Tech policy
Colorado passed legislation to prevent companies from selling your brainwaves. But is it enough to stop the likes of Meta and Apple?
Does Apple have a monopoly on smartphones? The Justice Department thinks so.
The alternative — a mass exodus of OpenAI’s top talent to Microsoft — would have been worse.
What we learned (and didn’t learn) from the big Google antitrust trial.
Meta knows its platforms are harming children, whistleblower Arturo Béjar says. What now?
Now comes the hard part: Congress.
Electric cars are crucial, but not enough to solve climate change. We can’t let them crowd out car-free transit options.
Which search engine do you use, and why is it Google? A judge will soon decide.
Microsoft now owns Activision Blizzard, after dodging roadblocks from several government agencies around the world.
Former FCC chair Tom Wheeler has a few ideas for how to regulate the “Digital Gilded Age.”
Why the FTC is going after your Prime subscription (and a few other things).
The Federal Trade Commission, led by longtime Amazon critic Lina Khan, finally makes its move.
The FCC is cracking down on space litterbugs, starting with Dish Network.
Google said it wouldn’t target ads to children anymore, but multiple reports suggest it’s still happening.
Canadian users of Facebook and Instagram will no longer be able to see or share news links because of a new law.
A handful of AI companies have made safety commitments. Is that enough?
Is your baby monitor secure? The Biden administration now has a logo for that.
A new congressional report about an internet privacy violation might actually lead to consequences.
Amazon and Walmart are a little bit evil and make us a little bit evil, too.
From remote work to extended leave, you can now use the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act to improve your work life.
Biden’s former antitrust adviser thinks regulators might block the “partnership.” Congress is investigating. The Justice Department might be, too.
The next generation of AI comes with a familiar bias problem.
The SEC has come for Coinbase.
The surgeon general has also issued an advisory that social media may harm children’s mental health.
So you heard TikTok’s being banned. Here’s what’s actually happening.
Clarence Thomas did something right, for a change.
But the future of the Microsoft-Activision Blizzard deal is still looking dark, thanks to the UK.
It’s time for AI regulators to move fast and break things.
Sens. Mark Warner and John Thune have a bipartisan bill to deal with TikTok and beyond.
Utah’s strict new social media laws have some scary implications for the whole country.
The FTC wants to make it easier for you to cancel that gym membership, among other things.
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will testify before Congress as the future of his app is in doubt. Or maybe it’s all just a lot of posturing.
This is what happens when important laws make no sense.
The justices probably won’t shut down major websites like Google, Twitter, or YouTube.
Gonzalez v. Google and Twitter v. Taamneh seek to conscript big tech into the war on terror; the results could be disastrous.
As all these objects fall, a new space race is rising.
Millions spent on lobbyists, a billion spent on safeguards. Will it be enough to stay in the United States?