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  Why Google's search engine trial is about AI

  NPR - Jaclyn Diaz

  When the U.S. Department of Justice originally brought — and then won — its case against Google, arguing that the tech behemoth monopolized the search engine market, the focus was on, well … search. Back then, in 2020, the government's antitrust complaint against Google had few mentions of …

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  Texas A&M senior research engineer describes the kinds of risks facing power grids

  NPR - A Martínez

  NPR's A Martinez speaks with senior research engineer Jonathan Snodgrass at Texas A&M University about the safety of power grids after three countries in Europe experienced blackouts.

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  Amazon launches its first internet satellites to compete against SpaceX's Starlinks

  NPR - The Associated Press

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Amazon's first batch of internet satellites rocketed into orbit Monday, the latest entry in the mega constellation market currently dominated by SpaceX's thousands of Starlinks. What has DOGE done in Trump's first 100 days? The United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket carried up …

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  What has DOGE done in Trump's first 100 days?

  NPR - Stephen Fowler , Shannon Bond

  When President Trump returned to the White House in January, he promised to "restore competence and effectiveness" to the federal government by establishing a Department of Government Efficiency. In the lead-up to his inauguration, DOGE evolved from a meme to an outside commission to a White House …

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  5 days ago

  More than 50 House Democrats demand answers after whistleblower report on DOGE

  NPR - Jenna McLaughlin

  Over 50 Democratic lawmakers have signed a letter demanding answers from senior U.S. government officials about a recent potential exposure of sensitive data about American workers. 5 takeaways about NPR's reporting on the whistleblower report about DOGE at the NLRB A whistleblower's disclosure …

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  Decades later, the Microsoft antitrust case casts a shadow over the Google trial

  NPR - Jaclyn Diaz

  A legendary legal case looms large over the ongoing, landmark antitrust case involving Google and the U.S. government. A federal judge has ruled that the tech giant operated as a monopoly because it illegally stifled competition in the search engine market. For the next few weeks, the judge is …