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2026

January

2025

December

How Meta’s Newest Acquisition Target Got Around Worries Over Its Ties to China (WSJ)
Accounting body scraps remote exams to combat cheating (FT)
US bars five Europeans it says pressured tech firms to censor American viewpoints online (AP)
U.S. Bans New China-Made Drones, Sparking Outrage Among Pilots (WSJ)
iOS 26.3 Brings AirPods-Like Pairing to Third-Party Devices in EU Under DMA (MacRumors)
Scoop: TikTok signs deal for U.S. unit after yearslong saga (Axios)
TikTok U.S. Deal to Close Next Month: Oracle and Silver Lake Confirmed in Buyer Consortium (The Hollywood Reporter)
Pa. high court rules that police can access Google searches without a warrant (The Record)
U.S. Threatens Penalties Against European Tech Firms Amid Regulatory Fight (NYTimes)
U.S.-U.K. Trade Deal Hits Stumbling Block (NYTimes)
Trump threatens funding for states over AI regulations (Reuters)
Disney Accuses Google of Using AI to Engage in Copyright Infringement on ‘Massive Scale’ (Variety)
Trump greenlights Nvidia H200 AI chip sales to China if U.S. gets 25% cut, says Xi responded positively (CNBC)
China set to limit access to Nvidia’s H200 chips despite Trump export approval (FT)
Trump Warns Netflix-Warner Deal May Pose Antitrust ‘Problem’ (Bloomberg)
New York Times Sues A.I. Start-Up Perplexity Over Use of Copyrighted Work (NYTimes)
X hit with $140 million EU fine for breaching content rules, TikTok settles (Reuters)

November

October

September

Trump signs executive order supporting proposed deal to put TikTok under US ownership (AP)
TikTok Being Sold for a Song (Spyglass)
Amazon agrees largest ever civil penalty in $2.5bn settlement with US regulators (FT)
Spotify to label AI music, filter spam and more in AI policy change (TechCrunch)
Inside Trump’s deal to save TikTok (Axios)
Startup leaders warn new $100K H-1B visa fee will hurt U.S. entrepreneurship and innovation (GeekWire)
Big Tech companies, foreign governments scramble after Trump slaps $100,000 fee on H-1B visas (CNBC)
Europe’s cookie law messed up the internet. Brussels wants to fix it. (Politico)
U.S. Investors, Trump Close In on TikTok Deal With China (WSJ)
China bans tech companies from buying Nvidia’s AI chips (FT)
Beijing says TikTok’s US app will use Chinese algorithm (FT)
China Targets Nvidia Over 2020 Deal, Straining Trade Talks (Bloomberg)
Anthropic Judge Blasts $1.5 Billion AI Copyright Settlement (2) (Bloomberg Law)
New Google Court Doc: Open Web Is In Rapid Decline (Search Engine Roundtable)
Anthropic Reaches $1.5 Billion Author Copyright Settlement (Bloomberg)
Warner Bros. Discovery Sues AI Giant Midjourney for Copyright Infringement In Major Legal Battle (The Hollywood Reporter)
Google stock jumps 8% after search giant avoids worst-case penalties in antitrust case (CNBC)
Google, Apple, and Mozilla Win in the Antitrust Case Google Lost (Spyglass)
Google’s Big Win Is Even Bigger for Apple (WSJ)

August

July

June

Apple announces sweeping App Store changes in the EU (9to5Mac)
Microsoft sued by authors over use of books in AI training (Reuters)
DeepSeek’s Progress Stalled by U.S. Export Controls (The Information)
Anthropic wins a major fair use victory for AI — but it’s still in trouble for stealing books (The Verge)
Tesla Robotaxi Incidents Draw Scrutiny From US Safety Agency (Bloomberg)
Jony Ive Deal Removed From OpenAI Site Over Trademark Suit (Bloomberg)
Apple locked in last-minute App Store negotiations to avoid Brussels fines (FT)
Trump extends TikTok ban deadline for a third time, without clear legal basis (AP)
Publishers facing existential threat from AI, Cloudflare CEO says (Axios)
Trump will grant TikTok another 90-day extension in enforcement of sale-or-ban law (CNNBusiness)
Meta Risks Regulatory Scrutiny in Pursuit of Scale AI (Bloomberg)
Disney, NBCU sue Midjourney over copyright infringement (Axios)
Reddit Sues Anthropic, Alleges Unauthorized Use of Site’s Data (WSJ)
Musk Taps Investors for Billions Days After Washington Exit (Bloomberg)

May

April

EU views break from US as ‘unrealistic’ amid global tech race (Politico)
Microsoft vows to protect European operations from Donald Trump (FT)
Congress passes bill to fight deepfake nudes, revenge porn (Washington Post)
Why Trump can’t build iPhones in the US (FT)
Publisher of PCMag and Mashable Sues OpenAI (NYTimes)
Apple and Meta Are First to Be Hit by E.U. Digital Competition Law (NYTimes)
Apple, Meta Fined by EU, Ordered to Comply With Tech Competition Rules (WSJ)
Justice Dept. asks judge to ‘thaw’ Google’s search monopoly by forcing Chrome sale (Washington Post)
FTC sues Uber, says company charged for Uber One without consent (CNBC)
Airbnb to Show Fees in Price Display to Comply With FTC Rule (Bloomberg)
EU Delayed Punishing Apple, Meta Just Before Trade Talks Started (WSJ)
Google Broke the Law to Keep Its Advertising Monopoly, a Judge Rules (NYTimes)
Google loses online advertising monopoly case (Axios)
Google Found GUILTY of Monopolization Again (The Big Newsletter)
Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s Failed Negotiations to End Antitrust Case (WSJ)
Zuckerberg Says He Considered Spinning Off Instagram in 2018 (Bloomberg)
Zuckerberg testifies as FTC, Meta trade opening salvos in antitrust trial (Politico)
Mark Zuckerberg Takes Stand to Defend Meta Against Antitrust Suit (NYTimes)
Apple, Nvidia Score Relief From US Tariffs With Exemptions (Bloomberg)
EU could tax Big Tech if Trump trade talks fail, says von der Leyen (FT)
Why Trump’s Dream of Made-in-the-USA iPhones Isn’t Going to Happen (Bloomberg)
Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries, hits China harder with 125% (CNBC)
Wall Street Consultant Paul Atkins Confirmed to Lead SEC (Bloomberg)
US Raises Charges on Small Parcels, Targeting Chinese Retailers (Bloomberg)
Apple Plans to Source More iPhones From India as Potential Tariff Fix (WSJ)
Apple Customers Dash to Stores to Buy iPhones Ahead of Tariffs (Bloomberg)
Trump extends TikTok deadline for the second time (CNBC)
Tariffs are tanking tech stocks, so why is Microsoft escaping the worst of the bloodbath? (Fortune)
Trump’s New Tariffs Test Apple’s Global Supply Chain (NYTimes)
Trump to Outline TikTok Deal Proposal, With ByteDance Retaining Stake (The Information)
Amazon Said to Make a Bid to Buy TikTok in the U.S. (NYTimes)

March

Thoughts on setting policy for new AI capabilities (Joanne Jang)
Exclusive: Google will develop the Android OS fully in private, and here’s why (AndroidAuthority)
European Union to slap Meta with fine up to $1B or more for breaching strict antitrust rules: sources (NYPost)
EU sends Apple first DMA interoperability instructions for apps and connected devices (TechCrunch)
Google Search charged with breaking EU antitrust rules (The Verge)
European tech industry coalition calls for ‘radical action’ on digital sovereignty — starting with buying local (TechCrunch)
OpenAI calls DeepSeek ‘state-controlled,’ calls for bans on ‘PRC-produced’ models (TechCrunch)
Google changes Chrome extension policies following the Honey link scandal (The Verge)
Brazilian court gives Apple 90 days to allow sideloading on iOS (9to5Mac)
Trump Calls for End to $52 Billion Chips Act Subsidy Program (Bloomberg)
Google Urges Trump DOJ to Reverse Course on Breaking Up Company (Bloomberg)

February

Apple Will Add 20,000 US Jobs Amid Threat from Trump Tariffs (Bloomberg)
Trump tariffs result in 10% laptop price hike in U.S. says Acer CEO (Tom’s Hardware)
Apple, Google Restore TikTok App After Assurances From Trump (Bloomberg)
Meta Opens Facebook Marketplace to Rivals in EU Antitrust Clash (Bloomberg)
Thomson Reuters Wins First Major AI Copyright Case in the US (Wired)
Bill banning social media for youngsters advances (Politico)
Trump’s de minimis cancellation is bad news for Temu, but worse for Shein (Reuters)
USPS Resumes Accepting Packages From China After Unexpected Suspension (Wired)
Google drops pledge not to use AI for weapons or surveillance (The Washington Post)
Trump Signs Executive Action to Create Sovereign Wealth Fund (Bloomberg)
China Hits Back Against Trump’s Tariffs With Targeted Actions (Bloomberg)
China targets Google, Nvidia and Intel as Trump tariffs bite (FT)
Trump Targets Loophole Temu, Shein Used to Take On Amazon (Bloomberg)
Shein to Face EU Consumer Law Probe Under E-Commerce Crackdown (Bloomberg)

January

Meta to Pay $25 Million to Settle 2021 Trump Lawsuit (WSJ)
Copyright Office Offers Assurances on AI Filmmaking Tools (Variety)
Authors Guild sets up ‘Human Author’ portal to certify books come from ‘human intellect’ (AP)
Trump staff ‘furious’ after Musk trashes AI project (Politico)
Trump Pardons Creator of Silk Road Drug Marketplace (NYTimes)
Trump Says He’s Open to Elon Musk or Larry Ellison Purchasing TikTok (Bloomberg)
Trump signs order refusing to enforce TikTok ban for 75 days (The Verge)
Trump signs executive order to halt TikTok ban, risking legal showdown (Washington Post)
Supreme Court Upholds Law That Threatens US TikTok Ban (Bloomberg)
General Motors Is Banned From Selling Driving Behavior Data for 5 Years (NYTimes)
Trump considers executive order hoping to ‘save TikTok’ from ban or sale in U.S. law (Washington Post)
Biden administration looks for ways to keep TikTok available in the U.S. (NBCNews)
Musk Accused by SEC of Cheating Twitter Investors Out of Millions (Bloomberg)
China Weighs Sale of TikTok US to Musk as a Possible Option (Bloomberg)
EU reassesses tech probes into Apple, Google and Meta (FT)
US imposes export controls on chips for AI to counter China (FT)
US appeals court blocks Biden administration effort to restore net-neutrality rules (Reuters)

