Regulators, antitrust, and the politics of tech.
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The European Commission has ordered Meta to restore free WhatsApp access for rival AI chatbots, deploying a rare interim measure to prevent irreparable market harm during an ongoing antitrust probe.
With the June 12th deadline looming, Congress remains unable to agree on reforms for Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, leaving a critical surveillance authority in legislative limbo.
Nintendo's confirmation that its upcoming console will feature user-replaceable batteries in Europe highlights how the EU's strict circular economy regulations are actively reshaping hardware design pipelines for global tech giants.
To comply with state law, Apple is requiring new App Store users in Texas to verify their age with government IDs or credit cards, signaling a broader shift toward regional platform fragmentation.
A new executive order establishes a voluntary framework for developers to share frontier artificial intelligence models with the federal government before public release, balancing national security concerns with an explicit rejection of heavy-handed regulation.
The European Commission has hit e-commerce giant Temu with a 200 million euro fine under the Digital Services Act, marking a major escalation in Brussels' campaign against unsafe goods on foreign marketplaces.
The Federal Trade Commission has initiated a formal antitrust investigation into Microsoft, issuing civil investigative demands to competitors, signaling an end to the tech giant's relative immunity from recent Big Tech regulatory challenges.
EU competition chief Teresa Ribera has signalled the bloc will examine how Big Tech 'entrenches corporate power' across the entire AI value chain, not only at the application layer. The U.S. FTC, separately, has opened an Arm Holdings probe.