of Transportation opened an investigation into Tesla’s autopilot system, citing 11 crashes since 2018 that were potentially caused by the technology. The probe will be wide-ranging and won’t be limited to any individual Tesla model, according to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration…
Read More U.S. Opens Probe Into Tesla Autopilot Feature After Multiple Crashes Nationwide
Mary Margaret Olohan Facebook has been courting partnerships with religious groups for the past couple of years, developing new faith-based prayer products in hopes of becoming the religious community’s virtual home. “Facebook is not values-neutral,” said Conservative Partnership Institute senior director of policy Rachel Bovard.…
Read More Facebook Sets Its Sights On Religion. Should Americans Be Worried?
Ailan Evans Former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos offered to waive $2 billion in payments to secure his spaceflight company Blue Origin a NASA contract. Bezos asked NASA Administrator Bill Nelson in an open letter Monday to award Blue Origin a contract to construct a Human Landing System…
Read More Bezos Offers To Waive $2 Billion In Fees To Secure Lunar Landing Contract
By Ailan Evans Jeff Bezos became the second billionaire to successfully reach outer space this month when his Blue Origin New Shepard spacecraft exited the atmosphere Tuesday, the latest development in the ongoing space race between Bezos, SpaceX’s Elon Musk, and Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson.…
Read More The Billionaire Space Race: A Competition Between The World’s Richest Men Is Resurrecting An Industry
Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos and three crewmates blasted off into space just after 9 AM this morning for a short sub-orbital flight that the company hopes will be a giant leap forward for the business of commercial space travel. “I’m excited,” Bezos said Monday in…
Read More Success: Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin First Crewed Spaceflight Returns Safely
Ailan Evans Facebook filed a petition Wednesday asking for Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan to recuse herself from the FTC’s antitrust case against the company. The tech giant argued in the petition that Khan’s public statements, in which she suggested Facebook’s conduct constituted an antitrust…
Read More Facebook Files Petition Demanding FTC Chair Lina Khan Recuse Herself From Antitrust Case
Ailan Evans Google was fined $590 million Tuesday by a French regulator Tuesday for failing to negotiate with news publishers for use of their content. France’s Competition Authority issued the €500 million (roughly $590 million) fine after Google repeatedly violated April 2020 orders forcing the…
Read More Google Hit With $590 Million Fine For Not Paying Publishers