CWA petitions urge FCC to reject T-Mobile’s acquisition of UScellular

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Back in May, T-Mobile announced the acquisition of UScellular’s wireless operations. The deal included USceullar’s wireless customers and stores, apart from some specified spectrum assets. T-Mobile already acquired Sprint in one large $26 billion deal in April 2020. Also, it digested Mint Mobile and Ultra Mobile this year. However, its proposed acquisition of UScellular may … Read more

Sundar Pichai & Jeff Bezos reportedly meeting with Donald Trump

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Donald Trump’s inauguration as the new president-elect of the United States will take place on January 20, 2025. As the date approaches, some companies are attempting to reconcile their positions following a complex relationship in the past. Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google, and Jeff Bezos, the CEO of Amazon, are among the names who … Read more

Texas to Investigate Instagram & Reddit over youth data security concerns

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Ken Paxton, the attorney general in Texas, is investigating Instagram and Reddit companies over youth data security concerns. Apart from Instagram and Reddit, the Texas AG has launched an investigation into Character.AI and 14 more technology companies for the same. Texas AG to investigate whether Instagram, Reddit, and others follow youth data security laws The … Read more

Google test showed the negative consequences of the EU’s DMA

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For some time now, the EU has been putting big tech companies under scrutiny using the Digital Markets Act (DMA) rules. Although the law aims to enhance fair competition in EU countries, authorities must also evaluate if their proposed measures could actually be detrimental to users. That seems to have happened with the “blue links” … Read more

TikTok loses its bid to pause the law that could ban it next month

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A federal court has denied TikTok’s request for a temporary pause of a law that could result in a ban of the app next month. The ruling, which came in response to an emergency injunction filed by TikTok earlier this week, is the latest legal setback for the company as it tries to avoid a … Read more

The FTC warns gamified job scams are on the rise

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has seen an alarming rise in gamified job scams over the past year. The FTC says that reports of job scams have quadrupled each year since 2022 topping out at 20,000 reports at a cost of $41 million in total during the first six months of the year. Job or … Read more

Bosch signs agreement for up to $225 million in CHIPS Act funding

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Bosch is the latest recipient of (preliminary) CHIPS and Science Act funding. The company signed a non-binding agreement with the US Commerce Department and could receive up to $225 million in funding. Lest you think Amazon’s gruff crime solver somehow got a piece of the action, Bosch is also a German multinational corporation that makes… … Read more

Google’s NotebookLM Audio Overviews will now let you call in with a question

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Google’s NotebookLM made a pretty big splash with its AI-generated podcast feature Audio Overviews, and before the year is out the app is getting another upgrade. As part of a larger redesign of Google’s AI notebook tool, Audio Overviews are now interactive. After generating an Audio Overview based on the sources you’ve uploaded, Google says … Read more

Apple’s AI feature spreads misleading headlines, BBC complains

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Apple is facing criticism after a new iPhone feature showed misleading headlines. According to BBC News, a notification from Apple’s new AI-powered feature said Luigi Mangione had shot himself. This happened earlier this week on iPhones. The notification was part of Apple Intelligence, a new feature that uses artificial intelligence to summarise news for you. … Read more