Filing: Google asks a US federal appeals court to throw out the Epic ruling that would force it to overhaul the Play Store, as it competes with Apple and more (Bloomberg)

Young founders and coders applying for Elon Musk's DOGE cite a range of professional and civic motivations; sources: DOGE is seeking 100 full-time hires in DC (Alex Konrad/Forbes)

Alex Konrad / Forbes: Young founders and coders applying for Elon Musk's DOGE cite a range of professional and civic motivations; sources: DOGE is seeking 100 full-time hires in DC  —  The incoming Trump administration's planned agency for cutting government excess is seeking 100 full-time hires in the nation's capital …

Published: 2024-11-28 03:50:14

Mark Zuckerberg met with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on November 27; sources: Zuckerberg, who has had a strained relationship with Trump, initiated the meeting (New York Times)

New York Times: Mark Zuckerberg met with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on November 27; sources: Zuckerberg, who has had a strained relationship with Trump, initiated the meeting  —  The president-elect has long been critical of Mr. Zuckerberg's social media platforms, saying they censor conservative viewpoints.

Published: 2024-11-28 02:40:00

Microsoft says a feature to let US users play and buy Xbox games from the Xbox app on Android is "ready to go live as soon as the court makes a final decision" (Richard Lawler/The Verge)

Richard Lawler / The Verge: Microsoft says a feature to let US users play and buy Xbox games from the Xbox app on Android is “ready to go live as soon as the court makes a final decision”  —  A few weeks ago, Microsoft exec Sarah Bond said that in November, “players will be able to play and purchase Xbox games directly from the Xbox App on Android.”

Published: 2024-11-28 02:15:04

Filing: Intel's $7.86B US government subsidy requires the company to own at least 50.1% of Intel Foundry if the unit is split into a new privately held entity (Stephen Nellis/Reuters)

Stephen Nellis / Reuters: Filing: Intel's $7.86B US government subsidy requires the company to own at least 50.1% of Intel Foundry if the unit is split into a new privately held entity  —  Intel (INTC.O) said on Wednesday its deal for $7.86 billion in U.S. government subsidies restricts the company's ability …

Published: 2024-11-28 01:45:18

On Joe Rogan's podcast, Marc Andreessen criticizes the "raw administrative power" of US agencies like the CFPB, SEC, and FTC, discusses Elon Musk and DOGE, more (Ana Altchek/Business Insider)

Ana Altchek / Business Insider: On Joe Rogan's podcast, Marc Andreessen criticizes the “raw administrative power” of US agencies like the CFPB, SEC, and FTC, discusses Elon Musk and DOGE, more  —  - Marc Andreessen discussed Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency on Joe Rogan's podcast.

Published: 2024-11-28 00:50:01

Filing: Zoom offers $18M to settle an SEC probe from 2020 over the company's privacy policies and communications, as its popularity surged during the pandemic (Brody Ford/Bloomberg)

Brody Ford / Bloomberg: Filing: Zoom offers $18M to settle an SEC probe from 2020 over the company's privacy policies and communications, as its popularity surged during the pandemic  —  Zoom Communications Inc. has offered $18 million to settle a four-year-old US Securities and Exchange Commission probe related to its privacy policies and communications.

Published: 2024-11-28 00:10:14

Romania's regulator calls for TikTok's suspension after an ultranationalist's shock first-round win fueled by viral TikTok videos, amid vote interference fears (Jon Henley/The Guardian)

Jon Henley / The Guardian: Romania's regulator calls for TikTok's suspension after an ultranationalist's shock first-round win fueled by viral TikTok videos, amid vote interference fears  —  Far-right, pro-Moscow candidate C&abreve;lin Georgescu came from 5% in polls to win presidential election's first round

Published: 2024-11-27 23:45:03

Google Chat is rolling out huddles to let users instantly start an audio-first meeting, with a floating window displaying controls to add video or share screens (Abner Li/9to5Google)

Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google Chat is rolling out huddles to let users instantly start an audio-first meeting, with a floating window displaying controls to add video or share screens  —  As previewed in August of 2023, Google Chat is adding an audio-first meeting feature called “Huddles” that are described as being “instant-on.”

Published: 2024-11-27 23:20:02

Spotify will no longer allow developers building new third-party apps with its Web API to access several features, such as song and artist recommendations (Maxwell Zeff/TechCrunch)

Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch: Spotify will no longer allow developers building new third-party apps with its Web API to access several features, such as song and artist recommendations  —  Spotify will no longer allow developers building third-party apps with its Web API to access several features within the music streaming platform …

Published: 2024-11-27 22:50:01

US filing: Google sent subpoenas in October 2024 to OpenAI, Perplexity AI, and Microsoft for the remedies part of the US v. Google search antitrust trial (Marty Swant/Digiday)

Marty Swant / Digiday: US filing: Google sent subpoenas in October 2024 to OpenAI, Perplexity AI, and Microsoft for the remedies part of the US v. Google search antitrust trial  —  For the remedies phase in the Google search antitrust trial, the giant has subpoenaed three of its biggest rivals — OpenAI, Perplexity AI, and Microsoft.

Published: 2024-11-27 22:15:02

Sources: US FTC has opened an antitrust investigation of Microsoft, focusing on its cloud and software licensing business and its cybersecurity and AI products (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: Sources: US FTC has opened an antitrust investigation of Microsoft, focusing on its cloud and software licensing business and its cybersecurity and AI products  —  - FTC has sent detailed information demand to Microsoft  — Questions focus on software licensing, cybersecurity and AI

Published: 2024-11-27 21:19:09

Sriram Krishnan, a general partner at a16z, is leaving the firm; source: he has talked to Elon Musk about joining the Department of Government Efficiency (The Information)

The Information: Sriram Krishnan, a general partner at a16z, is leaving the firm; source: he has talked to Elon Musk about joining the Department of Government Efficiency  —  Sriram Krishnan, a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz and former product leader at Twitter, is leaving the firm four years after joining …

Published: 2024-11-27 21:10:28

T-Mobile's CSO says "suspicious behavior, discovery-type commands" on the company's network devices tipped it off to the suspected Salt Typhoon-linked breach (Kelcee Griffis/Bloomberg)

Kelcee Griffis / Bloomberg: T-Mobile's CSO says “suspicious behavior, discovery-type commands” on the company's network devices tipped it off to the suspected Salt Typhoon-linked breach  —  - Carrier says the unauthorized activity resembled Salt Typhoon  — Companies trying to work together to avert further hacks

Published: 2024-11-27 21:01:01

Sources: Trump's team interviewed Paul Atkins, a former SEC commissioner and strong proponent of crypto and fintech companies, as a candidate to lead the SEC (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: Sources: Trump's team interviewed Paul Atkins, a former SEC commissioner and strong proponent of crypto and fintech companies, as a candidate to lead the SEC  —  - Atkins is a proponent of crypto and fintech companies  — Uyeda, Tarbert and Stebbins have also been in contention

Published: 2024-11-27 20:45:01