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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 -
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 -
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 - 4 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 - 3 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 -
Neo-Nazi group the Base found a safe space to recruit Americans: the Russian internet
The move is part of an ongoing theme among the far right when western apps remove or moderate their accounts. Two masked men are in frame, wearing camouflage and sitting opposite each other. A ...World - The Guardian - October 28 -
12 Ways to Upgrade Your Wi-Fi and Make Your Internet Faster (2024)
From changing Wi-Fi channels to routing an Ethernet cable, there’s always something you can do to improve your internet at home.Tech - Wired - November 1 -
Charter’s broadband saga may have bottomed. Has its stock done the same?
Charter shed 110,000 internet customers in the quarter, but a MoffettNathanson analyst thinks the rate of decline has bottomed out.Business - MarketWatch - November 1 -
Black Twitter helped define the internet — so where will the exodus from X lead?
Black social media users, one of X’s most engaged demographics, are among the users leaving Elon Musk’s platform since the polarizing presidential election.Top stories - NBC News - 6 days ago -
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LeBron James jokes about 'everybody on the internet' calling him a liar while praising Lakers' Dalton Knecht
Knecht continued his strong start to his rookie campaign on TuesdaySports - CBS Sports - 3 days ago -
Supreme Court steps into fight over FCC's $8 billion subsidies for internet and phone services
The Supreme Court has stepped into a major legal fight over the $8 billion a year the federal government spends to subsidize phone and internet services in schools, libraries and rural areas, in a ...Tech - ABC News - Yesterday -
US regulators seek to break up Google, forcing Chrome sale as part of monopoly punishment
Regulators want a judge to break up Google to stop it squashing competition.Tech - ABC News - 2 days ago -
Google must sell Chrome to end search monopoly, says US justice department
Court filing comes after landmark ruling in August and judge will consider arguments from both sides next year. The US Department of Justice has proposed a far-reaching overhaul of Google’s ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
What you need to know about the proposed measures designed to curb Google's search monopoly
U.S. regulators are proposing aggressive measures to restore competition to the online search market after a federal judge ruled that Google maintained an illegal monopolyTech - ABC News - 2 days ago
