Big Tech, Trump, And The Deep State: Engineering A New Geopolitical Order By Uriel Araujo Washington’s embrace of Big Tech signals a new era in foreign policy. The Intel stake, Brazil trade war, and threats against Europe and Canada show how... Read More ›| Voice of East
Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against PowerSchool, a California- based provider of cloud services for K-12 schools, following a data breach that compromised the personal information of more than 880,000 Texas students and teachers. The attorney general’s office confirmed that the breath occurred in December 2024, when a hacker exploited a subcontractor’s account […] The post Paxton Sues PowerSchool Over Breach of Student Records appeared first on Texas Politics.| Texas Politics
Der Tech-Konzern muss Daten mit Konkurrenten teilen, bleibt aber Herr über Chrome und Android. Ein langwieriger Rechtsstreit könnte noch Jahre dauern.| taz.de
Rohan Khattar Singh, Fair Observer’s Video Producer & Social Media Manager, talks with Daniel Bunn, President and CEO of the Tax Foundation, about the rise of digital services taxes (DSTs). They explore what these taxes are, why governments are introducing them, their impact on consumers and businesses, and how the United States — particularly under… Continue reading FO° Talks: Your Netflix, Prime, Hulu, Hotstar Could Get Costlier, Here’s Why The post FO° Talks: Your Netflix, Prime,...| Fair Observer
South Korea’s proposed Online Platform Regulation Act has taken multiple turns amid political upheaval, pressure from the United States, and a fiercely competitive domestic tech market. Hwang Lee explores how global geopolitics, strong domestic platforms, and the "Brussels Effect" are reshaping the country’s approach to digital regulation.| ProMarket
Trump elimina demandas e investigaciones contra empresas tecnológicas que dieron a su proyecto miles de millones de dólares. The post Trump ha retirado un tercio de las demandas e investigaciones en contra de empresas tecnológicas durante su gestión appeared first on R3D: Red en Defensa de los Derechos Digitales.| R3D: Red en Defensa de los Derechos Digitales
La Bce prepara il lancio dell’euro digitale, per modernizzare i pagamenti nell’Eurozona. La nuova moneta elettronica punta a garantire più autonomia, più sicurezza e costi più bassi per utenti e imprese. L’incognita è come sarà accolta dai consumatori. L'articolo Una rivoluzione nei pagamenti chiamata euro digitale proviene da Lavoce.info.| Lavoce.info
It’s not as simple as communism versus the free market.| Modern Age
OpenAI’s Sam Altman, one of the foremost spokesman for artificial intelligence technology as a whole, has now admitted that AI may currently be in a bubble. “When bubbles happen, smart people get overexcited about a kernel of truth,” Altman told a small group of reporters last week. “Are we in a phase where investors […]| National Legal And Policy Center
Following up on a report from earlier this month that Google was caught once again deep-sixing fundraising emails from Republicans, the chairman of the Federal Trade Commission has warned the company to cease and desist. Axios reports: The FTC isn’t announcing a new investigation into Google, but FTC chair Andrew Ferguson is putting CEO Sundar […]| National Legal And Policy Center
Despite his past criticisms of the data privacy risks associated with ‘smart’ technology, Kennedy’s HHS is now pushing wearables on Americans. Experts say the privacy concerns are jarring.| The American Prospect
Desperate for ‘free money,’ most of the communities that approve these facilities are outmatched by developers. But these water-guzzling, power-hungry projects have major downsides.| The American Prospect
India’s ability to govern Big Tech will define whether it remains a digital colony—or becomes a true sovereign in the AI-powered global economy. #AI #bigtech #google #meta| Policy Circle
Herbert Hovenkamp reviews Epic Games’ lawsuits against Apple and Google for restraining users’ ability to access Epic’s offerings through third-party app stores. A comparison of the two ecosystems sheds light on what remedies would improve benefits to consumers and how the Department of Justice’s own lawsuit against Apple may fare. Read it at ProMarket >>| ProMarket
As private corporations gain unprecedented control over public data, Americans are losing access to the information that underpins democracy and critical aspects of their lives. D. Victoria Baranetsky argues that this rise of secrecy—driven by the rising value of data and government privatization—demands not just transparency, but a bold commitment to anti-secrecy as essential to democratic governance. Read it at ProMarket >>| ProMarket
