Instagram co-founder: Zuckerberg saw us as a ‘threat’ to Facebook
Instagram co-founder: Zuckerberg saw us as a 'threat' to Facebook Instagram co-founder: Zuckerberg saw us as a ‘threat’ to Facebook When Instagram was acquired for $1 billion in 2012, co-founder Kevin Systrom believed that joining Facebook would help Instagramâs âskyrocketing growthâ reach even greater heights. In some ways, it did. Instagram now has billions of […]
OpenAI tells judge it would buy Chrome from Google
OpenAI tells judge it would buy Chrome from Google If Google is forced to sell off Chrome, ChatGPT’s head of product told a judge today that OpenAI would be interested in buying the browser, Reuters reports. Google breaking off Chrome is a proposed remedy by the US Department of Justice in US v. Google, in […]
Google is paying Samsung an ‘enormous sum’ to preinstall Gemini
Google is paying Samsung an 'enormous sum' to preinstall Gemini Google is paying Samsung an ‘enormous sum’ to preinstall Gemini Google gavel. Testimony this week from Google’s antitrust trial shows that Google gives Samsung an “enormous sum of money” each month to preinstall the Gemini AI app on Samsung devices, reports Bloomberg. Now that Judge […]
FTC v. Meta live: the latest from the battle over Instagram and WhatsApp
FTC v. Meta live: the latest from the battle over Instagram and WhatsApp Meta antitrust trial The long-awaited antitrust trial between Meta and the Federal Trade Commission kicked off on April 14th. Over about two months, DC District Court Chief Judge James Boasberg is hearing arguments about whether then-Facebook illegally monopolized the market for “personal […]
Money, Chrome, and ChatGPT: The high stakes of Google’s monopoly trial
Money, Chrome, and ChatGPT: The high stakes of Google's monopoly trial Money, Chrome, and ChatGPT: The high stakes of Google’s monopoly trial Near the beginning of his opening arguments, David Dahlquist, a lawyer for the US Department of Justice, showed a slide that he described as Googleâs âvicious cycle.â It goes like this: Google pays […]
Money, Chome, and ChatGPT: The high stakes of Google’s monopoly trial
Money, Chome, and ChatGPT: The high stakes of Google's monopoly trial Money, Chome, and ChatGPT: The high stakes of Google’s monopoly trial Near the beginning of his opening arguments, David Dahlquist, a lawyer for the US Department of Justice, showed a slide that he described as Googleâs âvicious cycle.â It goes like this: Google pays […]
House Democrats: DOGE is building a ‘master database’ of Americans’ sensitive information
House Democrats: DOGE is building a 'master database' of Americans' sensitive information House Democrats: DOGE is building a ‘master database’ of Americans’ sensitive information Elon Musk with DOGE eyes. In a letter to the Social Security Administration’s Inspector General’s office requesting an investigation into DOGE, Ranking Member Rep. Gerald Connolly (D-VA) alleged that the government […]
The government doesn’t understand Meta
The government doesn't understand Meta The government doesn’t understand Meta The government should be scrutinizing Metaâs power. Unfortunately, its legal attack isn’t cutting to the heart of what keeps Meta big. This week, I spent three days in a Washington, DC courtroom watching Mark Zuckerberg testify. He was there defending his company from being broken […]
Cops can’t do cell tower mass surveillance ‘dumps,’ court rules
Cops can't do cell tower mass surveillance 'dumps,' court rules Cops can’t do cell tower mass surveillance ‘dumps,’ court rules A federal judge in Nevada has ruled that it’s unconstitutional to obtain swaths of cellular records through “tower dumps” — but will still let police get away with using it as evidence, as reported earlier […]
CFPB workers are receiving mass layoff notices
CFPB workers are receiving mass layoff notices The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is sending out mass layoff notices that appear to be in defiance of a court order blocking further layoffs following DOGE-induced cuts. “I regret to inform you that you are affected by a reduction in force (RIF) action,” says a notice reviewed […]