2024

December

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Pause Law Threatening TikTok Ban (Bloomberg)
The USB-C charging mandate arrives in the EU — here’s what that means (The Verge)
FAA Bans Drone Flights in Parts of New Jersey (Bloomberg)
U.S. Weighs Ban on Chinese-Made Router in Millions of American Homes (WSJ)
Trump meets with TikTok CEO as video app challenges potential ban (NBCNews)
TikTok Asks Supreme Court to Block Law Banning Its U.S. Operations (NYTimes)
FTC issues rules requiring hotels, ticket sellers to reveal ‘junk fees’ (WashingtonPost)
FCC Opens Entire 6-GHz Band to Very-Low-Power Device Operations (TV Tech)
Appeals Court Upholds U.S. Ban of TikTok (WSJ)
Nvidia Hit With China Probe in Global Tech War Escalation (Bloomberg)
Trump Names David Sacks as White House AI and Crypto Czar (Bloomberg)
When a Telescope Is a National-Security Risk (The Atlantic)
Trump Picks Paul Atkins to Run the S.E.C. (NYTimes)
Trump Taps Vance Aide Gail Slater as Top DOJ Antitrust Cop (Bloomberg)
China retaliates against latest US chip restrictions (FT)
Elon Musk files for injunction to halt OpenAI’s transition to a for-profit (TechCrunch)

November

Washington Curtails Intel’s Chip Grant After Company Stumbles (NYTimes)
US regulators seek to break up Google, forcing Chrome sale as part of monopoly punishment (Associated Press)
Google could be forced to sell Chrome – here’s what it would mean for users (iNews)
Apple Pay, Other Tech Firms Come Under CFPB Regulatory Oversight (Bloomberg)
Penguin Random House underscores copyright protection in AI rebuff (The Bookseller)
Google’s Chrome to Fetch Up to $20 Billion If Judge Orders Sale (Bloomberg)
Biden Team Races to Deliver Chip Grants Before Trump Takes Over (WSJ)
Trump Designates FCC Veteran Brendan Carr as Chair of Agency (Bloomberg)
SEC, Gary Gensler Sued by 18 States Over Biden’s Crypto Crackdown (Decrypt)
US regulators plan to investigate Microsoft’s cloud business (FT)
Meta fined nearly €800mn for breaking EU law over classified ads practices (FT)
Polymarket Investigated by DOJ for Allegedly Letting US Users Bet on Platform (Bloomberg)
CFPB looks to place Google under federal supervision, setting up clash (WashingtonPost)
Donald Trump’s potential antitrust enforcers may keep Big Tech in their sights (FT)
Apple Gets EU Warning to Stop Geo-Blocking on App, ITunes Stores (Bloomberg)
Canada orders shutdown of TikTok’s Canadian business, app access to continue (Reuters)
Labor backs 16 as the minimum age to use social media ahead of national cabinet meeting (ABCNews)
French Regulator Examines Polymarket After Bets on Trump (Bloomberg)
Apple to Face First EU Fine Under Bloc’s Digital Markets Act (Bloomberg)
Corning Faces EU Probe Into Smartphone ‘Gorilla Glass’ (Bloomberg)
OpenAI in Regulator Talks to Become For-Profit Company (Bloomberg)

October

September

California’s Gavin Newsom Vetoes Controversial AI Safety Bill (WSJ)
California Passes Law Protecting Consumer Brain Data (NYTimes)
OpenAI’s Complex Path to Becoming a For-Profit Company (WSJ)
The DOJ sues Visa for locking out rival payment platforms (The Verge)
Automattic sends WP Engine its own cease-and-desist over WordPress trademark infringement (TechCrunch)
OpenAI Training Data to Be Inspected in Authors’ Copyright Cases (The Hollywood Reporter)
US proposes banning Chinese software and components in vehicles (FT)
EU to tell Apple how to do interoperability, DMA style (TechCrunch)
Exclusive: Google offered to sell part of ad tech business, not enough for EU publishers (Reuters)
Apple Gets EU Warning to Open Up iPhone Operating System (Bloomberg)
TikTok is about to get its day in court (The Verge)
Judges Show Some Skepticism of TikTok’s Fight Against Potential U.S. Ban (NYTimes)
France picks Sejourne as nominee for EU Commission after Breton clash (Reuters)
Apple must pay 13 billion euros in back taxes, EU’s top court rules (CNBC)
Biden administration announces major actions to tackle Russian efforts to influence 2024 election (CNN)
The Internet Archive Loses Its Appeal of a Major Copyright Case (Wired)
Starlink backtracks, complies with order blocking X in Brazil, says regulator (Reuters)
Nvidia Gets DOJ Subpoena in Escalating Antitrust Probe (Bloomberg)
Brazil’s Most Powerful Judge Is in the Spotlight—Again (Americas Quarterly)
How Brazil’s Experiment Fighting Fake News Led to a Ban on X (NYTimes)

August

July

Meta to pay $1.4 billion to settle Texas facial recognition data lawsuit (Reuters)
Uber, Lyft, DoorDash Prevail in California Gig-Worker Ruling (Bloomberg)
Google’s Aborted Deals Show Antitrust’s Long Shadow Over Tech (Bloomberg)
A Kamala Harris Presidency Could Mean More of the Same on A.I. Regulation (NYTimes)
Japan’s copyright rules draw AI groups — and alarm from creators (FT)
Microsoft Investigated by UK Over Ex-Inflection Staff Hires (Bloomberg)
Record labels sue Verizon for not disconnecting pirates’ Internet service (Ars Technica)
Apple Avoids EU Antitrust Threat With Tap-and-Pay Probe Settlement (Bloomberg)
Microsoft and Apple drop OpenAI seats amid antitrust scrutiny (FT)
Microsoft gives up observer seat on OpenAI board (Axios)
Japan declares victory in effort to end government use of floppy disks (Reuters)
Apple okays Epic Games marketplace app in Europe (Reuters)
Supreme Court orders new look at social media laws in Texas and Florida (CBSNews)
Exclusive: Nvidia set to face French antitrust charges, sources say (Reuters)
Meta’s pay or consent model in crosshairs for breaching EU tech rules (Reuters)

June

May

OpenAI finds Russian and Chinese groups used its tech for propaganda campaigns (Washington Post)
How the U.S. ignored a chance to make TikTok safer (Washington Post)
Crypto Lobby Wins: House Passes FIT21 as Democrats Deride Historic Regulatory Framework (Decrypt)
Midler v. Ford Motor Co. (Wikipedia)
EU launches probe into Meta over social media addiction in children (FT)
Microsoft Asks Hundreds of China-Based AI Staff to Consider Relocating Amid U.S.-China Tensions (WSJ)
TikTok creators sue U.S. government over potential ban (Washington Post)
Microsoft set to face EU competition charges over Teams software (FT)
Apple apologizes for iPad ‘Crush’ ad that ‘missed the mark’ (The Verge)
US revokes licences for supply of chips to China’s Huawei (FT)
Exclusive: In Tesla Autopilot probe, US prosecutors focus on securities, wire fraud (Reuters)
TikTok Sues U.S. Government Over Law Forcing Sale or Ban (NYTimes)
TikTok and Universal Music Group Settle Royalty Dispute With New Licensing Agreement (Variety)
Google’s Payments to Apple Reached $20 Billion in 2022, Antitrust Court Documents Show (Bloomberg)

April

FCC fines AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon nearly $200 million for illegally sharing location data (The Verge)
Meta Risks EU Fines Over Kremlin Lies on Facebook, Instagram (Bloomberg)
F.C.C. Votes to Restore Net Neutrality Rules (NYTimes)
Exclusive: ByteDance prefers TikTok shutdown in US if legal options fail, sources say (Reuters)
Senate passes TikTok ban bill, sending it to President Biden’s desk (The Verge)
TikTok Ban Looms With Biden Poised to Start 270-Day Countdown (Bloomberg)
How the TikTok ban could survive a court challenge (Platformer)
If TikTok Is Such a Threat, Show Us the Receipts (Bloomberg)
TikTok ‘ban’ passes in the House again, moving to the Senate in foreign aid package (The Verge)
China Orders Apple to Remove Popular Messaging Apps (WSJ)
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fines BloomTech for false claims (TechCrunch)
Third-party iPhone app store AltStore PAL is now live in Europe (The Verge)
Exclusive: EU’s new tech laws are working; small browsers gain market share (Reuters)
China will use AI to disrupt elections in the US, South Korea and India, Microsoft warns (The Guardian)
YouTube Says OpenAI Training Sora With Its Videos Would Break Rules (Bloomberg)
Washington state judge blocks use of AI-enhanced video as evidence in possible first-of-its-kind ruling (NBCNews)
Top musicians among hundreds warning against replacing human artists with AI (Axios)
Exclusive: Microsoft to separate Teams and Office globally amid antitrust scrutiny (Reuters)
The AI Industry Is Steaming Toward A Legal Iceberg (WSJ)

