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After months of political grandstanding in Washington, the opening shot has finally been fired in the battle to restrain Big Tech. In a complaint against Google last week, backed by the Republican attorneys-general of 11 U.S. states, the Justice Department ended years of inaction on the part of antitrust authorities. The complaint received resounding support from the company’s opponents. It has landed at a time when there is rare bipartisan political support for action. And it reflects a… Source link

The Atlanta Braves, hours before their opening day game against the New York Mets, are giving us an example of how playing baseball during a pandemic can quickly turn chaotic. Both Braves catchers, Tyler Flowers and Travis d’Arnaud, won’t be available to play Friday after showing coronavirus symptoms. Mark Bowman of MLB.com says both players tested negative but are back in Atlanta. The Braves, instead, summoned two catchers from their taxi squad: While things like this are to be expected —… Source link