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Sources: US FTC has opened an antitrust investigation of Microsoft, focusing on its cloud and software licensing business and its cybersecurity and AI products — - FTC has sent detailed information demand to Microsoft — Questions focus on software licensing, cybersecurity and AI
More: Reuters, The Register, New York Times, TechCrunch, Washington Post, Thurrott, Reuters, Forbes, CNN, Seattle Business Journal, BetaNews, Seeking Alpha, Pixel Envy, SiliconANGLE, The Verge, The Information, Investing.com, Financial Times, Capital Brief, and Breitbart
X: @sullycnbc and @silvermanjacob
Forums: r/wallstreetbets and Slashdot
| Leah Nylen / Bloomberg: |
The US FTC is investigating Uber after customers complained the company signed them up for Uber One without their consent and made it difficult to cancel — - Agency opened investigation into Uber One service this year — Uber's lawyers complained about agency's push for a settlement
More: PYMNTS.com, Engadget, TechCrunch, and Benzinga
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Filing: Google asks a US federal appeals court to throw out the Epic ruling that would force it to overhaul the Play Store, as it competes with Apple and more — Google said in a filing Wednesday that US District Judge James Donato's ruling is flawed and asked that the outcome of the long-running litigation be set aside.
More: Reuters, PYMNTS.com, Forbes, 9to5Google, and MediaPost
| Kelcee Griffis / Bloomberg: |
T-Mobile's CSO says “suspicious behavior, discovery-type commands” on the company's network devices tipped it off to the suspected Salt Typhoon-linked breach — - Carrier says the unauthorized activity resembled Salt Typhoon — Companies trying to work together to avert further hacks| Bailey Lipschultz / Bloomberg: |
Chinese self-driving company Pony.AI raised $413.4M in its US IPO, after pricing shares at $13, which rose 19% at open, giving it a nearly $5.4B market cap — - IPO priced at top of marketed range raised $260 million — Firm also agreed private placements worth $153.4 million
More: Pony AI Inc., Reuters, SiliconANGLE, Pony AI Inc., MarketWatch, Pandaily, Nikkei Asia, CnEVPost, MarketWatch, Tech Startups, Proactive, Fast Company, Crunchbase News, TechCrunch, Benzinga, Barron's Online, Self Drive News, Tech in Asia, and Bloomberg
X: @tonypengcomms, @nasdaqexchange, and @nasdaqexchange
| Richard Lawler / The Verge: |
Microsoft says a feature to let US users play and buy Xbox games from the Xbox app on Android is “ready to go live as soon as the court makes a final decision” — A few weeks ago, Microsoft exec Sarah Bond said that in November, “players will be able to play and purchase Xbox games directly from the Xbox App on Android.”| Ana Altchek / Business Insider: |
On Joe Rogan's podcast, Marc Andreessen criticizes the “raw administrative power” of US agencies like the CFPB, SEC, and FTC, discusses Elon Musk and DOGE, more — - Marc Andreessen discussed Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency on Joe Rogan's podcast.
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Bluesky: @darrencohen.me. X: @elonmusk, @yongfook, @mehdirhasan, @rob_weissman, @geiger_capital, @arrington, @davidsacks, @walterkirn, @qwqiao, @banklesshq, @freddyriz, @ryangrim, @alexh_johnson, @bgurley, @basedtorba, @pmarca, @joeykrug, @aaronjbkofsky, @matthewstoller, @growing_daniel, @caitlinlong_, @chrisvanhollen, @nick_pennie, @nic__carter, @public_citizen, @aridavidpaul, @vivekgramaswamy, @thezvi, @bgurley, @brian_armstrong, @benaverbook, @cernovich, @benswann_, @womandefiner, @growing_daniel, @lhfang, @eladgil, @basedbeffjezos, @campbelljaustin, @basedtorba, @robblackwellab, @fscdems, @nic__carter, @senkatiebritt, @dorajfacundo, @aaronjbkofsky, @elonmusk, @austen, @donaldjtrumpjr, @helaineolen, @autismcapital, @matthewstoller, @danprimack, @econliberties, @johnedeaton1, @elonmusk, @lhfang, @prestonjbyrne, @amasad, @aarondklein, @repgreglandsman, @dylangyauchl, @palmerluckey, and @davidsegalri. Forums: r/JoeRogan
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Sources: Trump's team interviewed Paul Atkins, a former SEC commissioner and strong proponent of crypto and fintech companies, as a candidate to lead the SEC — - Atkins is a proponent of crypto and fintech companies — Uyeda, Tarbert and Stebbins have also been in contention
More: crypto.news, Cryptonews, Politico, CryptoSlate, Coinpedia Fintech News, Cryptopolitan, CoinGape, Seeking Alpha, Watcher Guru, Bitcoinist.com, The Crypto Times, Crypto Briefing, Coinspeaker, GovTech, Cointelegraph, Benzinga, and ZeroHedge News
X: @tonyguoga, @s_alderoty, @deitaone, @edzitron, and @intangiblecoins
| Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch: |
Spotify will no longer allow developers building new third-party apps with its Web API to access several features, such as song and artist recommendations — Spotify will no longer allow developers building third-party apps with its Web API to access several features within the music streaming platform … | Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google Chat is rolling out huddles to let users instantly start an audio-first meeting, with a floating window displaying controls to add video or share screens — As previewed in August of 2023, Google Chat is adding an audio-first meeting feature called “Huddles” that are described as being “instant-on.”
