The Biggest Deal in Video Game History, and the FTC Comes for Meta (Again)
Pivot14 Jan 2022

The Biggest Deal in Video Game History, and the FTC Comes for Meta (Again)

Kara and Scott discuss the return of the FTC’s monopoly case against Meta, Take Two's purchase of Zynga, and a new lawsuit claiming the nation’s top universities colluded to fix pricing. Plus, United Airlines' Covid staffing woes, and a prediction on Pinterest. Send us your Listener Mail questions, via Yappa, at nymag.com/pivot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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