March

Oregon’s governor signs right-to-repair law that bans ‘parts pairing’ (The Verge)
EU probes Apple, Meta and Alphabet under landmark new law (FT)
Justice Department Risks Picking the Wrong Fight With Apple (Bloomberg)
Apple CarPlay is anticompetitive, too, US lawsuit alleges (The Verge)
U.S. versus Apple: A first reaction (Six Colors)
U.S. Sues Apple, Alleges Tech Giant Exploits Illegal Monopoly (WSJ)
Apple Faces Legal Protest From Meta, Microsoft, X, Spotify and Match (WSJ)
DOJ to Push for TikTok Divestiture in Senate Briefings (Bloomberg)
FCC scraps old speed benchmark, says broadband should be at least 100Mbps (Ars Technica)
Spotify says its iPhone app updates in the EU are getting held up by Apple (The Verge)
Pornhub Disables Website in Texas Over Age-Verification Law (Variety)
House passes TikTok bill that could ban app in the U.S., spawning Senate support (The Washington Post)
TikTok bill, racing toward House passage, faces a minefield in the Senate (Washington Post)
How TikTok Was Blindsided by U.S. Bill That Could Ban It (WSJ)
World’s first major act to regulate AI passed by European lawmakers (CNBC)
Apple will allow users to download apps directly from a developer’s website, in latest EU App Store rule change (9to5Mac)
The IRS launches Direct File, a pilot program for free online tax filing available in 12 states (AP)
Epic says Apple will reinstate developer account, clearing path for Epic Games Store on iPhone (9to5Mac)
Furious Congress plows forward with TikTok bill after user revolt (Axios)
Apple kills Epic’s iOS game store plans over App Store criticism (The Verge)
Apple Set to Be Quizzed by EU Over ‘Fortnite’ Maker Shutout (Bloomberg)
Big Tech howled over E.U. antitrust law. The White House declined a rescue. (The Washington Post)
W.H. works with Hill to ban TikTok (Punchbowl News)
Apple Releases iOS and iPadOS 17.4 with Major Safari and App Store Changes in the EU, Transcripts for Podcasts, New Emoji, and More (MacStories)
Google rolls out changes for users, apps developers as EU tech rules loom (Reuters)
Apple hit with €1.8bn fine for breaking EU law over music streaming (FT)

February

SEC Investigating Whether OpenAI Investors Were Misled (WSJ)
Microsoft’s Mistral AI Investment to Be Examined by EU Watchdog (Bloomberg)
The Supreme Court is about to decide the future of online speech (The Verge)
Supreme Court Fears ‘Land Mines’ in Social Media Debate Over Free Speech (Bloomberg)
Backdoors that let cops decrypt messages violate human rights, EU court says (Ars Technica)
Apple iMessage, Microsoft Bing Dodge EU’s Big Tech Crackdown (Bloomberg)
Google agrees to pay $350 million settlement in data privacy case (Washington Post)
Microsoft, X throw their weight behind KOSA, the controversial kids online safety bill (TechCrunch)

January

Social media chiefs on defensive at US online child protection hearing (FT)
TikTok CEO Pledges $2 Billion to Protect 170 Million US Users (Bloomberg)
Child Safety Hearing (NYTimes)
Microsoft Closes Loophole That Created AI Porn of Taylor Swift (404 Media)
iOS 17.4 Introduces Alternative App Marketplaces With No Commission in EU (MacRumors)
Apple opens App Store to game streaming services (The Verge)
Apple’s EU Core Technology Fee Could Bankrupt Freemium App Developers (MacRumors)
Meta will let EU users unlink their Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger info ahead of DMA (The Verge)
EU Commission Intends to Block Amazon’s iRobot Acquisition (WSJ)
Apple revises US App Store rules to let developers link to outside payment methods, but it will still charge a commission (9to5Mac)
Apple allows devs to promote subscriptions on the web with a 27% cut (TechCrunch)
Google updates Chrome Incognito disclaimer amid $5 billion lawsuit settlement (MSPowerUser)
Gary Gensler’s Begrudging Bitcoin ETF Concession: ‘We Did Not Approve or Endorse Bitcoin’ (CoinDesk)
Apple asks developers not to refer to their visionOS apps as ‘AR’ or ‘VR’ (9to5Mac)
Tesla Recalls 1.6 Million Cars in China Due to Autopilot Crash Risk (Bloomberg)

2023

December

The Times Sues OpenAI and Microsoft Over A.I. Use of Copyrighted Work (NYTimes)
Apple Watch battle heralds further patent wrangles (FT)
Tencent Leads $80 Billion Rout as China Rekindles Crackdown Fear (Bloomberg)
Tolkien Estate Wins Court Order to Destroy Fan’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ Sequel (NYTimes)
Apple loses attempt to halt Apple Watch sales ban (The Verge)
Rite Aid Banned From AI Facial Recognition by FTC After Misuse (Bloomberg)
Google to Pay $700 Million in Play Store Settlement (WSJ)
102 million people eligible for Google’s $630M lawsuit settlement (Washington Post)
Adobe, Figma shelve $20 bln deal after hitting regulatory roadblocks (Reuters)
Apple to halt Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 sales in the US this week (9to5Mac)
EU opens formal DSA investigation into X in wake of Israel-Hamas war (The Verge)
Is This the End of Geofence Warrants? (The EFF)
Tesla Autopilot Recall Threatens Its Defense in Lawsuits Over Crashes (Bloomberg)
Tesla Recalls 2 Million Cars to Fix Autopilot Safety Flaws (Bloomberg)
FCC issues final denial of $885M Starlink subsidy (TechCrunch)
EU Deal to Force Uber, Deliveroo Treat Some Drivers as Employees (Bloomberg)
Epic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app store fight (The Verge)
Google’s Epic Legal Defeat Threatens $200 Billion App Store Industry (Bloomberg)
Exclusive: Apple offers to let rivals access tap-and-go tech in EU antitrust case (Reuters)
Microsoft, OpenAI Are Facing a Potential Antitrust Probe in UK (Bloomberg)
US judge blocks Montana from banning TikTok use in state (Reuters)

November

October

September

Nvidia’s French Offices Raided in Cloud-Computing Antitrust Inquiry (WSJ)
Elon Musk Wins US Space Force Contract for Starshield (Bloomberg)
FTC and 17 states sue Amazon on antitrust charges (CNBC)
The new WGA contract will change how Hollywood works (The Verge)
FCC Aims to Reinstate Net Neutrality Rules After US Democrats Gain Control of Panel (Bloomberg)
Booking to appeal after EU vetoes $1.7 bln ETraveli deal (Reuters)
White House could force cloud companies to disclose AI customers (Semafor)
WGA and the studios reach tentative deal to end writers’ strike (LA Times)
UK opens new chapter in digital regulation as parliament passes Online Safety Bill (TechCrunch)
Apple moves to defuse French iPhone 12 dispute as EU scrutiny steps up (Reuters)
Apple disputes French findings, says iPhone 12 meets radiation rules (Reuters)
China Seeks to Broaden iPhone Ban to State Firms, Agencies (Bloomberg)
FAA Clears Drones for Longer Flights, Opening Door to Deliveries (Bloomberg)
EU Challenges Apple, Microsoft in New Push to Rein in Big Tech Dominance (Bloomberg)
UK pulls back from clash with Big Tech over private messaging (FT)
In Its First Monopoly Trial of Modern Internet Era, U.S. Sets Sights on Google (NYTimes)
The End of Airbnb in New York (Wired)

August

Microsoft Fends Off EU Antitrust Probe With Teams Deal (Bloomberg)
Microsoft is unbundling Teams from Office in Europe to address regulator concerns (The Verge)
Musk, tech CEOs to attend Schumer’s AI Senate forum (The Hill)
Lyft and Uber say they will leave Minneapolis if the mayor signs a minimum wage bill for drivers (CNN)
Setapp plans to launch EU-only alternative iOS App Store (Apple Insider)
Biden Restricts U.S. Investment in China (WSJ)
Apple Can Keep App Store Rules for Now as Top Court Spurns Epic (Bloomberg)
Apple’s ‘Tetris’ movie ripped off tech writer’s book, lawsuit says (Reuters)

July

June

Canada’s ‘link tax’ law could break how the web works, says Google (Android Police)
Meta is planning to let people in the EU download apps through Facebook (The Verge)
Microsoft and Activision Chiefs Testify Merger Will Benefit Consumers (NYTimes)
Lina Khan Is Coming for Amazon, Armed With an FTC Antitrust Suit (Bloomberg)
Pete Buttigieg Warns of Flight Delays as 5G Deadline Looms (WSJ)
FTC sues Amazon over ‘deceptive’ Prime sign-up and cancellation process (CNBC)
Amazon, Friction, and the FTC (Stratechery)
Meta says it’s blocking news on Facebook, Instagram after government passes online news bill (National Post)
EU suggests breaking up Google’s ad business in preliminary antitrust ruling (The Verge)
FTC files to block Microsoft-Activision as deadline approaches (CNBC)
Binance lawyers allege SEC Chair Gensler offered to serve as advisor to crypto company in 2019 (CNBC)
Sequoia’s Split Sends Warning to US Companies Doing Business in China (Bloomberg)
Sequoia Is Splitting Into Three VC Firms (Forbes)
Airbnb sues NYC over new rules requiring hosts to register their homes as short-term rentals (Gothamist)
Amazon to Pay $25 Million to Settle Children’s Privacy Charges (NYTimes)
Amazon to Pay $30.8 Million to Settle FTC Privacy Claims (Bloomberg)

May

April

Senators unveil bipartisan legislation to ban kids under 13 from joining social media platforms (CNN Business)
UK Blocks Microsoft’s $69 Billion Activision Deal (Bloomberg)
Coinbase Asks Court to Force SEC to Clarify Crypto Regulations (Decrypt)
First EU-Wide Crypto Regulations Clear Final Parliament Vote (Bloomberg)
U.S. House Committee Publishes Draft Stablecoin Bill (CoinDesk)
China slaps security reviews on AI products as Alibaba unveils ChatGPT challenger (Ars Technica)
China proposes measures to manage generative AI services (Reuters)
Apple (AAPL) Continues Efforts to Keep Retail Stores From Unionizing (Bloomberg)
Google to prohibit personal loan apps from accessing user photos, contacts (TechCrunch)

March

February

DOJ Preps Antitrust Suit to Block Adobe’s $20 Billion Figma Deal (Bloomberg)
China tells big tech companies not to offer ChatGPT services (NikkeiAsia)
What Brit watchdog redacted: Google gives Apple cut of Chrome iOS search revenue (The Register)
US Border Patrol Is Finally Able to Check E-Passport Data (Wired)
Adobe’s $20 Billion Figma Deal Faces EU Antitrust Probe (Bloomberg)
Microsoft’s $69 Billion Activision Deal Could Harm UK Gamers, Watchdog Finds (Bloomberg)
Digital Pound Holdings Could Be Limited to 10K, Central Bank Says (CoinDesk)
Getty Images sues AI art generator Stable Diffusion in the US for copyright infringement (The Verge)
Microsoft’s Activision Deal Tests a New Global Alignment on Antitrust (NYTimes)
Meta Wins Court Nod to Buy Virtual Reality Startup in Loss for Khan’s FTC (Bloomberg)

