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Oct 2024
21m 51s

Google’s lurch: how to fix its monopoly

The Economist
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This summer, an American judge ruled that Google’s search dominance was illegal. Now the Department of Justice has revealed possible solutions. How robots could help mend leaking water pipes (9:46). And the best books on the beautiful game (16:38). 


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