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Mozilla Firefox could be collateral damage in Google’s antitrust battle – Computerworld
“Banning default search placement deals may weaken Google’s grip, but it risks crippling the very alternatives meant to provide choice,” said Sanchit Vir Gogia, CEO and chief analyst at Greyhound Research. “The remedy must distinguish between dominant gatekeepers and dependent participants.” Financial dependency creates unexpected vulnerability In a court testimony on Friday, Muhlheim revealed the extent of Mozilla’s financial dependence…
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Apple will appeal punitive EU antitrust fine – Computerworld
All it really means In theory, these changes mean apps will be sold through multiple competing stores. That won’t be how things shape up, of course. Some stores will turn out to be malware-infested money traps; others will sell illegal or immoral content; others will show themselves over time to lack standards of customer, privacy, or security support; other developers will use…
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Google revises Privacy Sandbox plans amid antitrust ruling – Computerworld
Typically users can be located by capturing and tracking the IP address. The feature will anonymize the IP address, and it will be part of the Incognito mode, which creates a temporary browsing window that deletes browsing data on exit, Google said in a blog post on its Privacy Sandbox website. “The feature will be initially available in certain regions,…
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DOJ targets Google’s AI strategy in landmark antitrust battle – Computerworld
Federal prosecutors warned that Google might leverage artificial intelligence to entrench its search monopoly, demanding “strong measures” to prevent the tech giant from extending its market control into the AI era. In the latest phase of the major antitrust trial that began on Monday, government lawyer David Dahlquist argued that Google has built a system where its control of search…
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Google’s antitrust trial begins with a fight over Chrome, money, and AI
Near the beginning of his opening arguments, David Dahlquist, a lawyer for the US Department of Justice, showed a slide that he described as Google’s “vicious cycle.” It goes like this: Google pays billions of dollars to be the default search engine practically everywhere, thus it gets more search queries, thus it gets better data, thus it is able to…
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Zuckerberg defends his empire during FTC antitrust trial
Making Instagram a separate company. Buying Snapchat. Wiping everyone’s Facebook friends. Creating a feed of only ads. These were some of the ideas that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg considered over the years as he built his social media empire. Over the past two days, he talked about them from the witness stand at a federal courthouse in Washington, DC, where…
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg defends Instagram purchase in antitrust trial
“Your honor, the FTC calls Mark Zuckerberg.” Flanked by two bodyguards, Meta’s CEO solemnly strode into a Washington, DC courtroom. Despite his last-ditch efforts to avoid a trial, he was there, jaw clenched, to defend his company from being broken up by the US government. Shortly after he was sworn in, the Federal Trade Commission’s lead attorney for the case,…
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Senators probe Google-Anthropic, Microsoft-OpenAI deals over antitrust concerns – Computerworld
Complete acquisitions would represent the ultimate consolidation of these partnerships, potentially removing any remaining independence between the companies. Broader implications for enterprise AI strategy The congressional inquiry highlights mounting regulatory concern about AI market concentration just as enterprise adoption reaches critical mass. Companies developing AI strategies should consider the potential impact of regulatory action on their chosen AI providers. If…
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Will Microsoft be laid low by the feds’ antitrust probe? – Computerworld
Microsoft also killed two useful features in all versions of Microsoft 365, for consumers as well as businesses, and did it in a way to force businesses to subscribe to Copilot. The features allowed users to do highly targeted searches from within the suite. Microsoft said people could instead use Copilot to do that kind of searching. (In fact, Copilot can’t…
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Qualcomm launches global antitrust offensive against Arm, accusing it of stifling competition – Computerworld
Potential industry ramifications The ongoing legal and regulatory battles between Qualcomm and Arm highlight broader tensions in the semiconductor industry, particularly as companies position themselves to capitalize on growing demand for computing chips beyond smartphones. AI, data centers, and enterprise computing are emerging as key battlegrounds, with chipmakers vying for market dominance. Both companies have a history of regulatory challenges.…
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