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Cities Take Up Fight Against Algorithm-Based Rents

The Wall Street Journal San Francisco and Philadelphia recently passed laws to restrict the use of algorithmic rent-pricing systems at residential properties. Rather than banning rent-setting software outright, the laws target any system’s use of nonpublic data, such as that sourced from individual landlords, rather than market data available to the general public. From “Cities […]

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T-Mobile Hacked in Chinese Breach of Telecom Networks

The Wall Street Journal T-Mobile’s network was among the systems hacked by a Chinese cyber-espionage operation that gained entry into multiple U.S. and international telecommunications companies, say insiders. Hackers linked to a Chinese intelligence agency were able to breach T-Mobile as part of months-long campaign to spy on the cellphone communications of high-value intelligence targets. […]
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Families Battle Tech Giants as Australia Pushes for an Under-16 Social Media Ban

The Wall Street Journal Australia will soon introduce legislation that will ban social media use by those under 16. Officials said the legislation will make clear that the onus is on social media companies to keep underage children off their platforms, and that the companies could face penalties if they fail to do so. Said […]
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In Brooklyn, Robots Reshape the Grocery Delivery Business

The Wall Street Journal Save A Lot’s 4,000-sq.-ft. automated micro-fulfillment center in Brooklyn, NY, is intended to lower grocery prices and order completion times. It features robotic arms that grab items from plastic bins on shelves and transfer them to robots on the ground, which move them to workers who pack them before they are […]
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Google’s Grip on Search Slips

The Wall Street Journal The research firm eMarketer expects Google, for the first time in more than 10 years, to control less than half of the U.S. search advertising market in 2025. This comes as Amazon’s share of the market continues to rise and Google faces new direct competition from TikTok and Jeff Bezos-backed AI […]

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