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Luke Goldstein

@lukewgoldstein
17 posts
2025-12-13
NEW: Dozens of state lawmakers across the country got a bag from Google this fall as the regulation of AI+data center buildout and privacy moves to state capitals. For the first time, Google held a state policy summit and paid lawmakers as gifts to attend. I obtained the agenda [image]
2025-12-13 View on X
Axios

Policymakers behind key state AI bills scoff at Trump's EO; some GOP governors are pushing ahead with their own AI bills; Steve Bannon says Sacks misled Trump

States are forging ahead with AI laws despite President Trump's new executive order aimed at reining them in.

2025-07-02
A new bank called “Erebor” (Tolkien reference), geared toward crypto clients, has submitted an application for a national bank charter. Turns out it's backed by Anduril's Palmer Luckey and Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale. The charter requires approval from Trump's FDIC and OCC [image]
2025-07-02 View on X
Financial Times

Sources: Palmer Luckey is preparing to launch Erebor, a US bank backed by Joe Lonsdale and other tech investors to serve startups, including crypto businesses

Start-up named after the dragon's mountain in ‘Lord of the Rings’  —  A group of tech billionaires led by Palmer Luckey …

2025-04-17
Jonathan Kanter, DOJ antirust chief who brought the Google adtech case, on his massive victory today: [image]
2025-04-17 View on X
New York Times

A US judge says Google acted illegally to maintain a monopoly in some online advertising tech, the second time in a year a court found Google acted illegally

The ruling was the second time in a year that a federal court had found that Google had acted illegally to maintain its dominance.

turns out it is actually illegal for a bank to also own the New York Stock Exchange which was how a senior Google manager described its control over every stage of the digital ad exchange market [image]
2025-04-17 View on X
New York Times

A US judge says Google acted illegally to maintain a monopoly in some online advertising tech, the second time in a year a court found Google acted illegally

The ruling was the second time in a year that a federal court had found that Google had acted illegally to maintain its dominance.

2025-04-15
These slides weren't posted online yet. Meta is selectively leaking court docs, contrary to the agreed terms it forced on FTC
2025-04-15 View on X
Politico

FTC v. Meta: the US argued Meta has a monopoly in the “personal social networking” market, which it claims includes only Instagram, WhatsApp, Snapchat, and MeWe

The government wants to show the Meta CEO bought Instagram and WhatsApp to snuff out social media competition.

These slides weren't posted online yet. Meta is selectively leaking court docs, contrary to the agreed terms it forced on FTC
2025-04-15 View on X
New York Times

FTC v. Meta: in opening arguments, FTC lawyers accuse Meta of a “buy-or-bury strategy” to cement a social networking monopoly by buying Instagram and WhatsApp

How is this even a question! [image] Kyung Sook / @kyungsookl : I didn't understand why facebook suddenly reversed course, allowed DJT to return to facebook and Zuckerberg attended...

2024-12-14
Wtf the OpenAI whistleblower who exposed rampant copyright violations baked into the training model in 2022 was just found dead in SF. NYT reported recently he had 'unique and relevant documents'" in ongoing lawsuits the company [image]
2024-12-14 View on X
Mercury News

Suchir Balaji, a former OpenAI researcher who accused the company of copyright violations in October, was found dead by suicide on November 26 in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO — A former OpenAI researcher known for whistleblowing the blockbuster artificial intelligence company facing …

2024-11-28
can't stand what tremendous liars and thieves these people are. Andreessen is invested is several fintech players under litigation by CFPB for scamming consumers so he's just lying about their record on “debanking” to gin up rightoids
2024-11-28 View on X
Business Insider

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.

2024-11-10
Other than Warren coasting to re-election, crypto is putting up Saddam Hussein numbers this election
2024-11-10 View on X
Bloomberg

The 2024 US election cycle showed how crypto has turned out to be a practically perfect special interest group for an era of unlimited corporate spending

Boosted By Trump's Win Bloomberg : Crypto's $135 Million Campaign Is Undefeated in 48 Races So Far Andrew Singer / Cointelegraph : A new Trump administration may boost crypto, but ...

