(Bloomberg) — An attempt to break up Alphabet Inc.’s Google is among the options the Justice Department is considering after a landmark court ruling found the company had a monopoly in the online search engine market, people familiar with the matter said. Most read from Bloomberg The move would be Washington’s first attempt to dismantle … Read more
(Bloomberg) — In Kansas, where a prolonged drought has killed crops and eroded soil, Gail Fuller’s farm is an oasis. Sheep, cows and chickens graze freely on crops and vegetation in a paradisiacal chaos. Most read from Bloomberg But if Fuller’s farm were hit by a tornado or a flood, or severely affected by the … Read more
(Bloomberg) — Wildfires in Canada burned continuously for more than a year. Floods that brought Dubai to a standstill. Deadly heat covers the streets of New Delhi. The first half of 2024 has exposed the catastrophic extremes that now characterize the rapidly changing climate on every continent. Most read from Bloomberg This week, millions of … Read more
(Bloomberg) — From tractors stuck in muddy paddocks to raw sewage flushing from clogged waterways, extreme rain and flooding have wreaked havoc on British farmers this year. The soggy and turbulent weather – exacerbated by climate change – has hampered their ability to supply home-grown crops for bread, beer and almost every supermarket aisle. Most … Read more
(Bloomberg) — Some of the tech industry’s most prominent and powerful leaders will descend on Capitol Hill Wednesday for a Senate hearing focused on protecting children online. Most read from Bloomberg CEOs of Meta Platforms Inc., Congress has increasingly scrutinized social media platforms as mounting evidence suggests that overuse and the spread of harmful content … Read more