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[David McCabe @dmccabe]

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[David McCabe @dmccabe]

Breaking: Google broke antitrust law to maintain its dominance over online search, a judge rules, in a major victory for the Department of Justice.

“Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain its monopoly." https://t.co/FXmRX2iaTz

[David McCabe @dmccabe]

New: In a mostly-redacted portion of a court filing, a U.S. official says that TikTok and ByteDance have “taken action in response” to Chinese “demands to censor content outside of China." https://t.co/oHDBO1Dlkk w/ @sapna

[David McCabe @dmccabe]

Scoop: Antitrust regulators have reached a deal that clears the way for federal investigations into the conduct of Nvidia, Microsoft and OpenAI in the AI industry. It is expected to be finalized in the coming days. https://t.co/mJ8zCSrxjP

[David McCabe @dmccabe]

Our March profile of Jonathan Kanter, the Justice Department official (and hobbyist musician) whose team sued Live Nation and Ticketmaster today. https://t.co/a4r48MsHbk

[David McCabe @dmccabe]

New: DOJ plans to argue that Live Nation would use one part of its business to reinforce its power in another part. Live Nation artists ended up at venues that used Ticketmaster &c.

Those tactics raised ticket prices and fees for consumers, it will argue. https://t.co/nCRhIMIWVb

[David McCabe @dmccabe]

Such great news!

[NYTimes Communications @NYTimesPR]

We’re delighted to announce that Erin Mershon is joining The Times as a deputy media editor. https://t.co/3wiAKdQFkM

[David McCabe @dmccabe]

More than a decade ago tech used this playbook to beat back a pair of copyright laws. Today's effort by TikTok ended in a very different outcome. https://t.co/HDDGmlg9D0

[David McCabe @dmccabe]

Thanks to the @FACoalition for recognizing our work to improve public access to the U.S. v. Google antitrust trial. It has been a true team effort.

[First Amendment Coalition (follow us on Bluesky) @FACoalition]

🏆Congratulations to @alamynsumar and @dmccabe of @nytimes and @leah_nylen of Bloomberg @business for winning a 2023 FAC award for advocating for more openness in the Google antitrust trial! https://t.co/xcfoc6ZGhj

[David McCabe @dmccabe]

There are a lot of great reporters on this list. I've shared a beat with @ryanjtracy and @johndmckinnon for years — both stand-up colleagues who break news and write sharp stories.

[Daniel Lippman @dlippman]

NEW: Major layoffs at the Wall Street Journal’s D.C. bureau yesterday left the newsroom reeling. “This is like dropping a neutron bomb on the newsroom,” said one of the reporters affected. I got the names of most of the journalists who were laid off: https://t.co/ubLrIFO6jD

[David McCabe @dmccabe]

New: The FTC has launched an inquiry into Microsoft's investment in OpenAI and Google and Amazon's investments in Anthropic. The findings of the study could influence later formal investigations into whether the companies have broken any laws. https://t.co/cxmuKR4Ha6

[David McCabe @dmccabe]

News w/ @trippmickle: The Justice Department could file an antitrust lawsuit against Apple in the first half of this year, as its inquiry into the company reaches the late stages and senior officials review its findings.

https://t.co/yDP97x5u7T

[David McCabe @dmccabe]

How Nations Are Losing a Global Race to Tackle A.I.’s Harms

via @satariano @ceciliakang

https://t.co/VOT9ai1M9e

[David McCabe @dmccabe]

Ego, Fear and Money: How the A.I. Fuse Was Lit

Spend your Sunday with this deep reporting on the distrust and feuds fueling the escalating race for artificial intelligence. https://t.co/gpTYs592T6

via powerhouses @CadeMetz @KYWeise @nicoagrant @MikeIsaac

[David McCabe @dmccabe]

Inside the A.I. Arms Race That Changed Silicon Valley Forever https://t.co/ZS5dtYn1b3

[David McCabe @dmccabe]

And @nicoagrant reported yesterday that around $18 billion of that sum went to Apple. https://t.co/dcyuAFVuOG

[David McCabe @dmccabe]

Very glad to see this. I want to echo the thanks to @nytimes senior counsel @alamynsumar, who has argued tirelessly for press access to this trial.

[David McCabe @dmccabe]

@ceciliakang @trippmickle And an ace explainer by @KYWeise to round out the day: https://t.co/nr5nWO6WgW

[David McCabe @dmccabe]

Lots going on today...

The F.T.C. has delivered its 172-page lawsuit accusing Amazon of violating antitrust laws, setting off a long-awaited confrontation with the online retailer that could reshape how Americans shop online. https://t.co/ncRatVtkzk

[David McCabe @dmccabe]

"Certainly there wasn’t a valid alternative." Apple's top deal maker testifies about agreements at the heart of the DOJ case against Google. From @ceciliakang at courthouse & @trippmickle: https://t.co/bRmQ4fPe8k