Monopolies

Abdul El-Sayed, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan, is campaigning on campaign finance reform, universal healthcare, and opposing corporate influence and monopolies. He will face Republican Mike Rogers in the election.

Uber has implemented a strategy to slow the adoption of autonomous vehicles in at least two locations, aiming to gain an advantage over developers of self-driving cars. The company claims this policy is part of its effort to combat monopolies.

Kalshi, a prediction market platform, supports a lobby group focused on prediction markets with backing from a former Trump administration official. John Bivona, Kalshi's head of government relations, emphasized the group's resolve to challenge entrenched interests protecting monopolies.