FTC Sues Uber Over Billing for Its Uber One Subscription Service - The suit is an indication that the commission’s close scrutiny of the tech industry will ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/technology/uber-one-lawsuit-ftc.html #regulationandderegulationofindustry #suitsandlitigation(civil) #prices(faresfeesandrates) #computersandtheinternet #federaltradecommission #ubertechnologiesinc #fergusonandrewn
U.S. Asks Judge to Break Up Google - The Justice Department said that the best way to address the tech company’s monopoly in i... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/technology/google-search-remedies-hearing.html #mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures #antitrustlawsandcompetitionissues #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence #decisionsandverdicts #searchengines #mehtaamitp #googleinc
Canadians Confront News Void on Facebook and Instagram as Election Nears - After Meta blocked news from its platforms in Canada, hyperpartisan and misleading conten... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/technology/canada-election-facebook-instagram-meta.html #computersandtheinternet #rumorsandmisinformation #politicaladvertising #newsandnewsmedia #metaplatformsinc #jeffballingall #instagraminc #socialmedia #facebookinc #carneymarkj #canadaproud #elections #canada
Will a Federal Judge Break Up Google? - On Monday, the tech giant and the U.S. government face off in court over how to fix the c... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/technology/google-search-antitrust-hearing-breakup.html #regulationandderegulationofindustry #mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #antitrustlawsandcompetitionissues #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence #decisionsandverdicts #lawandlegislation #justicedepartment #searchengines
‘Black Mirror’ Showed Us a Future. Some of It Is Here Now. - The long-running tech drama always felt as if it took place in a dystopian near future. H... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/arts/television/black-mirror-netflix-reality.html #videorecordingsdownloadsandstreaming #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence #blackmirror(tvprogram) #brookercharlie #socialmedia #television #netflixinc
Google Makes History With Rapid-Fire Antitrust Losses - Within a year, two federal judges declared the tech giant a monopoly in search and ad tec... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/technology/google-antitrust-losses-history.html #antitrustlawsandcompetitionissues #suitsandlitigation(civil) #android(operatingsystem) #computersandtheinternet #decisionsandverdicts #justicedepartment #onlineadvertising #microsoftcorp #searchengines #googleinc
At Meta Antitrust Trial, Sheryl Sandberg Testifies About Competition and Instagram Deal - In her second day on the stand of a landmark antitrust trial over Meta’s power, Ms. Sandb... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/technology/meta-antitrust-trial-sheryl-sandberg.html #mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures #antitrustlawsandcompetitionissues #computersandtheinternet #federaltradecommission #mobileapplications #tiktok(bytedance) #instantmessaging #metaplatformsinc #sandbergsherylk
Google Is a Monopolist in Online Advertising Tech, Judge Says - The ruling was the second time in a year that a federal court had found that Google had a... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/technology/google-ad-tech-antitrust-ruling.html #mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures #antitrustlawsandcompetitionissues #computersandtheinternet #onlineadvertising #justicedepartment #brinkemaleoniem #corporations #socialmedia #googleinc
OpenAI Unveils New ‘Reasoning’ Models o3 and o4-mini - The company also introduced a new tool that helps computer programmers use chatbots when ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/technology/openai-reasoning-models-o3-o4-mini.html #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence #innovation #openailabs #chatgpt
US Officials Target Nvidia and DeepSeek Amid Fears of China’s A.I. Progress - China’s success in artificial intelligence has the Trump administration and lawmakers wei... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/technology/nvidia-deepseek-china-ai-trump.html #regulationandderegulationofindustry #deepseekartificialintelligencecoltd #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence #communistpartyofchina #nvidiacorporation #lutnickhowardw #computerchips #openailabs #china
At Trial, Mark Zuckerberg of Meta Calls TikTok a Major Competitive Threat - The Meta chief executive testified for a third day in a landmark antitrust trial accusing... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/technology/zuckerberg-meta-antitrust-trial.html #antitrustlawsandcompetitionissues #computersandtheinternet #federaltradecommission #instantmessaging #metaplatformsinc #instagraminc #socialmedia #whatsappinc #e-commerce
The U.S. Wants to Break Up Google and Meta. That Could Be Hard. - For the first time since the late 1990s Microsoft case, federal trials are weighing antit... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/technology/antitrust-structure-deals-challenge.html #mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures #antitrustlawsandcompetitionissues #prices(faresfeesandrates) #computersandtheinternet #federaltradecommission #decisionsandverdicts #metaplatformsinc #searchengines #socialmedia #googleinc
Zuckerberg Says He Bought Instagram and WhatsApp Because Building Apps Is Hard - The Meta chief executive, testifying in a landmark antitrust trial, evaded questions abou... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/technology/meta-antitrust-trial-mark-zuckerberg.html #mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures #antitrustlawsandcompetitionissues #computersandtheinternet #federaltradecommission #mobileapplications #instantmessaging #metaplatformsinc #zuckerbergmarke #instagraminc #socialmedia
Trump Tariffs Could Raise iPhone Prices, But Affordable Options Remain - Even if gadget prices surge, we have plenty of cheaper options, like buying last year’s p... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/technology/personaltech/trump-tariffs-iphone-cost.html #prices(faresfeesandrates) #computersandtheinternet #contenttype:service #consumerbehavior #customs(tariff) #trumpdonaldj #smartphones #appleinc #iphone
What Are Rare Earth Metals, the Exports Halted by China? - China’s new restrictions on exports of the metals could have an impact on the production ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/technology/rare-earth-metals-china-exports.html #internationaltradeandworldmarket #computersandtheinternet #magnetsandmagnetism #metalsandminerals #nvidiacorporation #computerchips #rareearths #windpower #china
What If Mark Zuckerberg Had Not Bought Instagram and WhatsApp? - Meta’s antitrust trial, in which the government contends the company killed competition b... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/technology/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-instagram-whatsapp.html #mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures #antitrustlawsandcompetitionissues #computersandtheinternet #federaltradecommission #mobileapplications #instantmessaging #metaplatformsinc #zuckerbergmarke #textmessaging #instagraminc
U.S. Argues Meta Built a Social Media Monopoly - The tech giant went to court on Monday in an antitrust trial focused on its acquisitions ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/technology/meta-antitrust-trial-ftc.html #regulationandderegulationofindustry #mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures #antitrustlawsandcompetitionissues #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #computersandtheinternet #federaltradecommission #mobileapplications #zuckerbergmarke #boasbergjamese #instagraminc #trumpdonaldj
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 ant... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/technology/zuckerberg-testifies-meta-trial-ftc.html #antitrustlawsandcompetitionissues #suitsandlitigation(civil) #computersandtheinternet #politicsandgovernment #metaplatformsinc #zuckerbergmarke #socialmedia #facebookinc #witnesses
The Former C.I.A. Officer Capitalizing On Europe’s Military Spending Boom - Eric Slesinger made a career shift from the spy agency to venture capital, championing mi... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/technology/cia-officer-europe-military-spending.html #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #espionageandintelligenceservices #northatlantictreatyorganization #contenttype:personalprofile #centralintelligenceagency #defenseandmilitaryforces #computersandtheinternet #drones(pilotlessplanes)
What to Know About Trump’s Antitrust Efforts Against Tech Giants - The Trump administration will take Meta to court this week, continuing an aggressive effo... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/technology/trump-tech-antitrust-cases.html #regulationandderegulationofindustry #mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #antitrustlawsandcompetitionissues #computersandtheinternet #decisionsandverdicts #metaplatformsinc #fergusonandrewn #amazon.cominc #trumpdonaldj