Judge Amit Mehta will shortly provide his remedy to Google’s monopoly in internet search. Fiona Scott Morton and Paul Heidhues argue that the remedy must include a cap on Google’s payments to the mobile phone manufacturers, carriers, and web browsers that propelled its monopoly. Because any outright ban risks harming Google’s current partners in the short term, Judge Mehta should consider pursuing a flexible ban that instead limits the revenue these partners can receive from Google in o...| ProMarket
The Real Dirt is a monthly column by award-winning advocacy journalist Patrick Range McDonald that exposes the real estate industry’s lies, scams, and other unscrupulous acts, which impact the lives of millions. This month, Housing Is A ... The post The Real Dirt: California YIMBY and Big Tech Kill Tenant Protections, YIMBY Action Parties Hard, Following Big Real Estate’s Money appeared first on Housing Is A Human Right.| Housing Is A Human Right
"If buying isn't owning, then pirating isn't stealing."| The Daily Dot
Senator Elizabeth Warren is a lightning rod for all things that impact consumers, and she’s taking on Big Tech. The post Elizabeth Warren Tackles Big Tech appeared first on Adam Levin.| Adam Levin
The gap between Silicon Valley’s aspirations and public trust may be widening, but a revival of humanistic virtue could bridge it.| Law & Liberty
Let's normalize sharing the tech we use - and the platforms we purposefully avoid. I'm sharing my tech stack in this post to let you judge for yourselves if I'm "walking the talk" when I discuss resistance to Big Tech.| Elena Rossini
A report reveals how Microsoft's Azure cloud powers a mass surveillance system for Israel's Unit 8200, targeting Palestinians.| WinBuzzer
New tests show Microsoft's Windows Recall still captures passwords and credit cards, validating proactive blocking by apps like Signal, Brave, and AdGuard.| WinBuzzer
Microsoft reportedly used China-based engineers to maintain its exploited SharePoint software, raising urgent national security alarms.| WinBuzzer
ST. PAUL, Minn. — In 2024, Senator Bonnie Westlin (DFL - Plymouth) passed Senate File 2915, the Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act, which gives Minnesota residents certain rights over their personal online data, including: The right to access personal data that a controller has collected about them. The right to correct inaccuracies in their personal data. The right to delete| Minnesota Senate DFL
China's cybersecurity agencies accuse U.S. intelligence of exploiting a Microsoft Exchange zero-day flaw to breach a major military contractor for a year.| WinBuzzer
A U.S. appeals court has affirmed that Google's Play Store is an illegal monopoly. Google plans to appeal to the Supreme Court in the landmark antitrust case.| WinBuzzer
Amazon invests in Fable, the startup behind Showrunner, an AI platform that lets users generate and interact with animated TV shows, redefining entertainment.| WinBuzzer
Amazon permanently removes the Sengled Alexa skill due to persistent outages, leaving users scrambling and underscoring the risks of cloud-dependent smart homes.| WinBuzzer
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) finds AWS and Microsoft harm cloud competition, recommending a formal probe under new digital market laws.| WinBuzzer
Opera has filed an antitrust complaint in Brazil against Microsoft, accusing it of using its Windows dominance to unfairly promote the Edge browser and limit user choice.| WinBuzzer
The many reasons why I am grateful for free, open-source software and the ability to self-host essential digital services.| Elena Rossini
Microsoft has disclosed a critical vulnerability in macOS that allows attackers to bypass core privacy protections and steal sensitive user data. The flaw, dubbed ‘Sploitlight’ by its researchers, exploits the operating system’s Spotlight search function to circumvent the Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC) framework. This can expose private files and, most alarmingly, data cached by […]| WinBuzzer
Microsoft has announced “Copilot Mode,” a new experimental feature that transforms its Edge browser into an AI-powered collaborator. The opt-in mode for Windows and Mac can understand context across all open tabs and act on natural language voice commands. By merging search and chat, the feature aims to create a smarter, agent-like browsing experience. This […]| WinBuzzer
Hackers are actively exploiting a critical SharePoint zero-day (CVE-2025-53770), hitting 400+ firms and institutions like the DHS.| WinBuzzer
