The problem with #PriceFixing #Cartels - post and present - is that like in 2005 [¹] - too few #Execs face[d] #JailTime and all these #Corporations did was pay lousy #fines they could even #writeoff on their #Taxes!

And now we see the same again, with #Flash ² & #DDR4 + #DDR5 #RAM ³.

Since the #FTC under the #Trump is filled with #AIslop - #TechBros, @EUCommission should enact #PriceCaps [as of 06/2025 spot]!

¹: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVzeHTlWIDY
²: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-O6FQFhNhiw
³: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hLiwNViMak

From Futurism:
"Study Finds That #Execs Are #Outsourcing Their #Thinking to #AI"

https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-executive-thinking-survey

Looks like the future holds a $128M settlement for Elon Musk and former Twitter execs. Firing an entire C-suite on arrival definitely sets a precedent.

Wonder if there's a "golden parachute" clause for being dramatically escorted out? What's the wildest tech company drama you've followed?

#TechNews #ElonMusk #Twitter #X #Execs
https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/08/elon-musk-will-settle-128m-lawsuit-with-former-twitter-execs/

Top lawyer and finance guy are out!

What's going on over there?

MindsEye studio execs depart Build a Rocket Boy, one week before game's debut

https://www.eurogamer.net/mindseye-studio-execs-depart-build-a-rocket-boy-one-week-before-games-debut

#MindsEye #Execs #BuildARocketBoy #Gaming

German court sends VW execs to prison over Dieselgate scandal

https://www.politico.eu/article/german-court-vw-execs-prison-dieselgate-scandal-volkswagen-environment-illegal-pollution/

#HackerNews #Volkswagen #Dieselgate #scandal #prison #sentence #VW #execs #justice #environmental #impact

Company layoffs.

Terrible PC ports.

Not much of anything coming out of note.

EA's top execs earned $60m in last fiscal year, despite company layoffs

https://www.eurogamer.net/eas-top-execs-earned-60m-in-last-fiscal-year-despite-company-layoffs

#EA #Execs #Pay #Layoffs #Gaming