Colorado Democrats spar over bill to prohibit rent-setting algorithms

A bill aimed at barring landlords from using algorithms to set rents died in the Colorado Senate on Wednesday after a group of moderate Democrats joined Republicans to reject a more forceful House version of the measure. The crux of the disagreement was an adopted amendment that bill backers charged had been written by a … Read more

Elizabeth Warren slammed for wanting to ‘break up Apple’s smartphone monopoly’

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren says she’s not a fan of “green texts on iPhones” and that it’s “time to break up Apple’s smartphone monopoly,” but statistics show the tech giant doesn’t have exclusive control over the market. The Department of Justice announced a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Apple in March, accusing the California-based company of … Read more

Morgan Stanley to pay $249 mn to settle U.S. trading fraud charges

Pawan Passi. | Photo Credit: Reuters Morgan Stanley will pay $249 million to settle civil and criminal charges connected to stock trades where it disclosed key information that it promised to keep confidential, U.S. authorities announced. The conduct concerns large equity trades in which Morgan Stanley trading staff between 2018 and 2021 leaked information to … Read more

George Santos Gets Car Burgled And More

white bicycle, or ghost bike, with a sign saying rest in peace locked to a pole on a New York City street is a memorial at the site where a cyclist was killed by a crash motor vehicle. Image: Deb Cohn-Orbach/UCG/Universal Images Group (Getty Images) Biking ain’t easy; in fact it can be straight up … Read more