January

US Sues Google to Break Up Ad Unit in Heated Antitrust Fight (Bloomberg)
DOJ’s new suit puts Google’s ad business at risk (Axios)
Google’s most serious antitrust challenge to date (Platformer)
DOJ Poised to Sue Google Over Digital Ad Market Dominance (Bloomberg)
Getty Images is suing the creators of AI art tool Stable Diffusion for scraping its content (The Verge)
AI art tools Stable Diffusion and Midjourney targeted with copyright lawsuit (The Verge)
SEC charges Gemini and Genesis with unregistered securities offering (The Block)
FAA giving airlines another year to fix altimeters that can’t handle 5G signals (Ars Technica)
Deere & Co. will allow farmers to repair their own equipment (Reuters)
€390M fine strikes blow to Meta’s ad-fueled business model (Politico)
MacBook owners have two months to claim up to $395 over butterfly keyboard woes (The Verge)

2022

December

U.S. charges fraud in Mango crypto manipulation case (Reuters)
Crypto Trader’s Fraud Charges Show DeFi Isn’t Outside the Law (Bloomberg)
IRS Delays $600 Tax Reporting Rule for Venmo, Etsy Sellers (Bloomberg)
FCC proposes record $300 million fine against auto warranty robocall campaign (CyberScoop)
Amazon Agrees to Settle EU Antitrust Cases, Avoiding Fines (WSJ)
Apple to Allow Outside App Stores in Overhaul Spurred by EU Laws (Bloomberg)
Lawmakers unveil bipartisan bill that aims to ban TikTok in the U.S. (CNBC)
Twin complaints signal new FTC strategy to rein in tech industry (Washington Post)
Elon Musk’s Neuralink is reportedly facing a federal probe on animal welfare grounds (The Verge)
Exclusive: Musk’s Neuralink faces federal probe, employee backlash over animal tests (Reuters)
Facebook threatens to ban news from platform if U.S. bill passes (MarketWatch)
No more airplane mode? EU to allow calls on flights (BBC News)
Musk at Twitter has ‘huge work’ ahead to comply with EU rules, warns bloc (TechCrunch)

November

US Bans Huawei, ZTE Telecom Equipment on Data-Security Risk (Bloomberg)
Is Elon Musk’s Twitter about to fall out of the GDPR’s one-stop shop? (TechCrunch)
Does Twitter Have Any Employees Left Who Remember That The Company Is Under A Strict Consent Decree With The FTC? (TechDirt)
DOJ takes aim at Adobe’s $20 billion deal (Politico)

October

Apple’s new App Store tax on ads is a direct shot at Meta (The Verge)
Spotify says Apple is ‘choking competition’ and ruining its audiobook store (The Verge)
Developers Complain About Gambling Ads Appearing in Their App Store Listings (MacRumors)
App Store guidelines updated with new rules for apps with NFT and ad managers (9to5Mac)
Twitter Tumbles as US Weighs Security Reviews for Musk Deals (Bloomberg)
Meta gets final order to sell Giphy from UK antitrust watchdog (TechCrunch)
Biden declares economic war on the Chinese semiconductor industry (Noahpinion)
With New Crackdown, Biden Wages Global Campaign on Chinese Technology (NYTimes)
American Executives in Limbo at Chinese Chip Companies After U.S. Ban (WSJ)
FCC poised to ban all U.S. sales of new Huawei and ZTE equipment (Axios)
EU Passes Law to Switch iPhone to USB-C by End of 2024 (MacRumors)
Social Media Company Liability Draws Supreme Court Scrutiny (Bloomberg)
Texas Social-Media Law on Web Censorship Upheld by Federal Appeals Court (Bloomberg)
Tech companies are gaming out responses to the Texas social media law (Washington Post)

September

TikTok Seen Moving Toward U.S. Security Deal, but Hurdles Remain (NYTimes)
Apple to raise App Store prices in multiple countries next month (9to5Mac)
White House Releases ‘Comprehensive Framework’ for Crypto Regulation and Development (Decrypt)
California Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Amazon (NYTimes)
U.S. Treasury Department releases Tornado Cash guidance (Axios)
Google Suffers Setback in Court Fight to Topple Record EU Fine (Bloomberg)
What we learned when Twitter whistleblower Mudge testified to Congress (TechCrunch)
White House report proposes possible restrictions on proof-of-work crypto mining (The Block)
Coinbase employees and Ethereum backers sue U.S. Treasury over Tornado Cash sanctions (Fortune)
Ahead of iPhone 14 event, Brazil suspends iPhone sales without power brick and fines Apple (9to5Mac)
Apple settles lawsuit with developer over App Store rejections and scams (TechCrunch)
Nvidia, AMD warned of new US export restrictions on AI chips (Protocol)

August

Elon Musk Attacks Twitter Deal Over Whistle-Blower as Feud Escalates (Bloomberg)
Musk Tries a New Way Out of Twitter (Bloomberg)
Twitter whistleblower to testify in Congress about security failures (Washington Post)
Twitter executives face questions from employees after whistleblower claims (CNN Business)
India forced Twitter to put agent on payroll, whistleblower says (Reuters)
Former security chief claims Twitter buried ‘egregious deficiencies’ (Washington Post)
Former security chief claims Twitter buried ‘egregious deficiencies’ (Washington Post)
Wall Street’s Record Fines Over WhatsApp Use Were Years in the Making (Bloomberg)
Twitter Has to Give Musk Only One Bot Checker’s Data: Its Ex-Product Head (Bloomberg)
Amazon accuses FTC of harassing executives including Jeff Bezos and Andy Jassy (FT)
The Secret Talks That Could Have Prevented the Apple vs. Facebook War (WSJ)
Suspected Tornado Cash developer arrested in Amsterdam (The Block)
How Did Two Unknown Latin Music Operators Make $23 Million From YouTube? The IRS Says They Stole It
Tornado Cash Crackdown Shows Limits of Regulating Cryptocurrency Services (WSJ)
FCC denies Starlink’s application for $885M subsidy (TechCrunch)
US Treasury sanctions cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash (The Block)
UK regulator makes U-turn on Avast-Norton cyber security deal (FT)
Robinhood’s Crypto Unit Fined $30 Million by New York’s Top Financial Regulator (WSJ)

July

F.T.C. Chair Upends Antitrust Standards With Meta Lawsuit (NYTimes)
F.T.C. Sues to Block Meta’s Virtual Reality Deal as It Confronts Big Tech (NYTimes)
Jack Ma Plans to Cede Control of Ant Group (WSJ)
Senate’s Antitrust Crackdown Sputters as Schumer Signals Doubts (Bloomberg)
Twitter-Musk trial on $44 billion deal set to begin in October after Musk loses effort to delay (CNBC)
Amazon sues admins from 10,000 Facebook groups over fake reviews (TechCrunch)
Apple Sued Over Apple Pay, Accused of Antitrust Violations (Bloomberg)
Twitter Sues Musk After He Tries Backing Out of $44 Billion Deal (NYTimes)
15 Revelations in Twitter’s Suit Against Elon Musk (Intelligencer)
Twitter Lawyers Call Musk’s Deal Termination ‘Wrongful’ (Bloomberg)
Uber broke laws, duped police and secretly lobbied governments, leak reveals (The Guradian)
Microsoft’s $69 billion Activision takeover faces competition probe in the UK (CNBC)
US Wants Dutch Supplier to Stop Selling Chipmaking Gear to China (Bloomberg)

June

May

A SpaceX flight attendant said Elon Musk exposed himself and propositioned her for sex, documents show. The company paid $250,000 for her silence. (Insider)
Tech groups ask Supreme Court to block Texas social media law (Washington Post)
Just How Incredibly Fucked Up Is Texas’ Social Media Content Moderation Law? (TechDirt)
Senate confirms Bedoya to FTC, establishing Democratic majority (The Verge)
Europe’s GDPR coincides with dramatic drop in Android apps (The Register)
Match Sues Google Over App Store Billing Rules (Bloomberg)
SEC to Hire More Crypto Cops to Fight Digital Frauds (WSJ)
PayPal Helped Spur EU Antitrust Complaint Against Apple Payments (Bloomberg)
UK ministers ditch plans to empower tech regulator (FT)
Apple charged by Brussels with abusing its market power in mobile payments (FT)

April

Apple to face fresh antitrust charges in Brussels (FT)
Apple Store workers in Atlanta are the first to formally seek a union. (NYTimes)
MEPs vote to expand scope of common charger rules (TechCrunch)
Web scraping is legal, US appeals court reaffirms (TechCrunch)
Elon Musk Makes $43 Billion Unsolicited Bid to Take Twitter Private (Bloomberg)
Former Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith Sentenced to 5+ Years in Prison for North Korea Trip (CoinDesk)
Elon Musk Sued Over Delay in Disclosing Twitter Stake (Bloomberg)
Elon has decided not to join our board. I sent a brief note to the company, sharing with you all here. (Parag Agrawal)
Musk Refiles Twitter Disclosure to Show He’s an Active Investor (Bloomberg)
It’s a big day at the State Department for U.S. cyberdiplomacy (Washington Post)
Why Moderating Content Actually Does More To Support The Principles Of Free Speech

March

EXCLUSIVE-U.S. probe of Google Maps picks up speed -sources (Reuters)
EU negotiators agree new rules to rein in tech giants (Politico)
Google Play to pilot third-party billing option, starting with Spotify (TechCrunch)
Statement by President Biden on our Nation’s Cybersecurity (WhiteHouse.gov)
Telegram forgot to check its email and now it’s banned in Brazil (The Verge)
Brazil Lifts Its Ban on Telegram After Two Days (NYTimes)
Australian watchdog sues Facebook-owner Meta over scam advertisements (Reuters)
U.S. antitrust enforcers won’t challenge Amazon’s MGM deal, dashing hopes of monopoly critics (Politico)
Tech Executives Threatened With Jail Time Under Proposed U.K. Law (The Information)
Russia Asks Court to Label Facebook, Instagram as ‘Extremist’ (Bloomberg)
DuckDuckGo reverses course, will demote Russian propaganda in search results (Engadget)
EU and UK open antitrust probe into Google and Meta over online ads (FT)
Biden Orders Study of Cryptocurrency Risk, Creation of U.S. Digital Currency (WSJ)
Amazon Flagged to Justice Department for Possible Criminal Obstruction of Congress (WSJ)
EU Says Russia, Belarus Sanctions Extend to Crypto (CoinDesk)
TikTok Suspends Livestreaming in Russia on ‘Fake News’ Law (Bloomberg)
SEC Scrutinizes NFT Market Over Illegal Crypto Token Offerings (Bloomberg)
Netflix Won’t Add Russian Broadcasters to Service, Defying New Regulation (WSJ)

