When he testified in Washington this winter, CEO Ted Sarandos “insisted Netflix and HBO Max are complementary, and claimed that 80% of HBO Max subscribers also subscribe to Netflix. ’We will give consumers more content for less.’"

Instead, the opposite has happened: Netflix won’t merge with HBO Max and yet they have raised prices.

The Court probably won't choose to settle the question of birthright citizenship, though it could. This would leave the debate open, in theory to be settled by Congress or in a a future Supreme Court decision.

The Supreme Court is not a fan of intermediary liability, and that’s a good thing. Which means if Meta and Google appeal all the way to the Supreme Court, there is a reasonable chance that they will succeed.

It’s likely that implementation of AI could eliminate most accidents due to human error. Chips and software don’t get tired, don’t get distracted, and make decisions in millionths of a second that a human might take 5 or 10 seconds to make. Studies suggest that humans can keep track of 3 to 5 independent variables at the same time, while AI can manage orders of magnitude more.

It’s hard to avoid the conclusion that the SAVE Act in its current form was designed to not pass. To prolong the fight, not solve the problem. To make base voters angry and get them to fight. To provide a reason for politicians to appear on cable TV and to get the most partisan voters to turn out in November.

It’s hard to avoid the conclusion that the SAVE Act in its current form was designed to not pass. To prolong the fight, not solve the problem. To make base voters angry and get them to fight. To provide a reason for politicians to appear on cable TV and to get the most partisan voters to turn out in November.