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Google nears settlement of Ad-Tech antitrust case in France. Alphabet Inc.'s Google is nearing a settlement of an antitrust case in France alleging the company has abused its power in online advertising, and is likely to pay a fine and make operational changes, people familiar with the matter said. (Sam Schechner via Wall Street Journal)
Will the housing market ever be normal again?. How wild is the U.S. housing market right now? So wild, half of the houses listed nationwide in April went pending in less than a week. So wild, one poll found that most buyers admitted to bidding on homes they'd never seen in person. (Derek Thompson via The Atlantic)
AI is learning how to create itself. But it's not what the bots are learning that's exciting—it's how they're learning. POET generates the obstacle courses, assesses the bots' abilities, and assigns their next challenge, all without human involvement. (Will Douglas Heaven via MIT Technology Review)
As Anti-Asian Attacks Continue, What Kind of Bystander Are You?. On March 29, in security-camera footage filmed on 43rd Street in Manhattan, Vilma Kari, a 65-year-old Asian woman, was ruthlessly beaten while walking to church. The violence of the assault was shocking; even more shocking, for many people, was the fact that three men stood by and watched, one going so far as to close a glass door in front of the woman’s injured body. (R.O. Kwon via Vanity Fair)
A company wants to build a massive solar project in Montana - of course it's for crypto. A company looking to build a massive solar project in Butte, Montana claims it would provide 300MW of renewable power and cost $250 million, Gizmodo reported. (Mitchell Clark via The Verge)
A key U.S. inflation gauge rose 3.1% year over year, higher than expected. A key inflation indicator rose 3.1% in April, faster than expected, as price pressures built in the rapidly expanding U.S. economy, the Commerce Department reported Friday. (Jeff Cox via CNBC)
Brazilian proptech startup QuintoAndar lands $300M at a $4B valuation. QuintoAndar Fintech and proptech are two sectors that are seeing exploding growth in Latin America, as financial services and real estate are two categories in particular… (Mary Ann Azevedo via TechCrunch)
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