February

Customers of banks targeted by Russia sanctions are unable to use Apple Pay or Google Pay (Insider)
Google blocks RT, other Russian channels from earning ad dollars (Reuters)
Meta to bar Russian state media from running ads, monetizing on platform (Reuters)
Russia demands Google restore access to its media YouTube channels in Ukraine (Reuters)
Computer chip industry begins halting deliveries to Russia in response to U.S. sanctions (Washington Post)
Dutch App Store change complies with law, says Apple, as antitrust regulator rejects proposal (9to5Mac)
Google Faces Sanctions Dilemma With Pro-Russia YouTube Channels (Bloomberg)
Biden hits Russia with tough export curbs, slashing access to global tech (Reuters)
CAN THE LAW KEEP UP WITH CRYPTO? (The Verge)
Tencent Leads China Tech Selloff Amid Fears of Further Crackdown (Bloomberg)
Biden seen issuing crypto oversight exec order next week (Yahoo!Finance)
Texas Sues Meta Over Facebook’s Facial-Recognition Practices (WSJ)
HMRC seizes NFT for first time in £1.4m fraud case (BBCNews)
Digital euro bill due early 2023 (Politico)
Russia’s drone army contains heaps of Western electronics. Can the U.S. cut them off? (Washington Post)
In a bid to appease regulators, Microsoft announces new app store principles (The Washington Post)
Justice Department Says It Seized $3.6 Billion Worth of Bitcoin Stolen in 2016 Hack (WSJ)
I.R.S. to End Use of Facial Recognition for Identity Verification (NYTimes)
Apple will charge 27% commission for app purchases made using alternative payment systems in the Netherlands (9to5Mac)
Meta estimates Apple’s iOS changes will cost it $10B in 2022 (ZDNet)
Microsoft Deal for Activision to Be Reviewed by FTC in U.S. (Bloomberg)

January

White House reportedly preparing executive order on crypto (CoinTelegraph)
Ditch Bitcoin: IMF Urges El Salvador to Rethink Crypto (Bloomberg)
MEPs adopt Digital Services Act with significant last-minute changes (Euractiv)
European Parliament approves initial proposal to ban some targeted ads (The Verge)
Crypto.com Says Regulators Haven’t Reached Out After Hack (Bloomberg)
Crypto Firms Gear Up for Battles Over New Rules in Washington (Bloomberg)
Game maker says Apple, Google selling rip-offs in new lawsuit (Reuters)
‘Second time lucky?’ FTC’s case against Facebook can move forward, federal judge rules. (Washington Post)
SEC Pushes for More Transparency From Private Companies (WSJ)
Google Infringed on Sonos Speaker Technology, Trade Court Rules (NYTimes)
Verizon, AT&T agree to FAA’s request for a two-week delay on 5G expansion plans (CNET)
China gaming crackdown: freeze on new video game licences extends into 2022 as 14,000 gaming-related firms shut down (SCMP)
Airlines Warn of Flight Delays as AT&T, Verizon Balk at 5G Delay (Bloomberg)

2021

December

November

October

September

August

July

Amazon Gets Record $888 Million EU Fine Over Data Violations (Bloomberg)
Why the US can’t just beam internet into authoritarian states like Cuba (Quartz)
Didi Global Considers Going Private to Placate China and Compensate Investors (WSJ)
China Crackdown Makes Hong Kong Index World’s Biggest Tech Loser (Bloomberg)
China Bans For-Profit School Tutoring in Sweeping Overhaul (Bloomberg)
China’s education sector crackdown hits foreign investors (FT)
Why is China smashing its tech industry? (Noahpinion.substack.com)
FTC pledges to fight unlawful right to repair restrictions (The Verge)
Biden Names Tech Foe Jonathan Kanter as DOJ Antitrust Chief (Bloomberg)
Tesla is charging owners $1,500 for hardware they already paid for (Electrek)
Biden’s non-compete clause executive order is a big deal for Big Tech (Input Magazine)
Biden Executive Order on Non-Competes Could Roil Tech (Bloomberg)
Apple AirPod batteries are almost impossible to replace, showing the need for right-to-repair reform (CNBC)
Tesla’s $16,000 Quote for a $700 Fix Is Why Right to Repair Matters (The Drive)
EU Delays Push for Digital Levy to Focus on Global Tax Deal (Bloomberg)
36 states, D.C. sue Google for alleged antitrust violations in its Android app store (Politico)
Twitter Pledges to ‘Fully Comply’ With India Internet Rules (Bloomberg)
The U.S. says humans will always be in control of AI weapons. But the age of autonomous war is already here. (Washington Post)
Ireland’s Days as a Tax Haven May Be Ending, but Not Without a Fight (NYTimes)
Biden Sets Up Tech Showdown With ‘Right-to-Repair’ Rules for FTC (Bloomberg)
China’s Tencent Says It’ll Use Face Recognition to Keep Minors From Gaming at Night (Gizmodo)
Didi Shows China’s Tech Giants Must First Answer to Beijing (Bloomberg)
Twitter has lost liability protection in India, government says (TechCrunch)
American Internet Giants Hit Back at Hong Kong Doxxing Law (NYTimes)
Federal judge puts Florida ‘deplatforming’ law on hold, citing First Amendment (NBC News)
Amazon Wants FTC Chair Khan Recused Over Past Criticism (Bloomberg)
Maine has strictly banned facial recognition from schools and policing (Input)
The EU’s ‘vaccine passport’ and what it means for travel (BBC)

June

May

Florida, in a First, Will Fine Social Media Companies That Bar Candidates (NYTimes)
Tim Cook plays innocent in Epic v Apple’s culminating testimony (TechCrunch)
Judge in Fortnite case holds Tim Cook’s feet to the fire over App Store competition (Protocol)
Censorship, Surveillance and Profits: A Hard Bargain for Apple in China (NYTimes)
Biden signs executive order designed to strengthen federal digital defenses (Washington Post)
US agrees to drop Xiaomi from blacklist after lawsuit (Bloomberg)
Emails reveal Apple’s attempts to stop Netflix from dropping App Store In-App Purchase support (9to5 Mac)
Facebook’s Trump ban can stay in place, says Oversight Board (The Verge)
Snapchat Can Be Sued Over Role In Fatal Car Crash, Court Rules (NPR)
Epic CEO says he would have taken a special App Store deal if Apple had offered (9to5 Mac)
Epic CEO argues Fortnite trial is an existential fight for the future (Protocol)
Apple and Epic go head-to-head in fiery opening remarks of highly-anticipated trial (9to5 Mac)
Apple’s App Store Had 78% Margin in 2019, Epic Expert Says (Bloomberg)
Epic v. Apple: Everything you need to know about the biggest trial in tech (Protocol)

April

March

February

January

SEC scrutiny delays Roblox stock market listing (CNBC)
Facebook Preps Antitrust Lawsuit Against Apple (The Information)
Apple’s App Tracking Transparency Feature will be enabled by default and arrive in ‘early spring’ on iOS (TechCrunch)
Exclusive: Google workers across the globe announce international union alliance to hold Alphabet accountable (The Verge)
Google threatens to shut down search in Australia if digital news code goes ahead (The Guardian)
Biden picks Jessica Rosenworcel as acting FCC chief (NBC News)
Jack Ma Emerges for First Time Since Ant, Alibaba Crackdown (Bloomberg)
5G Rivals Face an $81 Billion Tab After Spectrum Buying Spree (WSJ)
Shares in China’s Xiaomi tumble after US investment ban (FT)
Visa Abandons Planned Acquisition of Plaid After DOJ Challenge (WSJ)
Parler sues Amazon, leveling far-fetched antitrust allegations (The Verge)
Amazon Is Booting Parler Off Of Its Web Hosting Service (Buzzfeed)
Parler CEO Says Service Dropped By “Every Vendor” And Could End His Business (Deadline)
Democrats have won the Senate. Here’s what it means for tech. (Protocol)
Trump bars U.S. transactions with eight Chinese apps including Alipay (Reuters)
Apple will let Amphetamine app stay in the App Store after wrongly telling developer it violated App Store rules (The Verge)

2020

December

Apple loses copyright battle against security start-up Corellium (Washington Post)
Ant Considers Holding Company With Regulation Similar to Bank, Sources Say (Bloomberg)
Beijing launches antitrust investigation into Alibaba (FT)
China Tells Ant to Return to Its Payment Roots, Places Curbs (Bloomberg)
Alibaba Probe Stirs Global Worry on What’s Next for Chinese Tech (Bloomberg)
Drone-Crowded Skies Get One Step Closer With U.S. Security Rules (Bloomberg)
Google, Facebook Agreed to Team Up Against Possible Antitrust Action, Draft Lawsuit Says (WSJ)
U.S. vs. Facebook: Inside the tech giant’s behind-the-scenes campaign to battle back antitrust lawsuits (Washington Post)
U.S. States Weighs New Google Suit Over App Store Fees (Bloomberg)
US government adds DJI to Commerce blacklist over ties to Chinese government (The Verge)
EU approves Google’s $2.1 billion acquisition of Fitbit, subject to conditions (CNBC)
Texas Accuses Google and Facebook of an Illegal Conspiracy (Wired)
Exclusive: States close to filing new Google antitrust suit (Politico)
Tech Giants Face New Rules in Europe, Backed by Huge Fines (WSJ)
Facebook Sees WhatsApp As Its Future, Antitrust Suit or Not (Bloomberg Businessweek)
The FTC is suing Facebook to unwind its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp (The Verge)
Lawsuits Filed by the FTC and the State Attorneys General Are Revisionist History (Facebook Newsroom)
SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network wins $885M in federal aid for rural broadband (GeekWire)
U.S. states plan to sue Facebook next week: sources (Reuters)
Justices express qualms about sweeping computer crime law (Politico)

