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Sacha Sloan

@sachasloan.bsky.social

Investigative journalist covering corporate power in tech at The Capitol Forum. Email: ssloan at thecapitolforum dot com Signal: sachas.01

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Peter Sterne@petersterne.com · 2y ago

I'm endlessly fascinated by the conservative tabloid coverage of Zohran Mamdani as he's risen in the polls. Last week, the paper tried to suggest that voter support for socialist policies was understandable but Mamdani's anti-Zionism was a bridge too far. nypost.com/2025/03/19/u...

And in 2023, he introduced a bill — titled “Not on Our Dime!: Ending New York Funding of Israeli Settler Violence Act” — that would have given the state attorney general power to dissolve groups funding settlements in the West Bank, where some 700,000 Jews reside. “There is a clear divide between those who embrace socialism and antisemitic, backwards ways of thinking,” another veteran political observer who did not want to be identified told The Post.
Karina Montoya@pressgirlk.bsky.social · 2y ago

#antitrustradar Two things to watch in the upcoming Google Search remedies trial: 1️⃣deadline for the DOJ to file a revised list of remedies is this Friday. We'll see what the new DOJ keeps from the current proposal -> www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

DOJ seeks to break up Google, forcing web browser Chrome sale as monopoly punishment

The proposed breakup floated in a 23-page document filed late Wednesday by the U.S. Justice Department calls for Google to sell its industry-leading Chrome web browser and impose restrictions designed...

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Julia Angwin@juliaangwin.com · 2y ago

Super interesting analysis by the White House of how popular algorithmic rent-setting software could allow for anticompetitive price signaling and account for a 4% rise in rents nationwide. www.whitehouse.gov/cea/written-...

The Cost of Anticompetitive Pricing Algorithms in Rental Housing | CEA | The White House

Housing costs remain one of the biggest challenges for many American households.  While the root cause of high housing costs is the under-supply of housing, insufficient competition in the housing ind...

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Zack Whittaker@zackwhittaker.com · 2y ago

New, by me: UnitedHealthcare's Optum pulled down an internal AI chatbot after it was found exposed to the internet. The chatbot, seen by TechCrunch, allowed employees to ask it questions about how to handle patient health insurance claims and disputes. techcrunch.com/2024/12/13/u...

UnitedHealthcare's Optum left an AI chatbot, used by employees to ask questions about claims, exposed to the internet | TechCrunch

Optum's AI chatbot was found exposed online at a time when the healthcare giant faces scrutiny for its use of AI to allegedly deny patient claims.

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The Capitol Forum@capitolforum.bsky.social · 2y ago

(1/2) Tech Tuesday: DOJ Proposes Google Search Remedies as Adtech Trial Ends; Trump's Past and Future Administrations Stymie Lower Fees in Verisign Renewal; IBM/HashiCorp Won't Close Until 2025; Intel Drops CEO After Finalizing Reduced CHIPS Award...

David Dayen@ddayen.bsky.social · 2y ago

Earlier today the NY Times made a reference to a 4-page memo written by Seth London to build "a party within the [Democratic] party," a new moderate faction to spread influence. I have the memo. It's a blueprint for a new Democratic Leadership Council. Explicitly so:

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The Capitol Forum@capitolforum.bsky.social · 2y ago

(1/2) Labor Thursday: Google Workers Met with DOJ Over Search Monopoly Remedy; FTC Commissioner Bedoya Lays Out Case for Federal Workplace Privacy Law and Greater Enforcement; Bedoya Plans Speech on Children and AI, Says He's Concerned with Unfair Franchise Relationships...

Karina Montoya@pressgirlk.bsky.social · 2y ago

🆕DOJ is getting ready to drop its final proposed remedies for the Google's search monopoly case (deadline: Nov 20). Here at @openmarkets.bsky.social, @courtneyr.bsky.social and I make a few additional recommendations, with a focus on AI-assisted search: www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...

The Center for Journalism & Liberty at Open Markets Urges DOJ to Break Google’s Search Monopoly and Address AI Risks  — Open Markets Institute

The Center for Journalism & Liberty (CJL) at the Open Markets Institute submitted a detailed letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division, advocating for decisive action to disman...

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