economy of the united states
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Soon You Can, but Really Shouldn’t, Pre-Order This Flame-Throwing Robodog
When Boston Dynamics finally started selling Spot, it’s four-legged robot, it came with one stipulation: users couldn’t use it to harm people. But while the creators of the Thermonator aren’t actively promoting it as a weapon, you don’t want to be within 9.14 m of a flamethrower strapped to the back of a robodog.
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EU Mounts New Antitrust Assault to Break Up Google’s Ad Business
Google was hit with a new antitrust complaint Wednesday, fresh from EU regulators who say the search giant may need to sell part of its online advertising empire. The formal statement of objections ratchets up pressure as Google contends with two other antitrust cases in the US over the same issue, one from the federal…
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Trump Reportedly Leaves Board of His Social Media Company Just Weeks Before Federal Subpoenas
The angry Florida man who perpetually has “nothing to hide” is reportedly trying to squirm his way out of yet another potentially dubious business deal.
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Sergey Brin, Who Is Worth $130 Billion, Asked a Court to Deny His Wife Spousal Support
Sergey Brin, a Google cofounder and one of the richest people on the planet (net worth: $93 billion), is asking the judge presiding over his pending divorce to withhold spousal support from his soon-to-be ex-wife. Brin isn’t asking for her to pay him any support, either. The tidbit comes out of the court filings from Brin’s divorce with…