November

U.K. Bans Installation of Huawei 5G Gear From September (Bloomberg)
Data Heroes of Covid Tracking Project Are Still Filling U.S. Government Void (Bloomberg Businessweek)
Apple to pay $113 million to settle state investigation into iPhone ‘batterygate’ (The Washington Post)
Apple will reduce App Store cut to 15 percent for most developers starting January 1st (The Verge)
U.S. Backs Down on TikTok (WSJ)
Google Photos Just Made the Case for Breaking Up Big Tech (OneZero)
TikTok hasn’t heard from the Trump administration in weeks, prompting latest CFIUS petition (CNBC)
China drafts new antitrust guideline to rein in tech giants, wiping US$102 billion from Alibaba, Tencent and Meituan stocks (South China Morning Post)
EU accuses Amazon of breaching antitrust rules (FT)
Apple Freezes New Business for Pegatron on China Labor Abuse (Bloomberg)
Many websites will stop working on older Android versions in 2021 (Android Police)
Biden’s victory was just what tech wanted. Now what? (Protocol)
DOJ files antitrust lawsuit challenging Visa’s $5.3 billion acquisition of Plaid (TechCrunch)
‘The party is pushing back’: why Beijing reined in Jack Ma and Ant (FT)
Uber, Lyft Win California Bid to Keep Drivers as Contractors (Bloomberg)
Massachusetts voters pass right-to-repair expansion opening up car data (Engadget)
China Tells Ant It Can’t Go Public Until Capital Shortfall Fixed (Bloomberg)
Canada to Force Netflix, Amazon Prime to Pay for Local Conten
China Halts Ant Group’s Blockbuster I.P.O. (NYTimes)

October

The Tech Antitrust Problem No One Is Talking About (Wired)
Visa’s Planned Purchase of Plaid Faces Antitrust Scrutiny at the Justice Department (WSJ)
UK announces ban on sale of network-locked phones (Android Authority)
Ant Group Set to Raise $34 Billion in World’s Biggest I.P.O. (NYTimes)
Fix, or Toss? The ‘Right to Repair’ Movement Gains Ground (NYTimes)
Uber, Lyft likely violated California labor law, appeals court finds (NBCNews)
Google and Facebook hate a proposed privacy law. News publishers should embrace it. (Recode)
The Google Case (Tim Wu)
The DOJ sues Google for monopoly practices – and says there’s more to come (Protocol)
Justice Department Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google (WSJ)
U.S. Accuses Google of Illegally Protecting Monopoly (NYTimes)
Japan to join forces with U.S., Europe in regulating Big Tech firms: antitrust watchdog head (Reuters)
Trump Foes Fume Over FCC’s Efforts to Rein In Twitter (Bloomberg)
Wisconsin denies Foxconn tax subsidies after contract negotiations fail (The Verge)
Feds may target Google’s Chrome browser for breakup (Politico)
Microsoft app store playbook swipes at Apple, Google (Axios)
Inside the US campaign to cut China out of the tech supply chain (NikkeiAsia)
Facebook to temporarily halt political ads in U.S. after polls close Nov. 3, broadening earlier restrictions (The Washington Post)
House Democrats say Facebook, Amazon, Alphabet, Apple enjoy ‘monopoly power’ and recommend big changes (CNBC)
House Lawmakers Condemn Big Tech’s ‘Monopoly Power’ and Urge Their Breakups (NYTimes)
Facebook Says Government Breakup of Instagram, WhatsApp Would Be ‘Complete Nonstarter’ (WSJ)
Google defers 30% in-app commission in India to April 2022 after protests (The Economic Times India)
Google delays mandating Play Store payments rule in India to April 2022 (TechCrunch)
Google will spend $1 billion to pay publishers for news showcase (Axios)

September

Google Demands 30% Cut From App Developers in Its Play Store (NYTimes)
Judge suggests Apple vs Epic should go to jury, trial expected in July 2021 (Apple Insider)
TikTok Wins Reprieve From U.S. Ban (NYTimes)
This Deal Helped Turn Google Into an Ad Powerhouse. Is That a Problem? (NYTimes)
Epic, Spotify and others ally against Apple and Google app policies (Engadget)
How a marked-up term sheet and messy rollout threw TikTok deal into disarray (Reuters)
Justice Department expected to brief state attorneys general this week on imminent Google antitrust lawsuit (Washington Post)
Trump Blesses Oracle’s TikTok Deal, Delays App Store Ban (Bloomberg)
TikTok deal hit by confusion over who will own and control the app (FT)
Judge halts Trump administration order banning WeChat from Apple and Google app stores (CNBC)
Trump to block downloads of TikTok, WeChat on Sunday (CNBC)
Google pulls India’s Paytm app from Play Store for repeat policy violations (TechCrunch)
Oracle’s TikTok Bid Leaves Open Some U.S. Security Concerns (Bloomberg)
Apple accuses Epic of ‘starting a fire and pouring gasoline on it’ in new Fortnite filing (The Verge)
Sen. Hawley calls for US to reject Oracle’s TikTok deal (The Verge)
We’re Heading Toward the Worst Possible Outcome on TikTok (Intelligencer)
Oracle Wins Bid for TikTok in U.S., Beating Microsoft (WSJ)
TikTok, U.S. Discuss Ways to Avoid Sale (WSJ)
Apple doubles down in fight with Fortnite creator Epic Games, seeks damages for breach of contract (CNBC)
China Launches Initiative to Set Global Data-Security Rules (WSJ)
Justice Dept. Plans to File Antitrust Charges Against Google in Coming Weeks (NYTimes)
Apple to Delay iOS Change Roiling Mobile Ad Market (The Information)
Apple App Store Draws New Scrutiny in Japan, Epicenter of Gaming (Bloomberg)
TikTok Deal Talks Are Snarled Over Fate of App’s Algorithms (WSJ)

August

July

Encrypted Messaging App Telegram Files Antitrust Complaint Against Apple With EU (MacRumors)
Google’s $2.1 billion Fitbit deal faces EU antitrust probe: sources (Reuters)
Watch Cook, Bezos, Pichai and Zuckerberg testify in Big Tech antitrust hearing — live updates and analysis (CNBC)
Exclusive: ByteDance investors value TikTok at $50 billion in takeover bid - sources (Reuters)
Congress has battled airlines, banks, tobacco and baseball. Now it’s preparing to clash with Big Tech. (Washington Post)
ACCC takes second swing at Google for allegedly misleading customers (ITNews)
Big Tech CEO hearing is ‘likely’ to be postponed (Protocol)
The case for and against banning TikTok (Vox)
ByteDance Investors Discuss TikTok Purchase (The Information)
Apple commits to be 100 percent carbon neutral for its supply chain and products by 2030 (Apple Newsroom)
Microsoft President Met With House Antitrust Committee (The Information)
Apple Wins Fight Over $14.9 Billion Tax Bill in Blow to EU (Bloomberg)
U.K. to Ban Huawei From Its 5G Networks Amid China-U.S. Tensions (WSJ)
Amazon says it will not ban TikTok from employee phones (The Verge)
For TikTok, an Amazon Ban That Wasn’t, a Wells Fargo Ban That Was (The Information)
DNC and RNC warn campaigns about using TikTok (CNN Politics)
TikTok to pull out of Hong Kong (Axios)
U.S. is ‘looking at’ banning TikTok and Chinese social media apps, Pompeo says (CNBC)
India’s TikTok shutdown has left careers and fortunes in tatters (Wired)
U.S. tech chiefs to testify before House antitrust panel on July 27: committee (Reuters)
Florida becomes first state to enact DNA privacy law, blocking insurers from genetic data (Washington Examiner)
Apple CEO Tim Cook agrees to testify in House antitrust investigation (Apple Insider)

June

May

April

NHS rejects Apple-Google coronavirus app plan (BBC News)
Google will make all advertisers prove their identities, so people can see who they are and which country they’re in (CNBC)
How Instagram managed to survive antitrust scrutiny when it was acquired by Facebook (Fast Company)
France urges Apple and Google to ease privacy rules on contact tracing (The Guardian)
French Hypocrisy: Fines Google For Being Soft On Privacy; Now Angry That Google Won’t Let It Spy On Users (TechDirt)
Facebook and Google to face mandatory code of conduct to ‘level playing field’ with traditional news media (ABC News Australia)
Changing policy, Y Combinator cuts its pro rate stake and makes investments case-by-case (TechCrunch)
Amazon to close French warehouses until next week after court order (Reuters)
Washington AG sues Facebook for violating state political ad law (GeekWire)
Call for social media platforms to act on 5G mast conspiracy theory (The Guardian)
Legere is out as T-Mobile CEO as Sprint merger officially closes (CNBC)
Comcast waiving data caps hasn’t hurt its network—why not make it permanent? (Ars Technica)

March

New York Attorney General Looks Into Zoom’s Privacy Practices (NYTimes)
Court: Violating a site’s terms of service isn’t criminal hacking (Ars Technica)
Government Tracking How People Move Around in Coronavirus Pandemic (WSJ)
We Need A Massive Surveillance Program (IdleWords.com)
Why Don’t We Just Ban Targeted Advertising? (Wired)
Ex-Uber executive Anthony Levandowski pleads guilty to trade-secret theft (Washington Post)
Apple fined a record $1.2 billion by French antitrust authorities (CNBC)
FCC’s largest spectrum auction nets $4.47 billion for 5G mmWave bands (VentureBeat)
Trump Oversold a Google Site to Fight Coronavirus (NYTimes)
UK presses ahead with digital tech tax in spite of pressure from Trump (CNET)
Apple is rejecting coronavirus apps that aren’t from health organizations, app makers say (CNBC)
Apple now lets apps send ads in push notifications (The Verge)
Google cancels ‘physical’ I/O 2020 due to coronavirus concerns (9to5Google)
Tim Cook and Apple Bet Everything on China. Then Coronavirus Hit. (WSJ)
Apple to pay up to $500 million to settle U.S. lawsuit over slow iPhones (Reuters)

