Seattle decides to prohibit grocery store ‘surveillance pricing’. Your data shouldn’t determine your food expenses.

Seattle decides to prohibit grocery store 'surveillance pricing'. Your data shouldn't determine your food expenses.

Seattle Bans Grocery Pricing Practices Based on Personal Data On September 22, Seattle’s City Council cast a 7-2 vote to prohibit specific grocery pricing strategies that leverage personal consumer information to determine costs. This initiative received support from Consumer Reports, which worked alongside the mayor’s office in shaping the ordinance. The idea behind what’s labeled […]

Reasons a 1963 banking case shouldn’t determine the Paramount/Warner agreement

Reasons a 1963 banking case shouldn't determine the Paramount/Warner agreement

A Supreme Court decision from 63 years ago concerning two banks in Philadelphia has resurfaced as a pivotal element in the controversy surrounding Paramount’s $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. This deal was previously approved by the Justice Department and all 68 jurisdictions worldwide that reviewed it. Yet, 12 state attorneys general are now […]

Tennis shouldn’t impose crowd noise regulations at the US Open.

Tennis shouldn't impose crowd noise regulations at the US Open.

Tennis and Crowd Noise: A Personal Take In an old fantasy football piece, a writer shared a memory about comedians, specifically Leroy Seabrooks. He recalled an event where he’d make jokes, sometimes missing the mark, but would cleverly attribute the failures to Leroy, which got laughs. This story has lingered in his mind. It’s a […]

Farage: ‘Beheader’ Shouldn’t Have Been Present, Genuine Protesters Seek Change

Farage: 'Beheader' Shouldn't Have Been Present, Genuine Protesters Seek Change

Farage Addresses Protests in Belfast Nigel Farage, leader of the Reform Britain Party, pointed fingers at “bad actors” for escalating tensions in Belfast. He believes that the majority of protesters had valid concerns and were seeking sensible changes that the government has been unwilling to address. In light of a recent violent incident involving an […]