Mar 7, 2024

The EU cracks down on Big Tech

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The Digital Markets Act goes into effect today in the EU. It’s designed to make the internet more competitive, but enforcement may be tricky.

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The Fed's Beige Book offers a more colorful look behind the stats

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A new EU law aims to tame tech giants. But enforcing it could turn out to be tricky.

by Meghan McCarty Carino

Mar 7, 2024

It imposes hefty fines for scofflaws. But the commission charged with enforcing it has only 80 staffers.

Margrethe Vestager, executive vice president of 'A Europe Fit for the Digital Age' at the European Commission, talks to media in the Berlaymont building in Brussels, Belgium on Monday.

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After dreaming of living in a dome home for decades, this Texas woman made it a reality

by Sarah Leeson

Mar 7, 2024

"I'm not getting any younger. If I'm going to have a dome, I need to get on with it," said Paula Stone of Fredericksburg, Texas.

Paula Stone's home is made up of five connected monolithic domes that she designed herself.

Courtesy Stone

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Reviews or "paid promotional content"? Amazon is paying users to make videos of its products

by Kai Ryssdal and Sofia Terenzio

Mar 7, 2024

The online retail behemoth is selling access to its sizable platform to gig workers, says Caroline O'Donovan of The Washington Post.

"I think it's an open question if these are reviews or just paid promotional content," says Caroline O'Donovan at The Washington Post about the influencer videos.

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Skijoring brings cowboys and skiers to Western towns, but warm weather leaves the sport in flux

by Caitlin Tan

Mar 7, 2024

Many small towns across the Rocky Mountain West depend on the sport for an economic boost during an otherwise slow winter, but this year it's been tricky with unseasonably warm temperatures.

A cowboy and his horse pull a skier off a jump on the Pinedale skijoring course. The fastest time wins.

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Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Andie Corban Producer I

Sarah Leeson Producer I

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

Richard Cunningham Associate Producer I

Sofia Terenzio Assistant Producer

Jordan Mangi Assistant Digital Producer

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