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The Google Antitrust Story – “Just Google It”
The Department of Justice’s antitrust case against Google’s advertising monopoly in the search business is a landmark case for the future of regulating large tech monopolies. The Google Antitrust Story is complex and touches on market dominance, antiquated antitrust frameworks, service integrations, consumer welfare considerations and more. Ultimately the case will be a powerful litmus test for the U.S. government to determine if its current legal framework is capable of regulating modern tech giants, potentially setting a precedent for future antitrust action.
March 14, 2025Assessing the TikTok Ban: Implications for Economy, Security, and Society
The potential ban of TikTok on U.S. devices has sparked input from many voices, each offering different ideas about what this action would mean for the United States. While many stakeholders believe that the ban would benefit the U.S. economy and foster domestic innovation, its impact is complex. On a broad scale, the ban could have a positive economic effect, but...
February 6, 2025Patenting Life: 23andMe, GMOs, and Where We Draw the Line
The question of whether life can be owned touches on some of the most profound ethical, legal, and philosophical debates of our time. Ownership implies control, and control over life—whether in the form of genetically modified organisms or personal genetic data—raises critical concerns about autonomy, fairness, and the boundaries of innovation.
January 28, 2025Antitrust Lawsuits in Big Tech
This company is one of the most valuable in the world. Their browser owns 63.87% of the global market share. Their search engine, besides being used 99,000 times per second, is a verb...
December 22, 2024Reducing the Impact of Tourism on Coral Reefs: Hawaii’s Ocean Stewardship User Fee
At the start of 2023, Bing Lin and David Wilcove, researchers at Princeton University, conducted research on the coral reefs in Hawaii by testing numerous bays and beaches across the state. Their findings were published in a paper showcasing how tourism contributes to the reefs’ damage and the degradation of marine life in these areas.
April 21, 2024Fast Fashion and College Students
Social media has touched nearly every aspect of our everyday lives. It has been incredibly impactful on a number of industries, with one of the most evident examples being the fashion industry and the rapid rise of “fast fashion.”
April 21, 2024The Boeing catastrophe — What went wrong and why the CEO is stepping down
Boeing has long faced controversy over the quality control of their aircrafts, but it has reached a new low in light of recent events. The company’s lack of direction and general alleged safety negligence has led CEO Dave Calhoun to resign, giving investors a deserved break from their losses.
April 4, 2024SEC investigating Sam Altman and OpenAI for misleading investors
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, for potentially misleading the company’s investors, reported by the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday.
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