Di solito, affinché noi beneficiamo di qualcosa, occorre che quel qualcosa soddisfi le nostre esigenze o ci procuri qualche vantaggio. La cosiddetta “Intelligenza Artificiale” (IA) viene spesso presentata come un’innovazione di cui beneficerà l’intera umanità, ma è un’affermazione plausibile? Quali esigenze soddisfa l’IA? Quali vantaggi ne traiamo? In che misura l’IA è un’innovazione? E di […] L'articolo Intelligenza Artificiale e Lavoro Creativo – Prima Parte provien...| ACTA in rete
大統領就任式の壇上でトランプの背後に美しい半円を描くように並んだApple、Google、Facebook、Amazon、Tiktokの各CEOの姿。この光景は、テクノロジー企業が民主主義（あるいは民主党）の味方であるというオバマ時代の幻想に最後の楔を打ち込むものだった。 The post トランプはビッグテックを愛している first appeared on p2ptk[.]org.| p2ptk[.]org
セクション230の最大の受益者は小規模プラットフォームと一般ユーザである。 The post セクション230が守っているのは「ビッグテック」ではなく「普通のユーザの表現」である first appeared on p2ptk[.]org.| p2ptk[.]org
富裕層や権力者にとって、セクション230なき世界は理想的な世界だ。独裁者、戦争犯罪者、詐欺師が批判者を黙らせる強力なツールを手にする世界なのだから。 The post セクション230：「プラットフォームの免責」はなぜ必要なのか first appeared on p2ptk[.]org.| p2ptk[.]org
L’article Trump, la Big Tech et la contre-révolution « libertarienne » : où va l’extrême droite US ? [Podcast] est apparu en premier sur CONTRETEMPS.| CONTRETEMPS
L’article Conçu pour dominer. Palantir Technologies, bras armé numérique de la répression mondiale est apparu en premier sur CONTRETEMPS.| CONTRETEMPS
Empresas de tecnologia enfraquecem instituições democráticas e assumem funções de governos, a exemplo do que fez Musk na Casa Branca, diz Marietje Schaake, ex-membro do Parlamento Europeu e hoje em Stanford, em entrevista à Bloomberg Línea| Bloomberg Línea Brasil
Altman, Musk, Thiel und Co. glauben, dass die Technologie die Menschheit retten wird. Sie blenden damit bewusst Fragen von Macht und Verteilung aus.| Surplus – Das Wirtschaftsmagazin
Fiona Scott Morton introduces her new book on how regulators and policymakers can promote competition and fairness in digital markets.| ProMarket
Por: Lic. Alejandro Marcó del Pont Sí, hay una guerra de clases, es la clase rica la que está haciendo la guerra, y la estamos ganando (Warren Buffett) Lejos de ser una simple provocación, la frase…| El tábano economista
The internet is changing. You might say: Well, sure! AI is killing everything. And you're not wrong... But I think there's more to it than that.| Scottie's Tech.Info | A chimpanzee and two trainees could run her!
Documento apresentado ao governo Trump pela OpenAI, controladora do ChatGPT, reforça narrativa de uso da IA para o domínio mundial dos EUA| Intercept Brasil
Technological platforms are not neutral. If we truly want to resist the digital coup that is currently under way, we need to normalize the use of free, open source solutions.| Elena Rossini
A post detailing the things I'm focusing on right now (March-April 2025)| Elena Rossini
If we want the Fediverse to be sustainable and to emerge as the ethical alternative to Big Tech's social platforms we need to actively help it out. From the bottom up.| Elena Rossini
The Fediverse has helped me regain control from the behavior modification empires of Big Tech. Now I want to help other people do the same.| Elena Rossini
As India contemplates adopting its Digital Competition Bill, Amber Darr and Madhavi Singh examine lessons from the European Union’s and United Kingdom’s legislative forays into digital markets. They argue that India must rethink its reliance on formal long-form enforcement and invest in regulatory capacity if it hopes to deliver an ex ante regime for a fair and contestable digital economy.| ProMarket
Karina Montoya reflects on the end of the remedies phase of the Department of Justice’s case against Google for monopolizing the online search market. She argues that Google’s warnings against divestiture of its browser, Chrome, fall short and that a breakup will benefit the security of the internet, innovation, and users.| ProMarket
One of the most striking visuals from the inauguration was the presence of America’s grandest tech moguls on the dais with the new president.| Compact
The GENIUS ACT would “create a superhighway for Donald Trump’s corruption,” Sen Elizabeth Warren told Rolling Stone.| Truthout
Deze tekst zal ongetwijfeld in de databases van AI-modellen zoals ChatGPT, Gemini en DeepSeek belanden. Die modellen maken namelijk gebruik van zogenaamde ‘scrapers’: programmaatjes die…| Bij Nader Inzien
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of Future Knowledge, a new podcast from the Internet Archive and Authors Alliance. Future Knowledge is a continuation and expansion of our Book Talk webinar se…| Authors Alliance