2024-11-09
Other than Warren coasting to re-election, crypto is putting up Saddam Hussein numbers this election
2024-11-09 View on X
Bloomberg

The 2024 US election cycle showed how crypto has turned out to be a practically perfect special interest group for an era of unlimited corporate spending

The industry made a $135 million bet on the election.  It paid off spectacularly.  —  On Nov. 5, a few dozen Bitcoiners …

2024-05-30
All the same media companies that thought Google and Facebook would be their saviors in the aughts are now rushing like lemmings to ink deals with OpenAI. They've learned nothing.
2024-05-30 View on X
Axios

The Atlantic and Vox Media sign multiyear licensing and product deals with OpenAI; The Atlantic plans an experimental Atlantic Labs with OpenAI's and other tech

- The Atlantic has been publishing content since 1857. … - Both agreements also allow OpenAI to tap into the respective …

2023-09-27
Apple exec Eddy Cue's examination today comes down to this: 🍎 claims its multi billion dollar default agreement with Google was simply about product quality. But 🍎"values privacy" and knew about Gs sketchy record. Indicates 🍎was really just after the $ from Gs revenue sharing
2023-09-27 View on X
The Verge

Eddie Cue's US v. Google testimony: Cue said Google was the only “valid” search choice for a deal; the DOJ noted Apple railed against Google's privacy policies

When court resumed today for the start of the third week … Adi Robertson / The Verge : Apple's Eddy Cue will take the stand Tuesday in the Google antitrust trial Thomas Barrabi / N...

Judge Mehta complaining about Google trial to another judge during lunch break; mentioned G's persistent objections but also how difficult it is to preside over antitrust cases without technical expertise in the relevant markets. “Right, there's no DNA evidence with Google”
2023-09-27 View on X
New York Times

Over half of the testimony in the Google antitrust trial so far has been given behind closed doors thanks to arguments from Google, Microsoft, Apple, and others

Judge Mehta complaining about Google trial to another judge during lunch break; mentioned G's persistent objections but also how difficult it is to preside over antitrust cases without technical expertise in the relevant markets. “Right, there's no DNA evidence with Google”
2023-09-27 View on X
The Verge

Eddie Cue's US v. Google testimony: Cue said Google was the only “valid” search choice for a deal; the DOJ noted Apple railed against Google's privacy policies

When court resumed today for the start of the third week … Adi Robertson / The Verge : Apple's Eddy Cue will take the stand Tuesday in the Google antitrust trial Thomas Barrabi / N...

Judge Mehta allows public exhibits from Google trial to go back up on DOJ's website as long as they're cleared by Google first without objection; judge also says he never forced DOJ to take down the public documents that had previously been posting
2023-09-27 View on X
The Verge

Eddie Cue's US v. Google testimony: Cue said Google was the only “valid” search choice for a deal; the DOJ noted Apple railed against Google's privacy policies

When court resumed today for the start of the third week … Adi Robertson / The Verge : Apple's Eddy Cue will take the stand Tuesday in the Google antitrust trial Thomas Barrabi / N...

Judge Mehta allows public exhibits from Google trial to go back up on DOJ's website as long as they're cleared by Google first without objection; judge also says he never forced DOJ to take down the public documents that had previously been posting
2023-09-27 View on X
Bloomberg

The federal judge overseeing US et al v. Google says documents used during the trial can be posted online at the end of each day, resolving a weeklong dispute

- DOJ, Google disputed how quickly to post court exhibits online  — Judge says access should happen ‘as soon as it is reasonable’

2023-09-13
Sir, there's a pickleball reference in the opening paragraph of the DOJ's pretrial brief on the Google antitrust case today [image]
2023-09-13 View on X
New York Times

A recap of the first day of US et al v. Google, as the DOJ argues that the company illegally protected its internet search monopoly via smartphone maker deals

In opening statements for the government's first monopoly trial of the modern internet era, Google defended itself and said people had many choices for online search.