Donnavan-John Linley unpacks the findings of the Competition Commission’s provisional report on Big Tech and the South African news media.
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The Competition Commission’s provisional report into Big Tech and South African news media, published on Monday, moves beyond the typical pay-for-harm model.
Google has been accused of using its “monopoly” in search to gain “disproportionally” at the expense of local news media.
The Competition Commission has Google, X, Meta Platforms and other tech and social media companies in its sights.
Researchers at Microsoft have announced the creation of the first “topological qubits” in a device that stores information in an exotic state of matter.
US President Donald Trump has found allies among tech magnates, who are fighting regulators’ attempts to rein in US tech giants.
Microsoft has unveiled a new chip that it said showed quantum computing is “years, not decades” away.
Even in a market where artificial intelligence winners are rewarded, Meta Platforms shares stand out.
Google’s “Don’t Be Evil” era is well and truly dead.
Amazon.com, Google, Meta Platforms and Microsoft are embarking on an unprecedented year of spending.