Google’s lurch: how to fix its monopoly
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The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 9 October 2024
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
This summer, an American judge ruled that Google’s search dominance was illegal. Now the Department of Justice has revealed possible solutions. How robots could help mend leaking water pipes (9:46). And the best books on the beautiful game (16:38).
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| 0:00.0 | We're all so busy. |
| 0:02.1 | Buzzing about, like bumblebees, |
| 0:04.6 | it can be easy to forget the simple things in life. |
| 0:07.6 | Like just how good nature can taste. |
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| 0:18.5 | Fuller of flavour, and perfect for an on-the-go bite or a mid-morning snack. |
| 0:23.1 | When nature tastes this good, why overcomplicate it? |
| 0:27.1 | Savour moments in nature with Eat Natural. |
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| 1:00.7 | The Economist |
| 1:02.0 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. |
| 1:11.9 | I'm your host, Rosie Bloor. |
| 1:13.8 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the event shaping your world. |
| 1:23.2 | Water pipes aren't the sexiest of items, but we all rely on them, and it turns out that many of them are rather leaky. |
| 1:31.2 | Our correspondent has a plan to solve that, and it's rather more useful than a spanner. |
| 1:37.5 | And football inspires such love that it has an entire literature devoted to it. |
| 1:43.1 | We recommend the best books on The Beautiful Game. |
| 1:59.3 | But first... To most... |
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