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Meta’s team is laying out its vision for Metaverse in calls with conservative think tanks, nonprofits (Bloomberg)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Wed, 02/02/2022 - 12:41Microsoft Deal for Activision to Be Reviewed by the Federal Trade Commission (Bloomberg)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Tue, 02/01/2022 - 11:19France’s top administrative court backs $112 million fine on Google over how it manages its cookies (Bloomberg)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Mon, 01/31/2022 - 17:10Ohio Promised $2.1 Billion in Incentives to Lure Chipmaker Intel (Bloomberg)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Mon, 01/31/2022 - 11:22Congress’s Big Tech Stock Stakes Make Regulation Awkward (Bloomberg)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 01/27/2022 - 17:04Biden FCC Nominee Gigi Sohn Settles Case That Spurred GOP Senator’s Fight
A confidential settlement involving Federal Communications Commission nominee Gigi Sohn [Senior Fellow and Public Advocate at the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society] appears to undercut a key Republican senator’s stated reason for opposing her nomination. The delay in confirming Sohn is preventing Democrats from securing a majority at the independent regulatory agency, which would allow them to pursue policies such as reinstating Obama-era net neutrality rules.