Meta asks judge to throw out antitrust case mid-trial
Meta asks judge to throw out antitrust case mid-trial Meta has filed a motion for judgment on the antitrust case it’s currently fighting in court. The motion argues that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has failed to produce any evidence that Meta unlawfully monopolized part of the social networking market, something the government argues it […]
FTC v. Meta: The antitrust battle over WhatsApp and Instagram
FTC v. Meta: The antitrust battle over WhatsApp and Instagram 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 social networking services” […]
Meta’s beef with the press flares at its antitrust trial
Meta's beef with the press flares at its antitrust trial Meta’s beef with the press flares at its antitrust trial Long-simmering tension between Silicon Valley and the press that covers it is surfacing during the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust trial against Meta. During a heated cross-examination of the FTC’s key economic expert, Scott Hemphill, Meta’s […]
PayPal launches iPhone NFC payments in Germany after EU forced Apple to open up
PayPal launches iPhone NFC payments in Germany after EU forced Apple to open up German iPhone users are starting to report that they’re now able to use PayPal’s tap-to-pay feature at in-store payment terminals, according to German tech site iPhone Ticker. The new capability, which PayPal announced earlier this month, is a result of the […]
Why one obscure app could help crumble Meta’s empire
Why one obscure app could help crumble Meta's empire Why one obscure app could help crumble Meta’s empire If the question, “Who is Meta’s biggest rival?” were on a Family Feud survey, TikTok would likely be the winning answer. In the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust case against the Facebook and Instagram owner, the government’s response […]
Did Apple get too big for its own good? With Daring Fireball’s John Gruber
Did Apple get too big for its own good? With Daring Fireball's John Gruber Did Apple get too big for its own good? With Daring Fireball’s John Gruber We’re doing something a little different on today’s episode of Decoder. I asked my friend John Gruber, of the website Daring Fireball, to come on the show […]
Donald Trump takes aim at more water and energy efficiency standards
Donald Trump takes aim at more water and energy efficiency standards Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum Friday afternoon directing the Department of Energy to “consider using all lawful authority to rescind” or weaken regulations for water and energy efficiency for dishwashers and washing machines. The action also includes water use standards for showers, faucets, […]
Instagram CEO testifies about competing with TikTok: ‘You’re either growing, or you’re slowly dying’
Instagram CEO testifies about competing with TikTok: 'You're either growing, or you're slowly dying' Instagram CEO testifies about competing with TikTok: ‘You’re either growing, or you’re slowly dying’ When Adam Mosseri took over Meta-owned Instagram as CEO in 2018, the app was experiencing what he’d later call “concerning” drops and plateaus in user engagement, thanks […]
FTC v. Meta live: Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri takes the stand
FTC v. Meta live: Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri takes the stand 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 social networking […]
Eddy Cue is fighting to save Apple’s $20 billion paycheck from Google
Eddy Cue is fighting to save Apple's $20 billion paycheck from Google Eddy Cue is fighting to save Apple’s $20 billion paycheck from Google Microsoft’s Bing or DuckDuckGo probably won’t disrupt Google’s dominance in search, said Apple senior vice president of services Eddy Cue – but AI services easily could. Cue was returning to a […]