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The Power of Defaults: Google’s Payout Playbook Threatens OpenAI’s Dominance

Google cornered the search market by weaponizing defaults, and Judge Mehta cleared the way for this to be extended to AI, forcing OpenAI into a hardware gamble

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Oct 15, 2025
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Around 12 years ago, I was out with grad school friends in San Francisco when we witnessed something that stuck with me.

A woman at the bar was upset about her relationship. When my friend asked why she was with him, her answer was simple: money. Her boyfriend’s father was a high-ranking tech executive. In fact, he is one of the richest people alive.

The …

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