Enlarge (credit: Andri Koolme / Flickr ) Yesterday, dozens of state attorneys general sued Google on antitrust grounds, alleging that the company worked to “preemptively quash” competing app stores (most notably the Samsung Galaxy Store) and maintain its monopoly on Android app distribution. The lawsuit alleges that Google engaged in a range of anticompetitive practices, […]
Enlarge / A mob of Trump supporters stormed and breached the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. Trump’s incitement of the mob led to his bans from major social networks. (credit: Getty Images | The Washington Post) Former President Donald Trump today sued Twitter, Facebook, Google subsidiary YouTube, and their CEOs, claiming that all three […]
Enlarge (credit: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg/Getty Images) After years of petitions and proposals, momentum is building in government to give consumers broader rights to repair products they own ranging from farm tractors to mobile phones. In a press briefing yesterday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Biden will issue an executive order directing the US […]
Enlarge (credit: US Department of Defense) Following years of controversy and intrigue, the Pentagon canceled its JEDI cloud computing contract with Microsoft today. Microsoft was awarded the contract in October 2019, but work stalled as Amazon, the other finalist, mounted a legal challenge. Now, the Department of Defense has scrapped the entire project, saying that […]
Enlarge / A sign in front of a Broadcom office on June 03, 2021, in San Jose, California. (credit: Getty Images | Justin Sullivan ) The Federal Trade Commission on Friday said it charged Broadcom “with illegally monopolizing markets for semiconductor components used to deliver television and broadband Internet services” by preventing customers from purchasing […]
Enlarge / In this aerial photo of Greenidge Generation’s power plant outside Dresden, NY, Seneca Lake is visible in the background. The lake receives warm water from Greenidge’s operations. (credit: Greenidge Generation LLC ) The fossil fuel power plant that a private equity firm revived to mine bitcoin is at it again. Not content to […]
Part of the Smart Columbus initiative is increasing the rate of electric vehicle adoption in the area. [credit: Smart Columbus ] In 2016, Columbus, Ohio, beat out 77 other small and midsize US cities for a pot of $50 million that was meant to reshape its future. The Department of Transportation’s Smart City Challenge was […]
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images ) The nation’s largest phone companies have met a federal deadline to deploy a new anti-robocall technology, but unwanted calls and scams will continue to be an annoying problem for Americans for the foreseeable future. Federal Communications Commission Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced Wednesday that “the largest voice […]
Enlarge Four major social media companies yesterday pledged to make efforts to improve the safety of women on their platforms. Facebook, Google, TikTok, and Twitter all signed the pledge in response to the recommendations of a working group of 120 experts organized by the Web Foundation. “For too long, women have been routinely harassed, attacked, […]
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | ericsphotography) A federal judge has blocked Florida’s new social media law because it violates the First Amendment rights of tech companies that moderate user content on their online platforms. The state law would make it illegal for large social media sites like Facebook and Twitter to ban politicians and impose […]