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...“And [they are] emblematic of what the DMA is supposed to deliver when it comes to choice for consumers.”...
...With cyber attacks now a tool of choice for actors seeking to destabilise economies and democracies, the stakes are higher than ever....
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...Greater user choice may sound fine in theory, they argue, but it will challenge fundamental aspects of how services work....
...It was good, though more a matter of necessity than choice, that the company withdrew financial guidance for 2024, given that the investigation of the Alaska Airlines “door escape” is ongoing....
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...Cattle ranchers and farmers have thrown their support behind states’ cultivated meat bills....
...If it is a natural monopoly, and consumers are given a choice screen and keep choosing Google, all the trial has done is save Google $20bn a year. Hovenkamp: It’s very possible....
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...In his testimony, Nadella said Google’s default contracts render arguments that users have a choice in search “bogus”....
...“Android and Google Play provide more choice and openness than any other major mobile platform,” he wrote....
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