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Report: OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, and Meta Stole Content at Scale to Train AI

A stunning new report details how OpenAI/Microsoft, Google, and Meta quietly stole content wherever they…

Apple's scary App Store policy graveyard

Apple is Slowly Making App Store Concessions in the EU

Apple is slowly making concessions to its onerous App Store policies in the EU, but…

EU Targets Apple, Others for DMA Compliance Violations

The European Commission (EC) is moving swiftly to address Digital Markets Act (DMA) compliance violations…

It's time for Apple's walled garden to fall
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Mr. Cook, Tear Down That Walled Garden (Premium)

Apple’s antitrust woes in the US and Europe are being mischaracterized by its legions of…

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US Department of Justice Sues Apple Over Alleged iPhone Monopoly

Apple is facing a new antitrust lawsuit from the US Department of Justice, which is…

DMA-required change to the Windows 11 OOBE

Microsoft Details How it is Changing Windows to Comply with the EU DMA

Microsoft has created a Digital Markets Act compliance website that details how it is complying…

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Apple Kills Epic’s Developer Account. Again.

Epic Games revealed that Apple suddenly and without warning terminated its developer account, just weeks…

An AI robot stealing a newspaper
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We Need to Discuss Microsoft’s Motion to Dismiss the New York Times Copyright Suit (Premium)

Like OpenAI, Microsoft believes it should be free to grow its nascent AI empire by…

Apple has some antitrust issues

Epic Games, Spotify, Many Others Formally Complain to EU About Apple’s Lack of DMA Compliance

Epic Games, Proton, Spotify, and over 30 other companies have formally complained to the EU…

AI robot stealing from a reporter
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AI Stole My Content and I Don’t Feel Good About It (Premium)

As a content creator, I see both sides of the AI content theft debate. I…

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Microsoft Petitions EU to Reject Apple’s DMA Non-Compliance Compliance

Microsoft admitted that it is making its case to EU regulators that Apple's DMA compliance…

Microsoft Responds to Latest Spurious FTC Complaint

Microsoft has responded to a baseless FTC legal complaint related to recent layoffs in its…

Baby FTC crying because Microsoft is right again
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The FTC Believes Microsoft Isn’t Allowed to Lay Anyone Off (Premium)

The U.S. Futile Trade Commission (FTC), er, Federal Trade Commission, is at it again: And…

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Tilt Shift: Mozilla Shines a Harsh Light on Enshittification in the Smartphone Era (Premium)

Since the dawn of the smartphone era, platform makers have engaged in ever-escalating enshittification tactics…

"Apple hot garbage"

Microsoft Joins Criticism of Apple’s New App Store Rules

Microsoft on Monday weighed in on Apple's controversial App Store rule changes, joining a growing…

Apple did it again

Epic is Right to Sue Apple for End-Run Around Court Ruling

Apple's "bad-faith compliance" with its court-ordered remedy in Epic v. Apple is forcing Epic to…

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