February

Amazon bars one million products for false coronavirus claims (Reuters)
FCC to propose $200 million fines for U.S. cellphone carriers over consumer data disclosures (Reuters)
Facebook cancels F8 developers conference over coronavirus (CNET)
Facebook is banning ads that promise to cure the coronavirus (BusinessInsider)
Google Resists Demands From States in Digital-Ad Probe (WSJ)
Apple Weighs Letting Users Switch Default iPhone Apps to Rivals (Bloomberg)
APPLE WARNS THAT CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK IN CHINA WILL AFFECT REVENUE THIS QUARTER (Daring Fireball)
Pay Up, Or We’ll Make Google Ban Your Ads (Krebs on Security)
Judge temporarily blocks Microsoft Pentagon cloud contract after Amazon suit (CNBC)
The US is charging Huawei with racketeering (TechCrunch)
FTC Expands Antitrust Investigation Into Big Tech (WSJ)
Judge approves $26 billion merger of T-Mobile and Sprint (CNBC)
Big Tech opponent Bernie Sanders raises more money from Big Tech employees than anyone else (Recode)
Huawei sues Verizon for alleged patent violations (The Verge)
Top Antitrust Official Is Said to Recuse Himself From Google Inquiry (NYTimes)
The US government is breaking up Big Razor before it gets to Big Tech (Recode)

January

EU lawmakers snub Apple’s pleas, overwhelmingly vote to push for charging cable standard (Apple Insider)
Interior Department Adopts Restrictions Aimed at Chinese Drones (WSJ)
UK Huawei decision appears to avert row with US (The Guardian)
Apple lawsuit tests if an employee can plan rival startup while on payroll (Reuters)
Cookie consent tools are being used to undermine EU privacy rules, study suggests (TechCrunch)
Sonos, Squeezed by the Tech Giants, Sues Google (NYTimes)
Enforcing Against Manipulated Media (Facebook Newsroom)
How to lose a monopoly: Microsoft, IBM and anti-trust (Benedict Evans)
IRS Reforms Free File Program, Drops Agreement Not to Compete With TurboTax (ProPublica)

2019

December

New rule would make it possible to track and identify nearly all drones flying in the U.S. (CNBC)
Robocall fines rise to $10,000 per call under newly passed law (The Verge)
Labels & Publishers Win $1 Billion Piracy Lawsuit Against Cox Communications (Billboard)
Controversial sale of .org domain manager faces review at ICANN (Ars Technica)
FTC Weighs Seeking Injunction Against Facebook Over How Its Apps Interact (WSJ)
YouTube Will Ban Videos That “Maliciously Insult” People Based On Race, Gender, Or Sexual Orientation (Buzzfeed News)
Big Tech Is Under Attack, and Investors Couldn’t Care Less (NYTimes)
Apple’s Ad-Targeting Crackdown Shakes Up Ad Market (The Information)
Amazon Faces Widening U.S. Antitrust Scrutiny in Cloud Business (Bloomberg)
Trump Administration Proposes Tariffs Against $2.4 Billion of French Goods (WSJ)
Former Google employees who say they were fired for organizing are filing labor charges against the company (Vox)
Google fired us for organizing. We’re fighting back. (Google Walkout For Real Change)
Google and Facebook run into more trouble over data in Europe (CNN Business)

November

Google fires four workers, including one tied to protests (Bloomberg)
Ruthless Quotas at Amazon Are Maiming Employees (the Atlantic)
Amazon’s Own Numbers Reveal Staggering Injury Rates at Staten Island Warehouse (Gizmodo)
Grass-roots activists on Amazon’s power coalesce (NYTimes)
Amazon costs Southern California big time in public assistance for its workers, environmental and transportation impact (Economic Roundtable)
California DMV makes $50 million a year selling personal information (Vice)
Uber loses London licence after TfL finds drivers faked identity (The Guardian)
Russia bans sale of gadgets without Russian-made software (BBC News)
An update on our political ads policy (The Keyword)
Google to Limit Targeting of Political Ads (NYTimes)
Facebook Weighs Steps to Curb Narrowly Targeted Political Ads (WSJ)
The org that doles out .org websites just sold itself to a for-profit company (The Verge)
Exclusive: Apple to remove vaping apps from store (Axios)
Border officials can’t have ‘boundless’ access to search devices, court rules (The Verge)
Viral Tweet About Apple Card Leads to Goldman Sachs Probe (Bloomberg)
Alphabet’s board of directors is investigating executives over inappropriate relationships (CNBC)
California Says Facebook Failed to Comply With Subpoenas (NYTimes)
California asks for court order forcing Facebook to hand over Cambridge Analytica documents (The Verge)
SoftBank imposes new standards to rein in start-up founders (FT)
Exclusive: U.S. opens national security investigation into TikTok - sources (Reuters)

October

Uber in talks with Los Angeles as scooter location data lawsuit looms (CNET)
Privacy groups actually side with Uber in scooter data fight (Mashable)
This man is running for governor of California so he can run false Facebook ads (CNN Business)
Pentagon, With an Eye on China, Pushes for Help From American Tech (NYTimes)
TikTok raises national security concerns in Congress as Schumer, Cotton ask for federal review (The Washington Post)
40 Major Music Festivals Have Pledged Not to Use Facial Recognition Technology (Vice)
Forty-six attorneys general have joined a New York-led antitrust investigation of Facebook (The Washington Post)
Helping to Protect the 2020 US Elections (Facebook Newsroom)
The FCC has voted to approve the T-Mobile-Sprint merger (The Verge)
TIM COOK’S COMPANY-WIDE MEMO ON HKMAP.LIVE DOESN’T ADD UP (Daring Fireball)
Apple Removes App That Helps Hong Kong Protesters Track the Police (NYTimes)
APPLE REMOVES HKMAP.LIVE FROM APP STORE (Daring Fireball)
Apple, Google Pull Hong Kong Protest Apps After China Uproar (WSJ)
‘Protecting rioters’: China warns Apple over app that tracks Hong Kong police (The Guardian)
Facebook Can Be Forced to Delete Content Worldwide, E.U.’s Top Court Rules (NYTimes)
Apple to Loosen Reins on Outside Messaging, Phone Apps Via Siri (Bloomberg)
Appeals court upholds FCC’s cancelling of net neutrality rules (The Washington Post)

September

Attorney General Barr Seeks DOJ Facebook Antitrust Probe (Bloomberg)
Match.com connected daters to fake accounts to boost subscriptions, US regulators say (The Verge)
Google wins landmark right to be forgotten case (BBC News)
French court rules that Steam’s ban on reselling used games is contrary to European law (Polygon)
Computer Scientist Richard Stallman Resigns From MIT Over Epstein Comments (Motherboard)
House lawmakers ask Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google to turn over trove of records in antitrust probe (The Washington Post)
Uber argues its drivers aren’t core to its business, won’t reclassify them as employees (The Verge)
The FBI is investigating a venture capital fund started by Peter Thiel for financial misconduc (Vox)
California Bill Makes App-Based Companies Treat Workers as Employees (NYTimes)
Google faces a new antitrust probe by 50 attorneys general (CNBC)
48 states are probing Google on antitrust grounds. Why isn’t California? (LA Times)
Director of M.I.T.’s Media Lab Resigns After Taking Money From Jeffrey Epstein (NYTimes)
How an Élite University Research Center Concealed Its Relationship with Jeffrey Epstein (New Yorker)
How Apple’s Apps Topped Rivals in the App Store It Controls (NYTimes)
Facebook, Google face off against a formidable new foe: State attorneys general (Washington Post)
New York attorney general is investigating Facebook for possible antitrust violations (CNBC)
MIT Media Lab founder: Taking Jeffrey Epstein’s money was justified (MIT Technology Review)
Google emerges as target of a new state attorneys general antitrust probe (Washington Post)
Google’s paid search ads are a ‘shakedown,’ Basecamp CEO says (CNBC)

August

Apple is allowing independent repair shops to officially service iPhones (9to5Mac)
National Security Concerns Threaten Undersea Data Link Backed by Google, Facebook (WSJ)
US border officials are increasingly denying entry to travelers over others’ social media (TechCrunch)
Incoming Harvard Freshman Deported After Visa Revoked (Harvard Crimson)
Amazon’s Audible Sued by Publishers Over New Text Feature (Bloomberg)
States to Move Forward With Antitrust Probe of Big Tech Firms (WSJ)
Apple Files Lawsuit Against Virtualization Company Corellium for Illegally Replicating iOS and Apple Apps (MacRumors)
Trump Tumult Has Gadget Giants Splitting Along U.S.-China Lines (Bloomberg)
Terminating Service for 8Chan (Cloudflare Blog)
8chan: the far-right website linked to the rise in hate crimes (The Guardian)
The Problem Isn’t 8chan. It’s Americans. (Buzzfeed News)
Google will charge search providers to be the Android default in Europe (The Verge)
Your Next iPhone Might Be Made in Vietnam. Thank the Trade War. (NYTimes)
Cisco to Pay $8.6 Million to Settle Government Claims of Flawed Tech (NYTimes)
IBM Fired as Many as 100,000 in Recent Years, Lawsuit Shows (Bloomberg)

July

GitHub confirms it has blocked developers in Iran, Syria and Crimea (TechCrunch)
Europe’s top court sharpens guidance for sites using leaky social plug-ins (TechCrunch)
T-Mobile and Sprint merger approved by Justice Department (The Verge)
Trump says Apple will not be given tariff waivers or relief for Mac Pro parts made in China (CNBC)
U.S. government issues stunning rebuke, historic $5 billion fine against Facebook for repeated privacy violations (The Washington Post)

June

May

Special report - Hobbling Huawei: Inside the U.S. war on China’s tech giant (Reuters)
How Silicon Valley gamed Europe’s privacy rules (Politico)
How Unions Are Pushing Back Against the Rise of Workplace Technology (Fortune)

April

The man behind Huawei (LA Times)
The Improbable Rise of Huawei (Foreign Policy)
Remove, Reduce, Inform: New Steps to Manage Problematic Content (Facebook Newsroom)
Congress is about to ban the government from offering free online tax filing (Ars Technica)
MIT suspends ties with China’s Huawei and ZTE (CNN Business)
Mark Zuckerberg: The Internet needs new rules. Let’s start in these four areas. (The Washington Post)

