NYC shuttered 80% of its Airbnbs in an attempt to make housing more affordable. All that's done so far is make hotels more expensive.

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FCC fines big phone companies nearly $200 million for sharing customer location data

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US phone companies were fined nearly $200 million on Monday.

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Google just got hit with a hefty fine, in part over how it trained its AI

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Google is facing a $270 million fine, in part over how it used news outlets' content in France to train its AI, Bard.

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Elon Musk's SpaceX was reportedly fined $3,600 following the 'near amputation' of a worker's foot

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The incident is part of a larger trend of safety concerns at SpaceX facilities.

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A local government in China faked signatures on nearly 2,000 traffic tickets amid a $10 trillion debt time bomb

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Heavy traffic on the six-lane road in the city center near the exit to the Sanyuan Bridge in Beijing China.

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Elon Musk's X is a 'chaotic environment' that raises serious questions about its data-privacy practices, DOJ says

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A temporary X sign at the company's San Francisco headquarters.

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Elon Musk, who is known for pushing boundaries, will reportedly escape a fine for using his phone while driving a Tesla

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Elon Musk.

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A group of Wall Street banks have been fined $549 million for using WhatsApp and other messaging apps to discuss business

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Dollar General workers at a Florida store were left without a working restroom, OSHA says

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Dollar General has been repeatedly fined by OSHA.

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San Francisco is forcing couple to remove sidewalk 'obstruction' — or pay $1,400. It's a little free library.

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The library has been up for years, tweets show, and has been praised by many passersby, but could be removed by the city over a violation complaint.

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