Pluralistic: California bans algorithmic price-fixing (09 Oct 2025)

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California bans algorithmic price-fixing: Bye-bye, Realpage.
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They're just trying to earn a buck: No, they're taking what they can get.
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Apple's unlawful evil: Everyone's a rogue capitalist now.
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When your ISP pays you: The New Deal keeps on giving.
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Decarbonization at a distance: A post-American century that runs on sunshine.
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Announcing the Enshittification tour: Come say hi, why dontcha?
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Object permanence: HP defeat device; It Gets Better; OPM hack endangers CIA in Beijing; Self-driving cars crash.
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Plenty of room at the bottom (of the tech stack): Apple is out of low-hanging fruit.
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The real (economic) AI apocalypse is nigh: Sweating (the assets) to the oldies.
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Apple threatens to stop selling iPhones in the EU: Yeah, right.
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