The war is on for Congress’ AI law ban
The war is on for Congress' AI law ban The war is on for Congress’ AI law ban “This is absurd.” That’s all Amba Kak, co-executive director of the AI Now Institute, recalls thinking when she first heard about the proposed moratorium on state AI regulation tucked into President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” – […]
FCC investigation looms over EchoStar’s missed interest payments and a new satellite
FCC investigation looms over EchoStar's missed interest payments and a new satellite FCC investigation looms over EchoStar’s missed interest payments and a new satellite EchoStar is skipping interest payments even as it commissions a new Dish TV satellite — citing “uncertainty” caused by a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) probe. The company just missed a $183 […]
Microsoft will finally stop bugging Windows users about Edge — but only in Europe
Microsoft will finally stop bugging Windows users about Edge — but only in Europe Microsoft’s changes in response to the Digital Markets Act already included allowing Windows machines in the regions it covers to uninstall Edge and remove Bing results from Windows search, but now the list is growing in some meaningful ways. New features […]
Did WhatsApp really need Meta?
Did WhatsApp really need Meta? In its antitrust case against Meta, the US Federal Trade Commission is asking a judge to consider an alternate reality. In that world, the company never bought Instagram and WhatsApp. The two apps remained competitive with Facebook, developing features that competed for users’ attention. And that competition created a thriving […]
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 […]