Meta wins antitrust trial as judge denies that it’s a monopoly
A federal judge ruled that Meta is not a monopoly in a lawsuit with the FTC.
Government & Policy
a16z-backed super PAC is targeting Alex Bores, sponsor of New York’s AI safety bill — he says bring it on
A super PAC backed by Andreessen Horowitz, OpenAI, and other tech leaders has targeted New York Assembly member Alex Bores’ congressional campaign, marking its first attack against a lawmaker supporting AI regulation.
German court rules Google must pay €572M for violating antitrust rules in price comparison sector
A German court has found that Google has abused its dominant market position in the price comparison sector, ruling that the company must pay a total of €572 million ($665.6 million) in damages to two German price comparison companies.
EU launches antitrust probe into how Google’s anti-spam policy affects publishers’ search rankings
The Commission said on Thursday that it had identified that Google is using its spam policy to push news media and other publishers’ websites and content lower in search rankings when they include content from third parties.
EU considers law to phase out Huawei and ZTE equipment from bloc’s telecom networks
The EC had in 2020 recommended that member nations stop using tech from “high-risk” vendors like Huawei and ZTE, and now its vice president, Henna Virkkunen, is pushing to turn that recommendation into regulation, Bloomberg reported.
OpenAI asked Trump administration to expand Chips Act tax credit to cover data centers
A recent letter from OpenAI reveals more details about how the company is hoping the federal government can support the company’s ambitious plans for data center construction.
Texas AG sues Roblox, accusing it of prioritizing ‘pixel pedophiles’ over child safety
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton late on Thursday said he had sued online gaming platform Roblox, accusing the company of “deceiving parents about the dangers of its platform.”
Sam Altman says he doesn’t want the government to bail out OpenAI if it fails
The furor over Sarah Friar’s comments grew so loud that Trump’s AI Czar David Sacks weighed in.
Lina Khan to co-chair NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s transition team
Khan’s appointment sends a message to the tech industry, whose most powerful players have already been critical of Mamdani, a Democratic socialist.
Millions to receive free electricity in 2026 thanks to Australia’s solar boom
Australia now has so much solar power that the government will require utilities to sell customers free electricity for three hours per day.