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Sources: the US FTC opens an antitrust investigation into Microsoft, focusing on its cloud and software licensing business and its cybersecurity and AI products — - FTC has sent detailed information demand to Microsoft — Questions focus on software licensing, cybersecurity and AI
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Ofcom: UK adults are now spending an average of four hours and 20 minutes daily online across devices, a jump from three hours and 41 minutes in 2023 — Adults are spending an average of 4 hours and 20 minutes each day online across smartphones, tablets and computers in the U.K. … | Dan Milmo / The Guardian: |
Ofcom: Reddit was visited by 22.9M UK adults in May 2024, up 47% YoY, making it the fifth most popular social media platform in the UK, surpassing X at 22.1M — Discussion platform takes fifth place in rankings and is the fastest growing large social media platform in the UK| Richard Lawler / The Verge: |
Microsoft says a feature to let US users play and buy Xbox games from the Xbox app on Android is “ready to go live as soon as the court makes a final decision” — A few weeks ago, Microsoft exec Sarah Bond said that in November, “players will be able to play and purchase Xbox games directly from the Xbox App on Android.”
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| Leah Nylen / Bloomberg: |
The US FTC is investigating Uber after customers complained the company signed them up for Uber One without their consent and made it difficult to cancel — - Agency opened investigation into Uber One service this year — Uber's lawyers complained about agency's push for a settlement
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On Joe Rogan's podcast, Marc Andreessen criticizes the “raw administrative power” of US agencies like the CFPB, SEC, and FTC, talks Elon Musk and DOGE, and more — - Marc Andreessen discussed Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency on Joe Rogan's podcast.
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Young founders and coders applying for Elon Musk's DOGE cite a range of professional and civic motivations; sources say DOGE is seeking 100 full-time DC hires — The incoming Trump administration's planned agency for cutting government excess is seeking 100 full-time hires in the nation's capital … | The Information: |
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The US FTC finalizes amendments to its Telemarketing Sales Rule, letting the agency pursue scam tech support companies even when consumers initiate the calls — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finalized amendments to its Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR), making it easier to protect consumers … | Bloomberg: |
Filing: Google asks a US federal appeals court to throw out the Epic ruling that would force it to overhaul the Play Store, as it competes with Apple and more — Google said in a filing Wednesday that US District Judge James Donato's ruling is flawed and asked that the outcome of the long-running litigation be set aside.
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T-Mobile's CSO says “suspicious behavior, discovery-type commands” on the company's network devices tipped it off to the suspected Salt Typhoon-linked breach — - Carrier says the unauthorized activity resembled Salt Typhoon — Companies trying to work together to avert further hacks| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Trump's team interviewed Paul Atkins, a former SEC commissioner and strong proponent of crypto and fintech companies, as a candidate to lead the SEC — - Atkins is a proponent of crypto and fintech companies — Uyeda, Tarbert and Stebbins have also been in contention
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Mark Zuckerberg met with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on November 27; sources: Zuckerberg, who has had a strained relationship with Trump, initiated the meeting — The president-elect has long been critical of Mr. Zuckerberg's social media platforms, saying they censor conservative viewpoints.
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| Stephen Nellis / Reuters: |
Filing: Intel's $7.86B US government subsidy requires the company to own at least 50.1% of Intel Foundry if the unit is split into a new privately held entity — Intel (INTC.O) said on Wednesday its deal for $7.86 billion in U.S. government subsidies restricts the company's ability … | Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch: |
Spotify will no longer allow developers building new third-party apps with its Web API to access several features, such as song and artist recommendations — Spotify will no longer allow developers building third-party apps with its Web API to access several features within the music streaming platform … | Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google Chat is rolling out huddles to let users instantly start an audio-first meeting, with a floating window displaying controls to add video or share screens — As previewed in August of 2023, Google Chat is adding an audio-first meeting feature called “Huddles” that are described as being “instant-on.”| Mike Masnick / Techdirt: |
Incoming FCC chairman Brendan Carr's censorial agenda, which is couched in the language of free speech, may be the biggest threat to the 1A in quite a long time — When Donald Trump announced that he was appointing current FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr to be the next chair of the FCC, it was no surprise.
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Source: Amazon's new generative AI model, codenamed Olympus, can process images, video, and text, and could be unveiled at next week's AWS re:Invent — Amazon has developed new generative artificial intelligence that can process images and video in addition to text, according to a person …
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