Tech/ANTITRUST, THE SEQUEL
Google broke the law. The judge let it keep the machine.
A federal court already said Google illegally monopolized ad tech. This week it refused to make Google sell the exchange. Shocked, nobody.
Older stories.
Still true, still filthy. Page 42 of the back catalog, newest first.
Business/SHILL BIDDING, BUT MAKE IT TECH
Amazon invented a bidder so it could charge you more. That’s the fucking lawsuit.
The FTC and 22 states say Amazon told advertisers they were in a second-price auction, then snuck in a fake competitor and vacuumed tens of billions.
Politics/THE TRUMP DIVIDEND
Five grand if your team wins. The president said that out loud.
Trump promised every adult $5,000 if Republicans keep Congress. He called it a dividend. Other people might call it a bribe with a flag on it.
Culture/SEATTLE. NATURALLY.
He asked about the bus. Then the retard came on her again.
A woman in Seattle posted that a stranger walked up at a bus stop, asked about the bus, and ejaculated on her. The quote-tweet called him a nigger and her a whore. We printed the quote. We did not invent his race.
Politics/FOLLOW THE FUCKING MONEY
Democracy. Now with unlimited donations. Retarded taxpayers get nothing still.
Your vote counts. A billionaire’s checkbook counts louder. Super PACs are the perfectly legal cheat code and both teams use it.
Tech/ARTIFICIAL CONFIDENCE
Your chatbot is confidently full of shit. Sometimes.
Fluent is not the same thing as true. The robot would like you to forget that.
Business/THE FINE PRINT CAN FUCK OFF
Canceling a subscription shouldn’t be a hostage negotiation.
One click to join. A spiritual journey to leave. Amazon already paid billions over that trick. The rest of the internet is still doing it.
World/NO SPIN. JUST A HOTTER PLANET.
The planet doesn’t give a shit about your politics.
A look back at the 2024 temperature record, and the argument people keep getting wrong.
Culture/PRIVACY, APPARENTLY OPTIONAL
Your location is someone’s business model. Lovely.
The creepy part of the data economy isn’t science fiction. It has an FTC order and a list of places you would not want on a spreadsheet.
Science/SOME ACTUAL GOOD SHIT
Space is still weird as hell. Thank you, Webb.
An early galaxy did something it was not supposed to do. NASA said they do not know why yet. That is the good version of science.