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The DOJ is reportedly investigating rent-setting software company RealPage

Image: TC Sottek / The Verge The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division has reportedly opened up an investigation into RealPage, the real estate technology company accused of contributing to higher-than-normal rent prices. According to a report from ProPublica, the DOJ is looking into whether the company’s rent-setting software allows landlords to coordinate and raise rent

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Tesla Coil Makes Sodium Plasma

Looking for a neat trick to do with your Tesla coil? [The Action Lab] uses his coil to make a metal plasma — in particular, sodium. You can see the results in the video below. To create a metal plasma, you need a metal vapor and sodium can create a vapor at a relatively low

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An in-depth look at the US sanctions on China’s chipmakers and worries over their impact on inflation and rising costs for Western manufacturers and customers (June Yoon/Financial Times)

June Yoon / Financial Times: An in-depth look at the US sanctions on China’s chipmakers and worries over their impact on inflation and rising costs for Western manufacturers and customers  —  The advice “dig two graves, before you set out” applies to anyone bent on revenge.  An old aphorism is hardly going to divert …

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Reserve Bank of India declines a payment aggregator license for Paytm parent One 97, asking it to comply with foreign direct investment guidelines and reapply (Ira Dugal/Reuters)

Ira Dugal / Reuters: Reserve Bank of India declines a payment aggregator license for Paytm parent One 97, asking it to comply with foreign direct investment guidelines and reapply  —  India’s banking regulator has declined a payment aggregator licence for the One 97 Communications Ltd (PAYT.NS) …

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