Russian media: Russia opens an investigation into Telegram founder Pavel Durov for “abetting terrorist activities”, as it promotes its state-run rival Max app
President Trump signs an EO to continue the suspension of the de minimis exemption, despite the SCOTUS' ruling that overturned most of Trump's 2025 tariffs
Russia removes WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram from a Roskomnadzor-run online directory, essentially blocking them in the country, unless users rely on a VPN
The EU says that TikTok's “addictive design” is illegal under the DSA, citing the app's infinite scroll and recommendation algorithm, in preliminary findings
European Union regulators said the app's infinite scroll and personalized algorithm led to “compulsive” behavior, especially among children.
Paris prosecutors raid X's French offices and summon Elon Musk and Linda Yaccarino to appear at April hearings, in a probe into sexual deepfakes and more
Offices belonging to Elon Musk's social media platform, X, in France are being raided by the Paris prosecutor.
A critique of a large UK social media study that suggested measures like social media bans are unlikely to have an effect on teens' long term mental health
The “moral panic” framing misses how platforms actually harm kids. PLUS: Newsom investigates TikTok over Trump, and the Clawdbot frenzy
France plans to replace Microsoft Teams and Zoom with French-made and Outscale-hosted Visio by 2027, as part of a push to drop US software vendors in government
France announced that it will roll out the Visio platform across all government departments by 2027.
France plans to replace Microsoft Teams and Zoom with French-made and Outscale-hosted Visio by 2027, as part of a push to drop US software vendors in government
France announced that it will roll out the Visio platform across all government departments by 2027.
Australia's eSafety Commissioner reports social media platforms “removed access” to ~4.7M accounts under its ban for under-16s, which took effect in December
Governments around the world are watching the rollout of the landmark law, which made it illegal for those under 16 to have accounts.
Sources: Chinese officials told customs agents this week that Nvidia H200s are barred from China and told local tech companies not to buy them unless necessary
Chinese customs authorities told customs agents this week that Nvidia's (NVDA.O) H200 artificial intelligence chips are not permitted …
Italy's competition watchdog fines Apple €98.6M, saying the company's ATT rules are “disproportionate” and “harmful” to app developers and advertisers
The App Tracking Transparency rules are “disproportionate,” and “harmful” to app developers and advertisers. Ultimately, it found that Apple abused its dominant position in the EU market. — I've sa...
France's La Poste says it has suffered a suspected DDoS attack in “a major network incident” on December 22, which disrupted its postal and banking services
The postal service called the attack “a major network incident” that was disrupting “all of our information systems.” — https://techcrunch.com/...
WBD recommends shareholders reject Paramount's unsolicited $108.4B cash bid, calling the offer “illusory” and saying it believes Netflix's proposal is superior
Warner raised concerns about the credibility of Paramount's ‘illusory’ offer and its backing from the Ellison family
Oracle reports Q2 revenue up 14% YoY to $16.06B, below $16.21B est., and raises its FY capex forecast to ~$50B, up from $35B as of September; ORCL drops 15%+
Oracle shares sank 11% in extended trading on Wednesday after the database software maker reported lower quarterly revenue …
The OpenAI deal gives Disney a fair amount of oversight and control over how its IP is used, including a joint steering committee to monitor user creations
Disney and OpenAI sign a three-year deal to bring 200+ Disney characters to Sora; Disney makes a $1B investment in OpenAI and will become a major OpenAI client
Agreement marks a significant step in setting meaningful standards for responsible AI in entertainment.
The European Commission opens an investigation into whether Google used publishers' content to provide AI services and YouTube content to train its AI models
Investigation is bloc's latest challenge to US big tech companies — Brussels has launched an investigation into whether Google …
Trump says the Commerce Department is working on “the same approach” for “AMD, Intel, and other GREAT American Companies” as Nvidia shipping H200 chips to China
and now we're letting China close the gap. For what? Forums: r/NBIS_Stock : Trump's NVDA/China deal is a positive catalyst r/neoliberal : US to allow Nvidia H200 chip shipments to China, Trump says r/...
President Trump says the US will let Nvidia ship its H200 chips to “approved customers” in China and elsewhere, on the condition that the US gets a 25% cut
President Donald Trump on Monday said Nvidia will be allowed to ship its H200 artificial intelligence chips to …
The EU fines X €120M for breaching online content rules, the first fine under the DSA, citing issues like its deceptive blue checkmarks, after a two-year probe
‘Impose Sanctions...’ The Verge : EU fines X $140 million over ‘deceptive’ blue checkmarks Inc : Why Elon Musk's X Was Slapped With a $140 Million Fine Eva Terry / Deseret News : European Union fines ...