The Spring 2025 issue of Regulation magazine features an eye-opening article by Law Professor Jonathan M. Bartlett titled "The Perils of 'Free' Information." In the article, Mr. Bartlett tackles the narrative that IP owners are exploitative monopolists that inflate prices and bar competition and corresponding legal and policy strategies employed by certain tech platforms "to weaken IP rights to reduce the costs of securing content and tech assets, which are then monetized within a portfoli...| The Free State Foundation
In a column published shortly after Donald Trump’s inauguration in January, Compact’s editor-at-large Gregory Conti characterized the newfound alliance between MAGA populists and Big Tech oligarchs as an “anti-clerical coalition.”| Compact
You know when it’s baking and the heat is just bouncing off everything, you step in the shadows and the temperature instantly drops ten degrees? It ain’t sticking around, just bouncing right back. Anyway, I withstood this onslaught for ten minutes at London Bridge station before cramming into a train full of half-cut sweaty football fans and heading home. As the train meandred between the rooftops of Bermondsey, I caught sight of, for no more than half a second, a seagull nesting in a chi...| The Bounding Box
Trump’s escalation of censorship and retaliation is terrifying. The groundwork for it was prepared years in advance.| Truthout
Microsoft has released a definitive list of older Surface devices that cannot upgrade to Windows 11 due to hardware requirements like TPM 2.0, as the October 2025 Windows 10 end-of-support deadline approaches, urging users to consider new Copilot+ PCs or paid Extended Security Updates.| WinBuzzer
Google integrates its Gemini Nano AI model directly into Chrome desktop (v137+) for on-device scam detection, enhancing real-time security and privacy for users.| WinBuzzer
Microsoft has announced official Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) support for Fedora Linux, starting with Fedora 42, enabling direct installation via command line.| WinBuzzer
Microsoft has expanded its Copilot+ PC lineup with smaller Surface Laptop and Pro models powered by Snapdragon X Plus, available for pre-order now.| WinBuzzer
OpenAI's decision to maintain nonprofit oversight impacts its deep ties with Microsoft, which is reportedly negotiating how the new structure affects its $13.75B investment.| WinBuzzer
Herbert Hovenkamp writes that the court presiding over the Google Ad Tech case gave the government an important win. However, by relying on the per se tying rule instead of rule of reason, the court perpetuated a flawed court precedent that can preclude serious market analysis for competitive harms.| ProMarket
The Federal Trade Commission’s case against Meta for monopolizing personal social media through its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp serves as a warning of allowing Big Tech companies to acquire nascent competitors in the artificial intelligence market through quasi-mergers that dodge government scrutiny. Based on new research, Alexandros Kazimirov argues that antitrust agencies can look at a combination of circumstantial evidence, including market product proximity, price premiums an...| ProMarket
Responding to geopolitical shifts, Microsoft has pledged legally binding resilience, expanded EU cloud capacity, and committed to European data/cyber rules.| WinBuzzer
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has called Amazon's reported plan to display tariff costs a "hostile and political act" during a recent briefing.| WinBuzzer
Washington state lawmakers have passed a $77.9B budget addressing a $16B shortfall with cuts and over $9B in new taxes impacting tech, businesses, and capital gains.| WinBuzzer
The Trump administration has formally objected to the EU's draft AI Code of Practice, arguing it's overly burdensome and escalates tech regulation tensions.| WinBuzzer
Il ritorno di Trump alla Casa Bianca ha affossato ogni possibilità di introdurre una tassa globale minima sulle multinazionali. Ora però la Ue potrebbe ricorrere a una imposta sui servizi digitali in risposta ai dazi Usa. Ecco difficoltà e controindicazioni.| Lavoce.info
Is working in Big Tech really like the movies? Do Big Tech engineers have infinite budgets and free rein? Does “10x” talent actually exist?| ThinkingLabs
A rogue’s gallery of big tech edgelords and their reactionary hangers-on have a plan to remake the city by the bay in their own weirdo image.| The New Republic
A law derived from a 1950’s legal battle over obscene books currently dictates freedom of speech on the internet. Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act ruled that social media platforms cannot be blamed for the content posted on their site, just as a bookstore cannot be held liable for the sale of obscene […]| Northeastern University Political Review
