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Fluid apps, open models, and free markets: Inside the AI-focused Intelligent Applications Summit

by Todd Bishop on October 12, 2023October 12, 2023 at 12:54 pm

Everything in AI is in flux. In fact, a lack of predictability will define this new era. That was one of the overarching takeaways from the second annual Intelligent Applications… Read More

Surprise: Amazon spent less than $500M on M&A in 2021, one of its lowest totals in recent years

by Todd Bishop on February 21, 2022February 21, 2022 at 11:01 am

Amazon joined other tech companies in a huge corporate buying spree last year, right? Well, it depends on how you count it. The widely reported numbers are based on acquisition… Read More

Microsoft’s $68.7 billion Activision Blizzard deal will test new U.S. antitrust approach

by Todd Bishop on January 19, 2022January 19, 2022 at 11:03 am

Announcing its record-setting deal to acquire game publisher Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion, Microsoft pointed out that the combination would make it the world’s third-largest gaming company by revenue. “Together… Read More

News publishers, including Seattle group, sue Google and Facebook over market dominance

by Mike Lewis on December 7, 2021December 8, 2021 at 10:20 am

A group of 30 newspaper publishers, including Seattle-based Robinson Newspapers, have sued Google and Facebook over the way the social and search giants profit from news content at the expense… Read More

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Interview: Rep. Pramila Jayapal on why her new legislation might make Amazon an illegal monopoly

by Mike Lewis on September 7, 2021September 7, 2021 at 1:34 pm

Few lawmakers have gotten Amazon’s attention like the one who hails from the company’s hometown, Rep. Pramila Jayapal. The 7th Congressional District Democrat has made the powerful tech industry a… Read More

Review of Amazon-MGM deal will be led by FTC, now chaired by Big Tech critic Lina Khan

by Mike Lewis on June 22, 2021June 22, 2021 at 12:54 pm

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission — not the Department of Justice — is expected to lead the investigation into Amazon’s proposed $8.5 billion purchase of MGM Studios, according to a… Read More

Heads up, Big Tech: Lina Khan, Amazon’s antitrust adversary, will chair FTC

by Taylor Soper on June 15, 2021June 15, 2021 at 2:02 pm

Watch out, Amazon and other tech giants. The White House has picked Lina Khan as chair of the Federal Trade Commission. Khan, 32, was confirmed by the Senate earlier Tuesday… Read More

Who is Lina Khan? Biden’s FTC commissioner pick is an antitrust expert and Amazon critic

by Taylor Soper on March 22, 2021March 22, 2021 at 1:25 pm

The news: President Joe Biden on Monday announced his intent to nominate Lina Khan as commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission. Who is Lina Khan? She is an associate professor… Read More

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