How Will the Antitrust Showdown Launched Under Biden Change Under Trump? November 20, 2024 By Michael Liedtke The U.S. antitrust watchdogs that pounced on Big Tech and deterred corporate deal making throughout President Joe Biden’s administration may...
Technology’s Grip on Modern Life Pushing Us Down a Path of Digital Land Mines August 2, 2024 By Michael Liedtke “Move fast and break things,” a high-tech mantra popularized 20 years ago by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, was supposed to...
Google to Pay $700 Million to US States, Consumers in App Store Settlement December 20, 2023 By Michael Liedtke Google has agreed to pay $700 million and make several other concessions to settle allegations that it had been stifling...
California Regulators Suspend Recently Approved Robotaxi Service for Safety Reasons October 25, 2023 By Michael Liedtke California regulators have revoked the license of a robotaxi service owned by General Motors after determining its driverless cars that...
Google’s Search Dominance Challenged in Biggest Antitrust Trial in Decades September 13, 2023 By Paul Wiseman and Michael Liedtke Google has exploited its dominance of the internet search market to lock out competitors and smother innovation, the Department of...
Two Rival Robotaxi Services OK’d to Operate Throughout San Francisco September 4, 2023 By Michael Liedtke California regulators approved an expansion that will allow two rival robotaxi services to operate throughout San Francisco at all hours,...
Two Rival Robotaxi Services OK’d to Operate Throughout San Francisco August 14, 2023 By Michael Liedtke California regulators approved an expansion that will allow two rival robotaxi services to operate throughout San Francisco at all hours,...
Jury Awards $3.2M to Ex-Tesla Worker in California for Racial Abuse Suit April 6, 2023 By Michael Liedtke A federal jury has awarded nearly $3.2 million in damages to a Black former worker at a Tesla factory in...
California Utility’s Criminal Probation Ending Amid Ongoing Safety Worries January 25, 2022 By Michael Liedtke Pacific Gas & Electric is poised to emerge from five years of criminal probation, despite worries that nation’s largest utility...
Following Years of Deadly Wildfires, PG&E Again Vows to Do Better July 7, 2021 By Michael Liedtke The nation’s largest utility has long vowed to change its reckless ways, but year after year there’s more death and...