Why Amy Klobuchar just wrote 600 pages on antitrust
"Monopolies tend to have a lot of control, not just over consumers, but also over politics." Enlarge / Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) (credit: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images) To promote her new book, Antitrust: Taking on Monopoly Power.....»»
Microsoft could offer one of the first third-party app stores on iPhones
It was confirmed back in September that Apple will need to comply with antitrust requirements relating to app sales, and it seems most likely this will require the company to allow third-party app stores on iPhones. Microsoft has now indicated its in.....»»
Apple loses bid to stop UK investigation over cloud gaming and browsers in reversal
The ongoing back and forth between Apple and a UK antitrust watchdog will go on, London’s Court of Appeal has decided. For those keeping score at home, this particular antitrust case is over whether Apple should be investigated for two things......»»
A City on Mars: Reality kills space settlement dreams
Let’s not send a few thousand people to Mars as a big experiment in survival. Enlarge (credit: Penguin Random House) Let me start with the TLDR for A City on Mars. It is, essentially, 400 pages of "well, actually…,".....»»
Cook wanted Apple and Google to be "deep, deep partners"
Apple CEO Tim Cook talked to Google CEO Sundar Pichai about the tech giants working together in 2018, Google's ongoing antitrust trial revealed, with notes revealing a willingness on both sides to make the deal work.Google pays to be the default sear.....»»
iOS 17.2 hints at Apple moving towards letting users sideload apps from outside the App Store [U]
Apple has been under pressure in the European Union as the Digital Markets Act antitrust legislation requires the company to allow users to sideload apps outside the App Store to increase competition. 9to5Mac has now found evidence in the iOS 17.2 be.....»»
Apple earns 36% of Google search ad revenue through Safari, antitrust trial reveals
As the Justice Department’s antitrust trial against Google unfolds, we’re learning more about the secretive agreement between Apple and Google over Safari’s default search engine. It turns out Google gives Apple a 36% cut of its search ad reven.....»»
New study shows how authors" personal circumstances influence the depiction of nature in their works
Novels and poems often contain descriptions of plants or animals—sometimes more, sometimes less detailed. The extent to which flora and fauna feature in a literary work also depends on who wrote it and under what circumstances......»»
Apple"s ad-free presence on Amazon raises questions about digital advertising practices
Apple's Amazon product pages have a minimalistic, ad-free design due to a 2018 agreement, drawing mixed reactions from industry competitors and highlighting the complexities of digital ad negotiations.[Investopedia]In a recent lawsuit against Amazon,.....»»
iOS 17.1.1 Quietly Fixed An Annoying Bug on My iPhone
Apple’s iOS 17.1.1 update quietly fixed an annoying Spotlight issue I ran into on the previous version of iOS 17. Earlier this month, I wrote about an extremely annoying bug affecting Spotlight search on iOS 17.1. The bug may have been present.....»»
Pixel Watch Could Soon Tell Your Phone When It’s Fully Charged
As I was running through my month-to-month recap of life with the Pixel Watch last year, I wrote up a list of software changes I would love to see to help bring the watch closer to the other top smartwatches on the market, like the Apple Watch. So fa.....»»
Developer shows progress on QEMU-based iPhone OS emulator, now running version 2.1
We wrote last year about a developer who successfully emulated iPhone OS on a Mac using QEMU. At the time, the original firmware of the 1st generation iPod touch was used to demonstrate that emulating iPhone and iPod touch software is possible. Now M.....»»
Google was once bold enough to expect Apple to pre-install its search app on every iPhone
As the Department of Justice’s antitrust case against Google continues, more details about the company’s relationship with Apple have emerged. This time, testimony from Google CEO Sundar Pichai has revealed that Google once pitched Tim Cook on bu.....»»
Google’s highest-revenue search queries are unsurprisingly about the iPhone
It’s not hard to find out what search queries are trending on Google, but it’s rare we get a peek into what searches drive the most ad dollars. Coming out from the ongoing antitrust trial, new documents have unveiled some of the highest-revenue s.....»»
Apple privately described Android as a "massive tracking device"
Slides from an internal Apple presentation have been shown in Google's antitrust trial, contrasting the two firms' very different approaches to privacy for customers.Google pays Apple to remain the default search engine on iPhonesAs the Department of.....»»
The most insane “robocall mitigation plans” that telcos filed with the FCC
FCC received blank pages, a Windows Printer Test, and an "indiscernible object." Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Juj Winn) Twenty phone companies may soon have all their voice calls blocked by US carriers because they di.....»»
You wrote a book! Now make a viral TikTok about it.
Authors can no longer succeed in their craft by writing alone. They must embody multiple roles: writers, publicists, digital marketers, and social media managers. Here's how that's affecting writers and their work. Authors can no longer succeed.....»»
Lina Khan"s rise was heralded as an antitrust revolution. Now she has to pull it off
When the Federal Trade Commission and 17 states sued Amazon last month in a landmark antitrust case, Lina Khan, chair of the FTC, described it as a "cutting-edge" lawsuit that captures "state-of-the-art thinking" about modern monopolies in the tech i.....»»
UK removes final hurdle to Microsoft"s blockbuster Activision Blizzard deal
UK antitrust officials have approved Microsoft's planned takeover of Activision Blizzard, the maker of "Call of Duty" and other hit games, greenlighting one of the biggest tech deals of all time......»»
Apple could be out $20 billion a year if Google loses DOJ antitrust case
New financial reports claim that Google pays Apple much more to be the iOS default search engine than previously believed, and that the deal is in jeopardy.Google pays to be the defaultGoogle is currently embroiled in an antitrust case brought by the.....»»
India"s antitrust regulator investigating Apple"s & Google"s business practices
India's Competition Commission is investigating Google and Apple for alleged unfair business practices as the the global discourse on market dominance of major tech companies continues to ramp up.The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has launched.....»»