quote [ [The] shopping comparison service had broken competition rules — hitting Alphabet, Google’s parent, with an at-the-time record-breaking […] penalty […].
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By September 2018, [Apple] had had to wire $15 billion in back taxes and penalties to the EU […]. However, in July 2020 Apple (and Ireland) won an appeal when the General Court annulled the EU’s decision. […] The Commission appealed that reversal and on Tuesday the CJEU set aside the General Court’s judgment ]

quote [ Author Kris Butler reveals how Temperance advocates mapped bars to discourage their spread. ]

quote [ The Cold War spawned some odd military projects that were doomed to fail, from atomic subways to a city under the ice. ]

quote [ Floatplanes are ubiquitous on the coast and indispensable for remote communities, but they don’t need to follow the same regulations and reporting as commercial airlines. How do you keep pilots and passengers safe? ]

quote [ Consumers often have specific expectations around the design of international food packaging, with a preference for “folksy” or traditional aesthetics, which they perceive as more authentic. This trend suggests that many consumers distrust contemporary designs, associating them with a dilution of cultural authenticity. ]

quote [ James Earl Jones, revered actor who voiced Darth Vader in Star Wars, starred in Field of Dreams' died September 9 at his home in Dutchess County, NY. He was 93. ]

quote [ The fruit-based flirting code has caused rowdy scenes at the Mercadona supermarket chain. ]

quote [ I have to lend a paragraph to the art style. It’s reminiscent of ‘90s Saturday morning cartoons, bright and colorful and full of expression. Every character you can interact with has a portrait, and discovering each of them is like unwrapping a small gift. ]

quote [ The mammals were brought onto an island to cull venomous snakes, but only had eyes for the island's endangered rabbits. ]

quote [ It seemed the public could not get enough. It still can’t. Child lives on in a constant stream of biographies, novels, television series, films, and academic studies that show how The French Chef and Child’s cookbooks — notably Mastering the Art of French Cooking (1961) — stimulated Americans’ hunger for more sophisticated cuisine, and for the equipment required to produce it. ]