Google appeals search monopoly ruling, says it won business ‘fair and square’

The Verge : Business
Photo illustration of Monopoly pieces next to the Google logo.

Google officially filed its appeal of the federal ruling deeming it an illegal

Live Nation settles with DOJ in deal that seeks to avert breakup with Ticketmaster

Tech Insider : Business, Sports, Technology
A rally against the live entertainment ticket industry.
The DOJ and Live Nation have reached a settlement.

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F-bombs and a vanishing Billie Eilish concert: Ex-arena exec describes Ticketmaster 'retaliation'

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Outside the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY
Outside the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY.

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Feds point to Taylor Swift ticket fiasco as evidence of Live Nation and Ticketmaster's monopoly

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A 2024 billboard shwoing Live Nation concerts
A 2024 billboard showing Live Nation concerts

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Netflix says it bailed on WBD because of money, not Donald Trump

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Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos arrives for meetings at the White House on February 26, 2026 in Washington, DC., shortly before announcing that Netflix was no longer going to try to buy much of Warner Bros. Discovery
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos visited the White House on Thursday, and shortly after announced his company was no longer going to try to buy much of Warner Bros. Discovery.

From Kid Rock to Roc Nation: See the entertainers and industry bosses who could testify at the Live Nation-Ticketmaster antitrust battle

Tech Insider : Business, Sports
A side-by-side photo with Kid Rock, Jason Wright and Michael Rapino
From L: Kid Rock, Jason Wright, Michael Rapino

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Trump's Netflix threat is a warning to every CEO

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Donald Trump speaks during a dinner with state governors in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 21, 2026.
Donald Trump wants Netflix to drop a board member. It's unlikely that will be his last demand of corporate America.

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Top DOJ antitrust enforcer is out weeks before Live Nation trial

The Verge : Politics
Digital photo collage of Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater.

Gail Slater, the top antitrust enforcer at the Justice Department, announced Thursday that she has left her post, just weeks before the agency's next major tech monopoly

Google warns against 'breaking Search,' as pressure mounts over web future

Tech Insider : Business
People walking into Google office.
Each of the four Google employees Business Insider spoke with spent roughly a year preparing to pivot to an AI team.

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Netflix's bid to buy Warner Bros. hinges on a key question: Who does it actually compete with?

Tech Insider : Business, Sports
Netflix Stranger Things
"Stranger Things" maker Netflix could face regulatory scrutiny as it looks to buy Warner Bros.

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