Google spared from ad-business breakup, but judge orders changes to how it operates

Google has dodged an effort to break up its ad business, but a judge said Wednesday that the company will need to adjust its business to benefit competitors.

Norway considers ban on camera-enabled wearable ‘pervert glasses’

The Nordic country says wearable camera headsets need to be regulated given their privacy risks.

A group funded by Andreessen, Horowitz, and Brockman plans data center ads to sway midterms

Build American AI plans to lobby voters in select states about the virtues of data centers by spending millions of dollars on ads.

FTC accuses Amazon of running a ‘secret ad surcharge scheme’ in new lawsuit

Amazon is facing a new lawsuit from the FTC and 22 states for allegedly secretly charging businesses more for advertising.

Harvard Law dropout raises $6M for Blue Voice to build a “Harvey for police officers”

The seed round for the app that provides real-time legal and policy guidance to officers was led by SignalFire and Las Olas VC.

Anthropic gets its first court win over the Pentagon’s supply chain risk label

A federal judge ruled the Trump administration illegally labeled Anthropic a supply chain risk, handing the AI company a victory as its second Pentagon lawsuit continues in Washington.

Meta’s $18B child-safety deal hinges on age verification tech that doesn’t work well

The historic settlement reignites ongoing concern around how age-verification technology puts privacy at risk.

Zillow and Redfin settle FTC antitrust case

Zillow and Redfin reached a settlement with the FTC, which requires Redfin to reenter the rental advertising business.

Uber faces fine of nearly $1B over automated driver suspensions

The Dutch Data Protection Authority is fining Uber €825 million in the second largest penalty issued under Europe’s GDPR.

Flock CEO calls for ‘compromise’ as surveillance company faces growing backlash

Flock Safety faces a growing public outcry over concerns that its surveillance technology could be misused.