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| Tyler Wilde / PC Gamer: |
Tim Sweeney says Big Tech leaders, who used to pretend to be Democrats, are now pretending to be Republicans to skirt antitrust laws and “crush competitors” — The Trump administration is expected to be softer on antitrust cases, which as we know are one of Sweeney's major pursuits.
Bluesky: @baroness. X: @timsweeneyepic, @matthewstoller, and @dhh
Forums: Hacker News, r/americanoligarchy, and r/AnythingGoesNews
| Financial Times: |
Some advertisers raise brand safety concerns over Meta's content moderation changes, fearing a surge in harmful content and misinformation on its platforms — Facebook owner's move to loosen policing of online content has raised fears over a surge in misinformation| David Allen Green / Financial Times: |
More: TheJournal.ie. Bluesky: @danielagabor, @jwsidders, @henrymance, and @ianfraser. Mastodon: @davidallengreen …
LinkedIn: Stuart Lambert and Lindsay Pentelow
Forums: r/ukpolitics and r/technology
| Michael Savage / The Guardian: |
More: Morning Star, BBC, The Independent, and The Guardian
Forums: r/unitedkingdom, r/technology, and r/ukpolitics
| Riley Griffin / Bloomberg: |
Mark Zuckerberg lamented the rise of “culturally neutered” companies that have sought to distance themselves from “masculine energy” — - Rogan interview is latest in sign of shift toward Trump — CEO says Biden staffers would ‘scream’ and ‘curse’ about Covid
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Mastodon: @samiamsam@mastodon.social, @alebaffa@famichiki.jp, and @mergesort@macaw.social. Threads: @mollyjongfast
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LinkedIn: Foster Coulson, Rachel Wasserman, and Sharon O'Dea
| Aitor Hernández-Morales / Politico: |
Zuckerberg urged Trump to stop the EU from fining US tech companies, which he says were forced by EU to pay $30B+ for legal violations over the past two decades — Comparing the bloc's antitrust penalties to tariffs, the Meta boss argued that Brussels is “screwing with” American industry.
More: The Decoder, The Mahablog, The Irish Times, and New York Times
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LinkedIn: Andrew Soteriou, Noah Gift, and Alberto Alemanno
Forums: r/politics, r/AnythingGoesNews, r/inthenews, r/europe, r/Destiny, r/eutech, and r/europeanunion
| Elizabeth Lopatto / The Verge: |
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Bluesky: @bildoperationen, @chrisswartout, @lucyannd, @piyushmittal, @benwhitelaw, @seanokane, @dangillmor.mastodon …, @fabiochiusi, and @miasato. Threads: @zuck
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| Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: |
Matt Mullenweg deactivates the accounts of several WordPress.org members, some of whom have been leading a push to create a new fork of the open-source project — Automattic CEO and WordPress co-creator Matt Mullenweg has deactivated the accounts of several WordPress.org community members …
More: Hi, I'm Heather Burns, WordPress.org, The Verge, anderegg.ca, WinBuzzer, acecomments.mu.nu, and Search Engine Journal
Bluesky: @mor10.com, @carnage4life, @tcarmody, @daniloc.xyz, @serrata.org, and @elkmovie
Mastodon: @m@goopply.com, @roytanck@mastodon.online, @baldur@toot.cafe, @jalefkowit@vmst.io, @berniethewordsmith@masto.es, and @jalefkowit@vmst.io
X: @jdevalk, @wpengine, @webdevlaw, @vinnysgreen, @ryancduff, @arniepalmer, @daniel_iser, @okko, @audrasjb, @agressiva, @deviorobert, @sereedmedia, and @p3ob7o
Forums: Hacker News, r/programmingcirclejerk, r/Wordpress, Beehaw, and Slashdot
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
A look at Apple's plans for 2025, a year likely to be seen as a stepping stone toward more revolutionary products, rather than one of remarkable innovation — Apple plans a loaded 2025, with plans for an overhauled iPhone line, new AI features, a smart home push and updates to products it hasn't refreshed in a while.
More: 9to5Mac, 9to5Mac, 9to5Mac, Appleosophy, TechCrunch, AppleInsider, The Verge, 9to5Mac, Supercharged, Cult of Mac, Digital Trends, and Wccftech
| Abigail Bassett / The Verge: |
A look at Watch Duty, a free app that has become a crucial lifeline for LA during the wildfires by showing active fires, evacuation zones, and other vital info — ‘We view what we are doing as a public service,’ says the cofounder of the nonprofit that millions of people are relying on to stay safe.
More: Gizmodo, The San Francisco Standard, New York Times, Six Colors, and Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Bluesky: @anildash.com, @lainna, @katlaronde, @rmac, @lainna, @shannonosaka, @wolfiesmom, @hepatitisme, and @alexheath
X: @watchdutyapp, @watchdutyapp, @franklinleonard, @michaelmiraflor, @katewillett, @renfromberkeley, @davidmarcus, @officialhambly, @watchdutyapp, and @watchdutyapp. LinkedIn: Kevin Bullock. Forums: r/technews
| Ethan Mollick / One Useful Thing: |
As researchers talk about the arrival of supersmart AI, far fewer voices are trying to envision and articulate what a world awash in AI might actually look like — What to make of the statements of the AI labs? — Recently, something shifted in the AI industry.| Financial Times: |
A UK trial in the £1.5B class action suit against Apple is set to begin on Monday over allegations that the company levies “excessive and unfair” App Store fees — iPhone maker faces claim it levies ‘excessive and unfair’ charges on software downloaded from its App Store … | Jon Keegan / Sherwood News: |
A case study of the amount and kinds of ads in 12 shows on the ad-supported tiers of Netflix, Peacock, Disney+, Max, Paramount+, and Hulu — We watched 12 shows on six platforms to find out how much of your life you give up to save a few bucks each month. — It's getting harder to avoid ads on streaming video.
More: CNBC and Simon Owens's Media Newsletter
Bluesky: @chicagomike and @sherwood.news
X: @raywongy, @ranimolla, and @atty_at_claw
| Joe Reedy / Associated Press: |
As Amazon Prime Video wraps up its third season streaming NFL games, a look at its use of AI and “Prime Vision with Next Gen Stats” during broadcasts — The Los Angeles Rams defense appeared to be content to drop back in coverage and prevent San Francisco's Brock Purdy from completing … | Tyler Cowen / Bloomberg: |
US export controls may have slowed China's AI progress but they also spurred DeepSeek to innovate and release DeepSeek-V3, a top LLM, without the latest chips — A promising new model shows that innovations in artificial intelligence don't necessarily depend on the latest chips.
More: Time, ChinaTalk, and South China Morning Post
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