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Google will keep third-party tracking cookies on Chrome as they are
Google will not make any to changes to how third-party cookies work on the Chrome browser at all.
Meta's Oversight Board criticizes company's 'hastily announced' hate speech policy changes
The board also sent mixed messages on protecting trans people online.
Apple and Meta hit with first fines under Europe's new Digital Markets Act
Following reported delays over political concerns, the European Commission (EC) has penalized Apple and Meta over anti-competitive activities.
OpenAI says it would buy Chrome if Google is forced to sell
Nick Turley, head of ChatGPT, spoke at a hearing about the Google monopoly situation and was asked whether OpenAI would be interested in acquiring Chrome.
Google pays Samsung an 'enormous’ amount of money to pre-install Gemini on phones
Google pays Samsung a boatload of cash to pre-install the AI assistant Gemini on its phones. This comes in the form of a fixed monthly payment.
FTC sues Uber over claims the company makes subscriptions hard to cancel
The FTC announced that it's suing Uber over how it handles billing and subscriptions for Uber One.
EU regulators reportedly delayed Apple and Meta penalty announcements ahead of US trade talks
The WSJ says some European Parliament members are concerned the cases have become political.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has cut 90 percent of its employees
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been reduced to a skeleton crew of about 200 employees.
Google is a monopoly in online ad tech, federal judge rules
It follows a similar 2024 ruling against the company in search.
NVIDIA says the US has put export restrictions on H20 AI chips
According to an SEC filing from NVIDIA, the US government will require a license to allow the export of its H20 integrated circuits.
Google is retiring country-specific domains for search
Google announced today that it will no longer be using country code top level domains for searches.
Mark Zuckerberg predicted Meta's antitrust trial in a 2018 email
'There is a non-trivial chance that we will be forced to spin out Instagram and perhaps WhatsApp,' the Meta CEO wrote.
Comcast rolls out a five-year price guarantee for new internet customers
It follows a three-year price lock Verizon rolled out a day after Trump's tariff announcement.
Japan clamps down on Google's Android app pre-install deals
The company allegedly tells phone makers to preinstall Google Search and Chrome, among other perks.
Intel is selling off a majority stake in chip-maker Altera for $4.46 billion
Intel is selling off its majority share in chip-maker Altera as part of its new CEO's first steps toward stabilizing the company.
Electronics exempted from reciprocal tariffs will soon be subject to new semiconductor tariffs instead
US Customs and Border Protection announced tariff exclusions for certain products like smartphones and computers, but Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has since clarified that a separate tariff is coming for them.
Meta's new board members include former Trump security advisor
Meta has announced that Patrick Collison and Dina Powell McCormick are joining its board of directors on April 15.
Ireland's privacy regulator is investigating X's use of public data to train Grok
The country is handling EU rules enforcement because the company has headquarters in Dublin.
Trump now has full control of the FTC
Now that Mark Meador has been confirmed to the FTC, Republicans hold three seats and Democrats hold zero.
Google lays off hundreds of people from inside its Platform and Devices division
As it announced earlier this year, Google has laid off hundreds of employees from its platforms and devices division.

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