More: Google Workspace Updates, PhoneArena, and The Verge
| Bojan Pancevski / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: investigators suspect Chinese ship Yi Peng 3 dragged its anchor for 100+ miles to sever two Baltic internet cables, possibly at the behest of Russia — NATO warships surround Yi Peng 3, a Chinese bulk carrier at the center of an international probe into suspected sabotage
More: TechCrunch, Engadget, and The Verge
Bluesky: @martinsfp.bsky.social. X: @thorstenbenner, @ajitpai, @airassets, @mandarkagade, @brianhioe, and @auonsson
Forums: r/geopolitics, r/Slovenia, and r/europe
| Stephen Nellis / Reuters: |
Filing: Intel's $7.86B US government subsidy requires the company to own at least 50.1% of Intel Foundry if the unit is split into a new privately held entity — Intel (INTC.O) said on Wednesday its deal for $7.86 billion in U.S. government subsidies restricts the company's ability … | New York Times: |
Mark Zuckerberg met with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on November 27; sources: Zuckerberg, who has had a strained relationship with Trump, initiated the meeting — The president-elect has long been critical of Mr. Zuckerberg's social media platforms, saying they censor conservative viewpoints.
More: The Economic Times, Business Today, The Verge, The Information, The Times of Israel, Hindustan Times, Australian Financial Review, Associated Press, The Independent, HuffPost, The Hill, BNN Bloomberg, New York Post, Politico, Benzinga, Washington Examiner, The Gateway Pundit, Just The News, New York Times, Mediaite, theJasmineBRAND, Times Now, Fox Business, The Post Millennial, and The Korea Herald
| Jon Henley / The Guardian: |
Romania's regulator calls for TikTok's suspension after an ultranationalist's shock first-round win fueled by viral TikTok videos, amid vote interference fears — Far-right, pro-Moscow candidate Călin Georgescu came from 5% in polls to win presidential election's first round
More: Politico, Financial Times, Politico, Politico, Universul.net, El País, Reuters, euronews on YouTube, Sydney Morning Herald, Euronews, Укр …, The Gateway Pundit, Euronews, BNN Bloomberg, Asia Financial, Euronews, Euronews, Romania Insider, bne IntelliNews, and Radio Free Europe/Radio …
X: @paulaerizanu, @dan_tfhc, @mikiashvili_m, @paulaerizanu, @daractenus, @joni_askola, and @daractenus. Forums: r/neoliberal
| Marty Swant / Digiday: |
US filing: Google sent subpoenas in October 2024 to OpenAI, Perplexity AI, and Microsoft for the remedies part of the US v. Google search antitrust trial — For the remedies phase in the Google search antitrust trial, the giant has subpoenaed three of its biggest rivals — OpenAI, Perplexity AI, and Microsoft.| Brody Ford / Bloomberg: |
Filing: Zoom offers $18M to settle an SEC probe from 2020 over the company's privacy policies and communications, as its popularity surged during the pandemic — Zoom Communications Inc. has offered $18 million to settle a four-year-old US Securities and Exchange Commission probe related to its privacy policies and communications.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Meta appears to be developing a Threads feature inspired by Bluesky's “starter packs”, with profiles “handpicked by people on Threads” for users to follow — Hoping to quell some of the momentum behind social network Bluesky, a competitor to X and Meta's Threads …
More: Social Media Today, The Tech Basic, Engadget, TechCrunch, MediaPost, Business Insider, NewsBytes, The Information, Tubefilter, Associated Press, iPhone in Canada Blog, Axios, Futurism, One Man & His Blog, and The Hill
Threads: @mosseri, @bluesky_social, @chris, @carnage4life, @tituszban, @mistakenotmy, @joesbrat67, @eshumarneedi, @jrlebbs, @wongmjane, @chris, @tomwarrenuk, @matthewfacciani, @mayfield_ross, @cotyrosenblath, and @vishesh92. Mastodon: @countablenewt …
Bluesky: @earleyedition.bsky.social, @scalzi.com, @cameronwilson.bsky.social, @gewhite3.bsky.social, @caseynewton.bsky.social, @dannygroner.bsky.social, @samfr.bsky.social, @rose.bsky.team, @aisupremacy.bsky.social, @rose.bsky.team, and @darthbluesky.bsky.social
Forums: r/BlueskySocial and r/BlueskySocial
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Source: Amazon's new generative AI model, codenamed Olympus, can process images, video, and text, and could be unveiled at next week's AWS re:Invent — Amazon has developed new generative artificial intelligence that can process images and video in addition to text, according to a person … | Alex Konrad / Forbes: |
Young founders and coders applying for Elon Musk's DOGE cite a range of professional and civic motivations; sources: DOGE is seeking 100 full-time hires in DC — The incoming Trump administration's planned agency for cutting government excess is seeking 100 full-time hires in the nation's capital …
More: The Hill. Bluesky: @pczki.bsky.social. X: @cagefreesingh and @alexrkonrad. LinkedIn: Alex Konrad
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