The US v. Google remedies trial opens with the DOJ arguing that Google should be forced to divest Chrome, and Google calling the proposed remedies “extreme”
The remedies trial opens in Washington with the government pushing to break up the company through measures that Google lawyers deem “extreme.”
Bluesky starts rolling out blue check verification, initially limiting verification to select organizations and its moderation team
Bluesky's new verification process launches today. It mixes the old-school, Twitter-style blue check bestowed by the platform with a more decentralized option for trusted organizations.
The US FTC sues Uber, claiming the company charged for Uber One without consent, made it difficult to cancel, and failed to deliver promised savings
The Federal Trade Commission on Monday sued Uber, accusing the ride-hailing and delivery company of deceptive billing and cancellation practices tied to its subscription service.
DOJ v. Google: a Google VP says the company pays Samsung an “enormous sum of money” every month to preinstall Gemini on its devices as part of a two-year deal
The company began paying Samsung for Gemini in January, according to Peter Fitzgerald, Google's vice president …
Google rolls out opt-in Sensitive Content Warnings in Messages to blur nude images on Android; the System SafetyCore-powered content classification is on-device
Following last year's announcement, Google Messages is rolling out Sensitive Content Warnings that blur nude images on Android.
Duolingo plans to add a chess course, which uses short puzzles to help learn the game, in beta on iOS in English in the coming weeks before an Android launch
Practice the classic game with help from Duolingo. … Duolingo will soon be able to help you learn another new skill: chess.
Several VCs say they fear Trump's tariffs could slow down tech investments, further decelerate the market for IPOs, and put some tech startups out of business
Donald Trump's unpredictable tariff policies have unsettled the venture capital world, further darkening an already gloomy outlook for IPOs.
A survey of US teens and parents: 48% of teens say social media harms people their age, up from 32% in 2022, and girls' experiences skew more negative at times
Most teens credit social media with feeling more connected to friends. Still, roughly 1 in 5 say social media sites hurt their mental health …
A draft executive order sent to US agencies shows the Trump administration is considering issuing an order to create a policy integrating AI into K-12 education
A policy under consideration by the White House and seen by The Post instructs federal agencies on how to incorporate artificial intelligence into classrooms.
The US DOJ says Google backed off more restrictive Gemini distribution deals, partly due to its case; Google says rivals talked to Samsung about chatbot deals
OpenAI, Microsoft and Meta Platforms have approached Samsung about deals to put their AI chatbots onto Samsung phones …
Global PC shipments rose 6.7% YoY in Q1 2025 driven by anticipation of US tariffs and growing adoption of AI PCs; Apple rose 17% YoY and Lenovo jumped 11% YoY
• The global PC market's shipments rose 6.7% YoY in Q1 2025, driven by pull-ins in anticipation of US tariffs and growing adoption of AI-enabled PCs.
Circle unveils a network to link financial institutions and enable real-time settlement of cross-border payments, starting with USDC and EURC in May 2025
and Fireblocks has been building the digital asset network from day one. That's why we're supporting the launch of @circle's CPN so customers like @ConduitPay can settle fiat-to-fiat with USDC—no rebu...
Boeing agrees to sell parts of its digital aviation unit, including software maker Jeppesen and navigation app ForeFlight, to Thoma Bravo for $10.55B in cash
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Q&A with Verizon Consumer CEO Sowmyanarayan Sampath on why net neutrality “has gone literally nowhere”, owning Yahoo, the FCC's probes over DEI, and more
www.theverge.com/decoder-podc... Karl Bode / @karlbode.com : Verizon CEO does some great tap dancing here regarding their hypocrisy on telecom consumer protection ("radical government over-reach over ...
A Columbia student suspended over a tool to cheat on job interviews says he has raised a $5.3M seed for Cluely, which offers an AI tool to “cheat on everything”
We want to cheat on everything. Yep, you heard that right. Interviews. Business Today : AI startup Cluely raises $5.3 million to let users ‘cheat on everything,’ even job interviews and exams Sean M...
Airbnb now shows the full cost of a stay, excluding taxes, in search results by default; a Biden-era FTC rule on “junk fees” is set to go into effect on May 12
Even the Sneaky Fees Fortune : Airbnb will now show you the full price for a stay by default so you know exactly what you'll be paying for upfront AJ Dellinger / Gizmodo : Airbnb to Show Full Price by...
Flipkart plans to shift its holding company from Singapore to India as Walmart aims to take it public; Flipkart moved the entity to Singapore in 2011
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Docs: in July 2024, Amazon set up Project Greenland to manage and optimize GPU allocation across its retail unit; Amazon says it now has “ample” GPU capacity
- GPU shortages delayed projects in Amazon's retail division last year. — The company created a more efficient approval …
Meta is testing using AI tools in the US to detect teen Instagram users, even if they've lied about their birthday, and place them under Teen Account settings
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Sources: the US plans to push India to give Amazon, Walmart, and other US online retailers full access to its $125B e-commerce market, as part of tariff talks
Financial Times :
Crypto casinos rival traditional betting groups in scale despite being illegal in most countries, with $81.4B in gross gaming revenue in 2024, up 5x since 2022
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After Meta blocked news on its platforms in Canada, misleading content from right-wing pages like Canada Proud filled the gap ahead of the federal election
Either way, the Liberals' refusal to stand up to Meta in a way that actually solves this massive problem is deeply frustrating. Mary Gillis / @marygillis : The Liberals have ensured that there's no re...
Manychat, which offers social messaging tools for brands, raised a $140M Series B led by Summit, after an $18M Series A in 2019, and says it has ~1.5M customers
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Google settles an Android TV case with India's competition regulator, will offer standalone licenses for Play Store and Play Services for Android TVs in India
Microsoft has improved Recall, but biometrics are only required for setup and users can open it with just a PIN, and sensitive data filtering is unreliable
and what Microsoft has (and hasn't) fixed Thom Holwerda / OSnews : Windows Recall failed the moose test, and nobody will ever forget it Karl Bode / Techdirt : Microsoft Is Dedicated To Building A Dodg...
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