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Fight over Space Command HQ continues with new watchdog report
The fight over the location of the U.S. Space Command headquarters chugs on after a new report from the Pentagon’s watchdog revealed uncertainty behind the scenes in choosing the permanent spot and ...The Hill - 3h -
France Says It Will Expel 12 Algerian Officials
The move followed expulsions of French officials by Algeria after an Algerian official was accused of kidnapping an influencer who had been granted political asylum in France.The New York Times - 1d -
Why Antitrust Breakups of Google and Meta Could Be Difficult
For the first time since the late 1990s Microsoft case, federal trials are weighing antitrust breakups, a tactic that harks back to Standard Oil.The New York Times - 1d -
Twins take series from Mets with 4-3 win on Ty France's game-ending single in the 10th inning
Ty France singled in the 10th inning to give the Minnesota Twins a 4-3 victory after the New York Mets rallied with a three-run eighthABC News - 6h -
Mark Zuckerberg Once Considered Spinning off Instagram Over Antitrust Worries
The detail about Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s thinking comes from a 2018 email shown during the antitrust trial.Inc. - 12h -
At Meta Antitrust Trial, Zuckerberg Calls TikTok a Competitive Threat
The former chief operating officer took the stand in a landmark antitrust trial accusing Meta of quashing competition through acquisitions.The New York Times - 5h -
Meta’s Antitrust Trial to Put Mark Zuckerberg, Serial Witness, to the Test Again
Meta’s chief has grown accustomed to tough questioning in courts and hearings, but an antitrust trial that started Monday could be more grueling, experts said.The New York Times - 2d -
France rugby star Chabal doesn't remember 'single second' of career due to concussion
Rugby star Sébastien Chabal won two Six Nations titles with France, reached a World Cup semifinal and played 62 times for his nation as a powerful forwardABC News - 5d -
Meta faces antitrust trial that could force it to break off Instagram, WhatsApp
Meta Platforms Inc. faces a historic antitrust trial Monday that could force the tech giant to break off Instagram and WhatsApp, startups it bought more than a decade ago that have since grown into ...ABC News - 2d -
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wraps up testimony in antitrust case
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is emphasizing that he bought Instagram and WhatsApp because he liked the companies — not to cut competition as the Federal Trade Commission alleges in a historic antitrust ...ABC News - 6h -
Japan's anti-monopoly watchdog accuses Google of violations in smartphones
Japanese regulators have accused U.S. tech giant Google of violating anti-monopoly laws, echoing similar moves in the U.S. and EuropeABC News - 1d -
UK and France in talks over migrant returns deal
The scheme would return illegal migrants who cross the Channel in exchange for the UK taking legal migrants.BBC News - 12h -
3 shady tactics used during the 2008 housing crisis could be making a comeback
Risky financial products and scams could see a resurgence as the Trump administration hollows out the federal government’s consumer watchdog, advocates warned.MarketWatch - 4h -
What to Know About Trump’s Antitrust Efforts Against Tech Giants
The Trump administration will take Meta to court this week, continuing an aggressive effort to rein in the power of the biggest tech companies. Here’s what to know.The New York Times - 3d -
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Took the Stand in Historic Antitrust Trial
Here’s what happened on the first day of the trial. At issue is Meta’s ownership of Instagram and WhatsApp.Inc. - 1d -
France says prisons are targeted with gunfire and arson over new anti-drug crackdown
French officials say several prisons have been targeted in incidents including gunfire and arsonABC News - 1d -
Meta’s Antitrust Trial Begins as FTC Argues Company Built Social Media Monopoly
Mr. Zuckerberg went to court on Monday in a trial focused on his social media company’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp. The case could reshape Meta’s business.The New York Times - 2d -
Meta CEO Zuckerberg pushes back against FTC claims on Day 2 of trial
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is in federal court for a second day in a landmark federal antitrust trial accusing Meta of being a monopoly.CBS News - 1d -
U.S. Prepares to Challenge Meta’s Social Media Dominance
On Monday, Meta will face off against the federal government in a landmark antitrust trial over claims that it illegally quashed competition by buying Instagram and WhatsApp.The New York Times - 2d -
What If Mark Zuckerberg Had Not Bought Instagram and WhatsApp?
Meta’s antitrust trial, in which the government contends the company killed competition by buying young rivals, hinges on unknowable alternate versions of Silicon Valley history.The New York Times - 1d -
Mark Zuckerberg Is Back in the Hot Seat in a Crucial Trial
Mark Zuckerberg has appeared before Congress more times than any other tech leader. He will testify again soon — as a witness in a federal antitrust trial. Cecilia Kang, a technology reporter for ...The New York Times - 2d -
At Trial, Mark Zuckerberg Avoids Explaining Takeovers of Instagram and WhatsApp
The Meta chief executive testified in a landmark antitrust trial that it was business as usual when he bought rival apps. He denied he was trying to snuff out competitors.The New York Times - 1d