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Diana reads legislation the way other people read novels, and she's usually the one explaining what a new rule actually changes on Capitol Hill.
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By demanding more data on the $22 billion merger, regulators are moving beyond the formalities of media acquisition to examine whether vertical integration creates an unfair advantage in the home entertainment ecosystem.
Federal courts have repeatedly found Google acted illegally to crush competition, yet the resulting penalties suggest a systemic inability to dismantle Big Tech's structural advantages.
A federal judge's refusal to force Google to divest its ad exchange highlights a growing disconnect between antitrust victories and actual market transformation.
A report from the Institute for Public Policy Research claims the CMA's failure to curb market power is stifling British innovation.
By prioritizing inward investment over aggressive antitrust enforcement, the UK may be trading long-term AI independence for short-term corporate commitments.
Data reveals a steep decline in independent mail servers as Google and Microsoft consolidate control over global communication infrastructure.
OPINION: By tethering a historic child-safety settlement to flawed age-verification tech, Meta isn't solving a crisis—it's shifting the burden of proof to software that doesn't work.
Opinion: By forcing Redfin back into the rental market, the FTC is moving beyond simple penalties toward prescriptive remedies that mandate market reentry.
Federal investigators are examining whether venture capital board placements violate century-old antitrust laws as portfolio companies overlap.
The new 'Private Safety Processing' system aims to detect multi-session abuse without retaining customer data.
While a handful of tech giants currently dominate the AI landscape, the rise of open-source alternatives suggests a shift away from the proprietary era.
As 'frontier' capabilities expand and autonomous model behavior sparks national security alarms, the Trump administration is preparing to pull open-source AI into its restrictive testing framework.
Administration officials plan to include open models in a safety testing framework as national security concerns mount.
A new presidential memorandum allows vetted companies to conduct disruptive operations against international hackers, marking a reversal of long-standing U.S. policy.
As the administration moves to expand its AI framework to include open models, officials are balancing national security risks against the threat of creating a closed-loop industry monopoly.
While European firms fear a U.S. 'kill switch,' a lack of documented fallback plans reveals a systemic vulnerability to Washington's regulatory whims.
New data reveals a stark gap between European firms' fears of U.S. geopolitical volatility and their actual readiness to survive a digital blackout.
Opinion: The mistaken removal of a video by India's Prime Minister reveals that Meta's internal moderation frameworks are no longer equipped to handle the geopolitical weight of their own platforms.
Opinion: By spearheading a new 'open' security alliance while excluding key rivals, Nvidia is positioning itself to define the rules of AI interoperability before regulators can.
A federal judge halted the $111 billion deal after 12 states sued to block it, saying the merger is likely to violate antitrust laws.
Brussels is betting billions on semiconductor manufacturing, but a Forrester analysis suggests that owning the hardware is meaningless when the software stack remains a U.S. monopoly.
Forrester warns that building semiconductor fabs will not grant the EU tech sovereignty while US cloud giants dominate the software stack.
While Anthropic frames its support for aggressive state regulation as a safety imperative, critics argue the company is codifying a barrier to entry for leaner competitors.
Opinion: By championing increasingly stringent state AI laws, Anthropic is positioning itself to outpace smaller rivals through a strategy of regulatory capture.
Forced to host its own rivals within the Play Store, Google's latest concession reveals how courts are dismantling the network effects of mobile monopolies.
Court-mandated remedies are forcing Google to host its rivals within the Play Store, but the architecture of the 'solution' suggests the ecosystem's gravity remains firmly centered on Mountain View.
Documents reveal Uber is pressing lawmakers in New Jersey and Washington, DC, to mandate human-driver integration for autonomous vehicle services.
As Microsoft and OpenAI restructure their alliance to allow multi-cloud distribution, the shift in licensing and revenue models signals a strategic evolution that may redefine antitrust scrutiny.
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