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Policy and Net Neutrality

Grok That

Startup Founder Claims Elon Musk Is Stealing the Name ‘Grok’

Elon Musk said he borrowed the name from a 1960s science fiction novel, but another AI startup applied to trademark it before xAI launched its chatbot.

Zoë Schiffer

breakup cookies

The DOJ Still Wants Google to Sell Off Chrome

Lauren Goode

Dual Mandate

DOGE Put Him in the Treasury Department. His Company Has Federal Contracts Worth Millions

Paresh Dave

atlas sued

The Future of Online Privacy Hinges on Thousands of New Jersey Cops

Paresh Dave

$.com

Elizabeth Warren Calls for Crackdown on Internet ‘Monopoly’ You’ve Never Heard Of

Joel Khalili

New Rules

Meta Lobbyist Turned Regulator Says Europe’s Big Tech Rules Have Gone Too Far

Morgan Meaker

Crypto President

As Trump Takes a Victory Lap, the Crypto Faithful Kiss the Ring

Joel Khalili

Buyer Beware

The EU Is Investigating Temu for Illegal Products and Addictive Design

Morgan Meaker

Move Fast Fix Things

Big Tech’s New Adversaries in Europe

Morgan Meaker

bet on it

Yes, You Can Now Bet on Elections in the US

Joel Khalili

End of the Affair

Apple Must Pay $14.4 Billion to Ireland in Crackdown on ‘Sweetheart Deals’

Margaret Taylor

double take

Google’s Next Antitrust Trial Could Make Online Ads Less Annoying

Paresh Dave

Copyright Wars

The Internet Archive Loses Its Appeal of a Major Copyright Case

Kate Knibbs

Stalled Out

The Controversial Kids Online Safety Act Faces an Uncertain Future

Vittoria Elliott

risky business

Amazon Has to Recall More Than 400,000 Dangerous Products

Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica

Free Cash Flow

Here’s What Happens When You Give People Free Money

Paresh Dave

scotus

The US Supreme Court Has Handed Big Tech a Big Gift

Jordan Pearson

regulation

The EU Is Taking on Big Tech. It May Be Outmatched

Luca Zorloni

Courtroom Drama

Judge Hints at Plans to Rein In Google’s Illegal Play Store Monopoly

Paresh Dave

Searching Questions

Would You Still Use Google if It Didn't Pay Apple $20 Billion to Get on Your iPhone?

Paresh Dave

Free to Go

Noncompetes Are Dead—and Tech Workers Are Free to Roam

Amanda Hoover and Paresh Dave

cloud capital

Welcome to the Age of Technofeudalism

Morgan Meaker

fix is in

Oregon's Breakthrough Right-to-Repair Bill Is Now Law

Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica