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Elizabeth Warren Calls for Crackdown on Internet ‘Monopoly’ You’ve Never Heard Of
US senator Elizabeth Warren and congressman Jerry Nadler have demanded the government investigate whether VeriSign, steward of the .com domain, is ripping off customers and violating antitrust laws.Tech - Wired - Yesterday -
Workplace immigration crackdowns
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump 'border czar' floats workplace immigration raids Incoming “border czar” Tom ...Politics - The Hill - November 11 -
Apple Seeks End to Smartphone Monopoly Case
The iPhone pioneer asks a federal judge to toss an antitrust case alleging the company unfairly limits developers’ access to its technology.Business - Inc. - 3 days ago -
Google told to sell browser Chrome to end dominance of online search
The tech giant is resisting fiercely, calling the proposal "wildly overbroad" and claiming it will hurt consumers.Top stories - BBC News - 2 days ago -
Justice Department targets Google's search engine monopoly
The Department of Justice on Wednesday filed a motion calling for Google to sell its Chrome search engine, arguing in court documents that "the playing field is not level." The Justice Department ...Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday -
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Student protesters face potential Trump crackdown
Student protesters could be in the crossfire of the Trump administration’s crackdown on colleges, with activists increasingly concerned about freedom of speech for pro-Palestinian advocates. ...Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
Crackdown launched on child social care profiteering in England
Companies will be forced to disclose finances in bid to curb ‘excessive profits’ bankrupting councilsWorld - Financial Times - 5 days ago -
Starmer refuses to condemn Hong Kong crackdown
UK premier said he had ‘frank’ discussions with Xi Jinping at G20 but declined to air criticism publiclyWorld - Financial Times - 4 days ago -
UK imposes sanctions on Isabel dos Santos in money laundering crackdown
Africa’s former richest woman and exiled Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash among trio hit by measuresWorld - Financial Times - 2 days ago -
Trump immigration crackdown: Denaturalization just a drop in the bucket
President-elect Trump’s incoming administration is expected to take aim at legal immigration, in addition to cracking down on the illegal variety, slowing the pace of application approvals and ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Taiwan's Race for Secure Internet Detours Around Musk's Starlink
SpaceX’s network hasn’t cracked the market on an island where self-sufficiency is a matter of survival.World - The Wall Street Journal - October 30 -
"Most mysterious song on the internet" identified after 17 years
The mystery song is called "Subways of Your Mind," and was recorded by a little-known 1980s German band called FEX.Entertainment - CBS News - November 6 -
Video shows mass bike ride in Zhengzhou, China, sparked by internet sensation
Eyewitness video showed a large group of students cycling from Zhengzhou to Kaifeng in central China. The ride was the latest in an internet sensation sparked by four university students who ...Top stories - NBC News - November 11 -
We Break Down the Internet’s Future Under Trump 2.0
WIRED global editorial director Katie Drummond joins this week to discuss what the fragmented internet did for the Trump campaign, and what the incoming Trump administration means for the internet.Tech - Wired - November 14 -
Unreal And Unreal Tournament Are Free On Internet Archive, With Epic's Blessing
Unreal and Unreal Tournament , the first two titles to use developer Epic Games' now hugely popular Unreal engine and which spawned an entire FPS franchise, are now available to download and ...Tech - GameSpot - November 14 -
Russian spy ship escorted away from area with critical cables in Irish Sea
Yantar intelligence ship was seen operating drones in an area containing subsea energy and internet infrastructure. A Russian spy ship has been escorted out of the Irish Sea after it entered ...World - The Guardian - November 16 -
Jaguar reveals glossy rebrand that features no cars and confuses the internet
It's certainly eye-catching: A group of multiracial, gender-bending models emerge from an elevator in cutting-edge makeup and bright-colored clothing to a techno-industrial beat into an austere, ...Top stories - NBC News - 3 days ago -
How Fans Saved Sexypedia From Being Erased From the Internet
The wiki paid homage to the “Tumblr Sexyman” phenomenon. After hosting site Fandom deleted it, fans scrambled to collect its archive and find a new home.Tech - Wired - 3 days ago -
Australia rejects Elon Musk's claim that it plans to control access to the internet
An Australian Cabinet minister has rejected X Corp. owner Elon Musk’s allegation that the government intends to control all Australians' access to the internet through legislation that would ban ...Tech - ABC News - Yesterday -
New Pokemon Monopoly Includes Cute Figures, Releases Just In Time For Christmas
Hasbro has launched a few versions of Pokemon Monopoly over the years, but most are now out of stock or only available at marked-up prices via third-party retailers--meaning you’d have to drop ...Tech - GameSpot - November 5 -
Apple facing near-£3bn UK lawsuit over cloud storage ‘monopoly’
Which? claims firm engaged in anti-competitive practices that led to 40 million people ‘being overcharged’. Apple is facing a near-£3bn lawsuit over claims it breached competition law by ...World - The Guardian - November 14 -
DOJ could force Google to sell Chrome after monopoly ruling
The Justice Department is reportedly asking a judge to force Google's parent company to sell its Chrome browser following a ruling that declared the company's search engine practices an illegal ...Top stories - CBS News - 4 days ago -
Dispute over London depot threatens plans to break Eurostar monopoly
Richard Branson’s Virgin Group is among challengers seeking to offer new rail service between UK and European mainlandWorld - Financial Times - 3 days ago -
US set to seek Google divestitures in search monopoly case
Department of Justice also likely to ask for curbs on use of the service’s results in training AI models in broad remedyBusiness - Financial Times - 2 days ago -
U.S. Plans to Propose Breakup of Google to Fix Search Monopoly
In a landmark antitrust case, the government will ask a judge to force the company to sell its popular Chrome browser, people with knowledge of the matter said.Business - The New York Times - 2 days ago -
Google Selling Chrome Won’t Be Enough to End Its Search Monopoly
Despite shared concerns about Google’s power, critics of the company and former executives express little agreement on what, if anything, can really be done to increase competition.Tech - Wired - 2 days ago -
US Proposes Forcing Google to Sell Chrome to Fix Search Monopoly
In a landmark antitrust case, the government asked a judge to force the company to sell its popular Chrome browser.Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago -
Scopely’s latest Monopoly Go! ads feature Hollywood stars and friendship
Scopely has rolled out the red carpet in Monopoly Go's latest ad campaign, which puts emphasis on the camaraderie of gameplay.Tech - VentureBeat - Yesterday -
Turkey cracks down on Kurdish separatists after Ankara attack
Police detain 176 as President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan vows to eliminate ‘terrorism at its source’Business - Financial Times - October 25 -
Giant African rats join crackdown against illegal wildlife trade
Wily rodents deployed to sniff out illicit flows of rhino horns, elephant tusks and pangolin scalesBusiness - Financial Times - October 30 -
Liverpool reveal 75 lifetime bans imposed in ticket touting crackdown
Club say they shut down 100,000 fake ticketing accounts 2023-24 figures also include 136 indefinite suspensions Liverpool have revealed they shut down 100,000 fake ticketing accounts and issued ...World - The Guardian - October 31 -
Farmers lose sleep over Budget inheritance tax crackdown
Reforms will put emphasis on early succession planning for agricultural estatesWorld - Financial Times - November 2 -
Equatorial Guinea orders crackdown on sex in government offices after videos leaked
Equatorial Guinea on Tuesday ordered a crackdown on sex in government offices after private videos leaked on social media appeared to show a senior finance ministry official having sex with several ...Top stories - NBC News - November 6
