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Building venture-backable companies in heavily regulated spaces
This week on Build Mode, Startup Battlefield editor Isabelle Johannessen spoke to two founders who are working to make progress in industries ripe for disruptio...
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Apple age verification with a privacy focus would solve two problems
While Apple is currently lobbying against being given a legal responsibility for age verification when it comes to downloading apps, I think the company’s custo...
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Spain fines Airbnb €65M: Why the government is cracking down on illegal rentals
Article URL: https://www.euronews.com/travel/2025/12/15/spain-fines-airbnb-65-million-why-the-government-is-cracking-down-on-illegal-rentals Comments URL: https...
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FCC chair suggests agency isn't independent, word cut from mission statement
Article URL: https://www.axios.com/2025/12/17/brendan-carr-fcc-independent-senate-testimony-website Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46303260...
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What could’ve been Google’s worst year turned into one of its best
2025 could have been a pretty disastrous year for Google. The company came in knowing it had three major legal battles to fight, increasing competition in the b...
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Bernie Sanders calls for halt on AI data center construction — wants to ensure that the technology benefits ‘all of us, not just the 1%’
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders wants to delay AI data center projects to slow down progress, to ensure that AI will benefit the largest number of people and not ju...
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Developers say Apple’s EU App Store terms lag behind new U.S. court limits
While the European Commission has signaled that it may be satisfied with Apple’s proposed changes to comply with the Digital Markets Act, recent U.S. court ruli...
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Australia's Social Media Ban Was Pushed by Gambling Ad Agency
Article URL: https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/15/australias-social-media-ban-was-pushed-by-ad-agency-focused-on-gambling-ads-it-didnt-want-banned/ Comments URL:...
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Reddit argues it isn’t like other social platforms in case against Australia’s social media ban
Reddit, one of the world's largest social platforms, is arguing that it doesn't meet the definition of 'social media platforms' as it seeks to overturn Australi...
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Apple Pay Faces Swiss Antitrust Investigation Over NFC Access
Switzerland's competition authority has launched a preliminary investigation into whether Apple's terms for granting third-party access to NFC technology on iPh...
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Sen. Ed Markey wants media companies to fight for the First Amendment
Today, I’m talking with Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts, and you’ll hear me start with the only question I think anyone should be asking any politician in the f...
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Apple’s own argument against App Store age verification shows why it is wrong
Apple CEO Tim Cook was yesterday spotted in Washington, D.C. during a visit to lobby against a proposed App Store age verification policy. But the very argument...