March

Europe is splitting the internet into three (The Verge)
Facebook has been charged with housing discrimination by the US government (The Verge)
Europe’s controversial overhaul of online copyright receives final approval (The Verge)
European Wikipedias have been turned off for the day to protest dangerous copyright laws (The Verge)
Google hit with €1.5 billion antitrust fine by EU (The Verge)
Facebook Halts Ad Targeting Cited in Bias Complaints (NYTimes)
Spotify files EU antitrust complaint against Apple (Reuters)
ELIZABETH WARREN WANTS TO BREAK UP APPLE, TOO (The Verge)
Elizabeth Warren Wants To Break Up Amazon, Google And Facebook; But Does Her Plan Make Any Sense? (TechDirt)
Here’s how we can break up Big Tech (Warren For President)
Huawei: US Congress acted as ‘judge, juror and executioner’ with ban on our products (CNN)
Disputed N.S.A. Phone Program Is Shut Down, Aide Says (NYTimes)
Huawei Said to Be Preparing to Sue the U.S. Government (NYTimes)
Andrew Cuomo Speaks With Jeff Bezos, Hints of ‘Other Ways’ to Clear Path for Amazon’s Return (NYTimes)

February

Microsoft CEO defends US military contract that some employees say crosses a line (CNN Business)
New FTC task force will take on tech monopolies (The Verge)
HOW APPLE’S ENTERPRISE APP PROGRAM BECAME THE NEW WILD WEST OF MOBILE APPS (The Verge)
The US cannot crush us, says Huawei founder (BBC News)
Emoji are showing up in court cases exponentially, and courts aren’t prepared (The Verge)
UK parliament calls for antitrust, data abuse probe of Facebook (TechCrunch)
The U.S. government and Facebook are negotiating a record, multibillion-dollar fine for the company’s privacy lapses (The Washington Post)
Copyright Office Refuses Registration for ‘Fresh Prince’ Star Alfonso Ribeiro’s “Carlton Dance” (The Hollywood Reporter)
Publishers Chafe at Apple’s Terms for Subscription News Service (WSJ)
The former Apple lawyer who was supposed to keep employees from insider trading has been charged with insider trading (CNBC)
Apple fails to block porn & gambling “Enterprise” apps (TechCrunch)
Facing opposition, Amazon reconsiders NY headquarters site, two officials say (Washington Post)
Sprint sues AT&T over its fake 5G branding (Engadget)
Inside Wisconsin’s Disastrous $4.5 Billion Deal With Foxconn (Bloomberg Businessweek)
Facebook ordered by Germany to gather and mix less data (BBC)

January

U.S. Charges Huawei With Stealing Trade Secrets, Bank Fraud (Bloomberg)
China Appears to Block Microsoft’s Bing as Censorship Intensifies (NYTimes)
Netflix in advanced talks to join major Hollywood lobbying group (Politico)
French data protection watchdog fines Google $57 million under the GDPR (TechCrunch)
Copyright negotiations hit a brick wall in Council (Julia Reda)
Huawei Targeted in U.S. Criminal Probe for Alleged Theft of Trade Secrets (WSJ)
German court throws out Qualcomm’s latest patent case against Apple (Reuters)
Google Board Sued for Hushing Claims of Executive Misconduct (Bloomberg)
Google Nears Win in Europe Over ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ (WSJ)
Google Only Has to Respect Your ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ in the EU, Court Says (Gizmodo)
Government shutdown halts FCC device approvals (Axios)
Curbs on A.I. Exports? Silicon Valley Fears Losing Its Edge (NYTimes)
Censoring China’s Internet, for Stability and Profit (NYTimes)

2018

December

In a huge win for open data, Congress passes the Open, Public, Electronic, and Necessary Government Data Act (BoingBoing)
Apple tweaks iOS animation in China in attempt to avoid sales ban (The Verge)
GOOGLE’S SECRET CHINA PROJECT “EFFECTIVELY ENDED” AFTER INTERNAL CONFRONTATION (The Intercept)
Irish regulator to investigate Facebook after new data leak (FT)
Apple Says China iPhone Ban Would Force Settlement With Qualcomm (Bloomberg)
Apple to invest $1 billion in new Austin campus (Axios)
Amazon Hires Lobbyists for N.Y. Site and Tries to Fend Off Ocasio-Cortez’s Supporters (NYTimes)
Amazon Went to City Hall. Things Got Loud, Quickly. (NYTimes)
High-Tech Degrees and the Price of an Avocado: The Data New York Gave to Amazon (NYTimes)
Apple Suppliers Are Considering Moving iPhone Output if Tariffs Hit 25% (Bloomberg)
China bans many iPhone models in Qualcomm patent dispute (Axios)
Can the U.S. Stop China From Controlling the Next Internet Age? (NYTimes)
Huawei CFO Arrested, Australia’s Awful Law (Stratechery)
Canada arrests Huawei’s global chief financial officer in Vancouver (The Globe and Mail)

November

Community Activists Kill Elon Musk’s Plan for an Underground Freeway Tunnel in LA (Motherboard)
U.S. top court leans toward allowing Apple App Store antitrust suit (Reuters)
Parliament seizes cache of Facebook internal papers (The Guardian)
Internal documents Facebook has fought to keep private obtained by UK Parliament (CNN)
HOW GOOGLE AND AMAZON GOT AWAY WITH NOT BEING REGULATED (Wired)
#GoogleWalkout update: Collective action works, and we need to keep working. True equity depends on it. (Google Walkout For Real Change)
San Francisco has passed a first-of-its-kind tax on big businesses — like Square and Stripe — to help the homeless (Recode)
You can’t take a ‘ballot selfie’ in Illinois, Florida, or 25 other states — see where it’s illegal to take a photo in the voting booth (Business Insider)
Google walkout: Pictures of Google workers leaving their desks in protest over sexual misconduct (Business Insider)

October

September

August

Microsoft Requires Paid Parental Leave for Subcontractors (Bloomberg)
Important Appeals Court Ruling States Clearly That Merely Having An IP Address Is Insufficient For Infringement Claims (TechDirt)
Public Bravado, Private Doubts: Inside the Unraveling of Elon Musk’s Tesla Buyout (WSJ)
Why Elon Musk Reversed Course on Taking Tesla Private (NYTimes)
Tech Companies Are Gathering For A Secret Meeting To Prepare A 2018 Election Strategy (Buzzfeed News)
Microsoft Hit With U.S. Bribery Probe Over Deals in Hungary (WSJ)
Australia Bars China’s Huawei From Building 5G Wireless Network (NYTimes)
How the U.S. Has Failed to Protect the 2018 Election–and Four Ways to Protect 2020 (Lawfare)
Apple and Google Face Growing Revolt Over App Store ‘Tax’ (Bloomberg)
The 30% Tax (Fred Wilson)
Verizon throttled fire department’s “unlimited” data during Calif. wildfire (Ars Technica)
EU Weighs Regulations For Terrorist Content (FT)
Update on Taking Tesla Private (Tesla)
Tesla is now worth less than it was before Elon Musk’s $420 tweet (Business Insider)
New York Plans to Cap Uber and Lyft (WSJ)
Study Shows How Bad Most of the Country Is Getting Ripped Off By Their ISPs (Motherboard)
West Virginia to introduce mobile phone voting for midterm elections (CNN Tech)
GOOGLE PLANS TO LAUNCH CENSORED SEARCH ENGINE IN CHINA, LEAKED DOCUMENTS REVEAL (The Intercept)

July

China Said to Quickly Withdraw Approval for New Facebook Venture (NYTimes)
Big tech warns of ‘Japan’s millennium bug’ ahead of Akihito’s abdication (The Guardian)
WhatsApp will drastically limit forwarding across the globe to stop the spread of fake news, following violence in India and Myanmar (Recode)
The European Commission Versus Android (Stretechery)
A German court ruled you can inherit Facebook content like a letter or a diary (Quartz)
Facebook is slapped with first fine for Cambridge Analytica scandal (Washington Post)
MEPs vote to reopen copyright debate over ‘censorship’ controversy (TechCrunch)

June

Apple and Samsung End Smartphone Patent Wars (NYTimes)
Uber wins the right to keep operating in London (The Verge)
Supreme Court says police can’t use your cellphone to track you without a court order (NBC News)
In China Trade War, Apple Worries It Will Be Collateral Damage (NYTimes)
The EU’s bizarre war on memes is totally unwinnable (Wired)
The Time Canada Wanted Its Own Internet Because It Thought the US Would Mess It Up (Motherboard)
AT&T-Time Warner Ruling Has Dealmakers Bracing (NYTimes)
Airbnb says forced to cancel bookings under new Japan law (Asia One)
‘I can understand about 50 percent of the things you say’: How Congress is struggling to get smart on tech (Washington Post)
After Scrutinizing Facebook, Congress Turns to Google Deal With Huawei (WSJ)
Angry Facebook shareholders challenge Zuckerberg over ‘corporate dictatorship’ (The Guardian)
Obama’s US Digital Service Survives Trump—Quietly (Wired)

May

Uber’s Exit From Southeast Asia Upsets Regulators and Drivers (NYTimes)
Papua New Guinea To Shutdown Facebook (Post Courier)
Bid to Block Trump’s Deal on ZTE Would Have Support, Rubio Says (Bloomberg News)
The Next Privacy Battle in Europe Is Over This New Law (NYTimes)
Publications block EU readers (NYTimes)
Google late to update advertisers and ad-tech networks on GDPR changes (Digiday)
Google Employees Resign in Protest Against Pentagon Contract (Gizmodo)
The Supreme Court Struck Down the Law Prohibiting Sports Gambling. Here’s What Could Happen Next. (The Ringer)
Supreme Court allows states to legalize sports betting, opening floodgates for online gambling profits (TechCrunch)
Red Alert For Net Neutrality Email Your Senator Form (Do it!)
Why Regulators Should Approve the T-Mobile/Sprint Deal (Tech.pinions)

April

Cracking the Crypto War (Wired)
Exclusive: Facebook to put 1.5 billion users out of reach of new EU privacy law (Reuters)
A flaw-by-flaw guide to Facebook’s new GDPR privacy changes (TechCrunch)
How Europe’s new privacy rule is reshaping the internet (The Verge)