Behind the headlines that are naively pro- or anti- Trump, there is a not-so-hidden agenda from the US government to remove any threat to continued US hegemony via its financial dominance. This is …| Prof Jem Bendell
Today, over 100 community, civil rights, privacy, consumer, labor, technology, small business, and other organizations delivered a letter urging the U.S. Senate to oppose a resolution to rescind the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) digital payment app oversight rule.| Americans for Financial Reform
US-Präsident Donald Trump attackiert die Regulierung von großen amerikanischen Tech-Konzernen im Ausland. Er hat dabei auch die digitalen Regeln der EU im Fokus - und droht mit Zöllen.| netzpolitik.org
Trump administration officials had expressed reservations over language calling for “inclusive and sustainable” AI.| POLITICO
Silicon Valley Big Tech oligarchs fear China's AI companies like DeepSeek. Billionaire Trump backer Peter Thiel admits they want monopolies: "competition is for losers". Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said US must maintain "unipolar world".| Geopolitical Economy Report
A decade after the debut of the original Google Glass — frame-only glasses with a small computer in the place of lenses — a new wave of next-generation| PYMNTS.com
Strict guidelines on AI risk levels take hold across Europe, barring controversial applications and imposing steep fines for violations| WinBuzzer
Microsoft has added DeepSeek R1 to GitHub Models while OpenAI has investigated unusual API access patterns linked to China.| WinBuzzer
The addition of DeepSeek R1 to Microsoft’s AI platform has intensified scrutiny over AI ethics and whether OpenAI’s proprietary data has been used without authorization.| WinBuzzer
SportsPro addresses the state of play, answers the main questions, and identifies the real opportunities concerning AI.| SportsPro
From Paris 2024 breathing new life into the Olympics to Netflix making its long-awaited entry into live sports, there are plenty of stories to reflect on from the past 12 months.| SportsPro
Sport has been both a pioneer and laggard when it comes to AI but, as Sportradar's Behshad Behzadi writes, the industry cannot ignore the opportunity.| SportsPro
President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Stanford alumnus and venture capitalist David Sacks as his “White House A.I. & Crypto Czar,” as Trump seeks to solidify his pro-crypto agenda.| The Stanford Daily
I set 4 goals for the next 4 years, giving myself "sudo" privileges and striving to have more digital sovereignty and new language skills| Elena Rossini
John B. Kirkwood explains six ways in which Big Tech’s alliances with AI startups could harm competition, making clear that the antitrust agencies have good reasonto monitor and investigate them.| ProMarket
Erik Hovenkamp reviews the findings of Judge Amit Mehta’s ruling against Google for monopolizing the internet search market and discusses what the case will mean for the other ongoing Big Tech cases and the future of antitrust.| ProMarket
This is how I plan to rebel against the tech barons and kleptocrats for the next 4 years: through activism, education and FLOSS| Elena Rossini
A look at what some of Trump’s appointees could accomplish in the new administration.| The Dispatch
Will Growth Stocks Continue to Trounce Value Stocks? It’s no secret that growth stocks, mainly big tech companies like Apple and Microsoft, have massively out-performed so-called value stocks in th…| Economist Writing Every Day
Big Tech’s billionaires aren’t scared of Trump – they like what he’s selling.| New Statesman
In a court filing on October 9, 2024, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) let it be known that it was considering a break-up of Alphabet, with the addendum that it would also be pushing for the company to share the data it collects across its multiple platforms with competitors. There is many a slip between the cup and the lip, and it is entirely possible that these are threats designed to extract more concessions from the company, but the break-up talk is a continuation of a debate about the ...| Musings on Markets
Cox Media Group and other marketing companies have admitted to spying on people's phones for data to push targeted ads.| National File
Steve Salop explores the basis for warranting strong remedies in the Google Search case and the set of remedies Judge Amit Mehta might consider for restoring competition in the search market by jump-starting the competitive process.| ProMarket
