The battle between tech giants and struggling newspapers has been sidelined, for now

The battle pitting tech companies against struggling newspapers has been sidelined for the time being.  A bill by Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks demanding that digital sites compensate newspapers for using and linking to news articles, was put to rest by the deal between Google and Wicks.

But the controversy continues.

Much of the concern over the deal is advancing artificial intelligence as part of the compromise. There is another component that should also raise eyebrows. Color it red...