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The ‘app store’ before there was an App Store wants to liberate your iPhone … again
A new lawsuit brought by one of Apple’s oldest foes seeks to force the iPhone maker to allow alternatives to the App Store, the latest in a growing number of cases that aim to curb the tech giant’s power. The lawsuit was filed by the maker of Cydia, a once-popular app store for the iPhone that launched in 2007, before Apple created its own version.
Amanda Bennett: I was Voice of America’s director. Trump’s latest pick to run the organization is dangerous. (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 12/11/2020 - 16:53Regulators want to break up Facebook. That’s a technical nightmare, insiders say. (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 12/11/2020 - 06:30Weather Service faces Internet bandwidth shortage, proposes limiting key data (Washington Post)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 12/10/2020 - 12:16Five things to know about the Facebook lawsuits (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 12/10/2020 - 06:14FTC and states sue Facebook as an illegal monopoly, setting stage for potential breakup
The Federal Trade Commission and 48 state attorneys general filed wide-ranging antitrust lawsuits against Facebook, setting the stage for a potential breakup of the social-networking giant over charges it engaged in illegal, anti-competitive tactics to buy, bully or kill its rivals. The twin lawsuits filed in federal district court chiefly challenge Facebook’s past acquisition of two companies: Instagram, a photo-sharing tool, and WhatsApp, a messaging service.
Biden selects Rep Marcia L. Fudge as HUD secretary and former-Sec Tom Vilsack to lead Agriculture Department (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 12/09/2020 - 06:44
Senate confirms Trump nominee for FCC, threatening deadlock under Biden
The Senate confirmed Nathan Simington as a new Republican member of the Federal Communications Commission, a move that threatens to saddle the nation’s foremost telecom regulator with political deadlock at the start of the Biden administration. The chamber backed Simington on a 49-46 vote, installing a new commissioner at the FCC who has pledged “regulatory stability” and expressed an openness to using the agency’s rule-making powers to explore the way social-media sites handle political speech.