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.....»»
Hackers Are Exploiting WordPress Tools to Hawk Scams
"If you've visited a website in recent days and been randomly redirected to the same pages with sketchy "resources" or unwanted ads, it's likely the site in question was 1) built with WordPress tools and 2) hacked," reports Gizmodo. Details come from.....»»
Latest antitrust threat to Apple is a proposed federal Digital Platform Commission
It seems scarcely a week goes by without a new antitrust threat to Apple, and the latest is a proposed federal Digital Platform Commission. Its remit would include addressing anti-competitive behaviors by digital stores, which would include the App.....»»
MakerBot and Ultimaker to Merge
In a big announcement today, Ultimaker and MakerBot have announced a merger to form a new entity. MakerBot and Ultimaker are names you’ve seen grace these pages for many years now. They were early players in the desktop additive manufacturing.....»»
How to rearrange and delete your home screen pages in iOS 15 and iPadOS 15
If you're lost in a sea of icons and can't find the app you want, you may have too many pages of apps on your Home Screen. Here's how to switch the pages around and get rid of extra ones, in iOS 15 and iPadOS 15.You can reorder your Home Screen pages.....»»
Judge brings dismissed Steam antitrust lawsuit back from the dead
Amended Wolfire suit is now "sufficient to plausibly allege unlawful conduct." Enlarge (credit: Getty / Aurich Lawson) Last November, Western District of Washington Judge John Coughenour sided with Valve in dismissing a Steam.....»»
Criminals are using SEO to boost downloads of malicious PDFs
With proper search engine optimization, malicious websites can pop up high on search engine result pages......»»
Now obsolete, the iPod touch was once the gateway to the iOS ecosystem
Just a few days ago, I wrote an article asking why Apple is still selling the iPod touch in 2022. Coincidentally or not, the company announced on Tuesday that the iPod touch and the iPod brand have reached the end of their lives. What’s interestin.....»»
Valve Loses Bid To End Antitrust Case Over Steam Gaming Platform
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg Law: Valve must face antitrust litigation over claims that "most favored nation" policies for its Steam distribution platform have driven up video game prices across the industry, a federal judge in.....»»
Welcome “Frappo” – Resecurity identified a new Phishing-as-a-Service
The Resecurity HUNTER unit identified a new underground service called “Frappo”, which is available on the Dark Web. “Frappo” acts as a Phishing-as-a-Service and enables cybercriminals to host and generate high-quality phishing pages which im.....»»
Apple and Google protest against Australia"s proposed antitrust reforms
Apple has formally told Australian authorities that it has "serious concerns" with proposed App Store antitrust conclusions, while Google says they could cause "unintended harm."Following its examination of app store policies, and then considering le.....»»
It’s 2022, so why is Apple still selling these products?
Exactly a year ago, I wrote an opinion piece saying why Apple should discontinue the Apple Watch Series 3. Well, it turns out, Series 3 is still part of Apple’s lineup for some reason – but it’s not the only product that the company should lea.....»»
UK antitrust body will be able to fine Apple and Google 5% of their global turnover per day
The UK antitrust body, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), will be given legal powers enabling it to fine Apple and other tech giants billions of dollars. This is an apparent second U-turn in British government plans. The CMA’s powers wil.....»»
9to5Mac Happy Hour 380: New Jony Ive anecdotes, ‘After Steve’ book review, EU antitrust targets Apple Pay
Zac has read the new book on Apple and Jony Ive, ‘After Steve’. We break down the intriguing anecdotes shared about Ive, Cook, Forstall and others as well as our opinion on the book as a whole. Plus, in the news, Apple Pay is in the sights of th.....»»
Facebook Deliberately Caused Havoc in Australia To Influence New Law, Whistleblowers Say
Last year when Facebook blocked news in Australia in response to potential legislation making platforms pay publishers for content, it also took down the pages of Australian hospitals, emergency services and charities. It publicly called the resultin.....»»
Elon Musk Says Apple"s App Store Fee is Equivalent To "30% Tax On Internet"
Elon Musk likened Apple and its App Store to the equivalent of a "30% tax on the Internet" and said the fee is "10 times higher than it should be," in a series of tweets responding to a Slashdot tweet about the European Union's latest antitrust compl.....»»
UK antitrust body that thinks Apple has too much power is to be denied its own powers
The UK antitrust body that last year decided that Apple and Google have too much power is itself set to be denied the legal powers it expected to be given. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) expected to be granted what is known as st.....»»
‘After Steve’ book review and tidbits: Forstall friction, Apple Car origin, Jony’s exit
After Steve: How Apple Became a Trillion-Dollar Company and Lost Its Soul, the new book by WSJ turned NYT technology reporter Tripp Mickle, and is out today. 9to5Mac received an advanced copy for review. Its pages split the reader’s time between t.....»»
PayPal Helped Spur EU Antitrust Complaint Against Apple Payments
PayPal helped spur a formal antitrust complaint against Apple and its iPhone payments system by raising concerns with the European Commission, Bloomberg reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter. From the report: European regulators hit Ap.....»»
EU antitrust complaint against Apple Pay was supported by PayPal
The European Union shared a Statement of Objections earlier today in which it criticizes how Apple restricts the NFC technology on the iPhone to its own payments platform. Now a report from Bloomberg reveals that PayPal was one of the companies that.....»»
Another day, another antitrust claim: EU targets Apple Wallet
The European Union has accused Apple of violating antitrust laws by restricting competition from third-party developers in order to bolster Apple Pay......»»