Gloves are about to come off in Meta vs Apple fight First Apple kneecapped Meta's ad business, now it's going after the metaverse platform that Mark Zuckerberg staked out. Fortune · Jun 9, 2023
Can Apple make its headset inevitable? Apple's iPhone was the catalyst of the last major platform shift. But the biggest hurdle for mixed reality headsets may not be technological. Fortune · Jun 2, 2023
Parents, A.I., and task forces: How to protect kids online Data Sheet’s readers suggest solutions to a very thorny problem. Fortune · May 25, 2023
Elon Musk announces purge of unused Twitter accounts—but there’s a reason Twitter hasn’t already done this Twitter still lacks a way to memorialize dead people’s accounts. Fortune · May 9, 2023
Microsoft is shoving Edge down people’s throats, like it’s the bad old days again Satya Nadella’s Microsoft was supposed to have abandoned the aggressive business tactics that once made the company infamous. Fortune · May 3, 2023
‘Lawsuit time’: Elon Musk explodes after Microsoft’s Twitter ad snub Musk appeared to accuse Microsoft and OpenAI of “illegally” training A.I. models on Twitter data. Fortune · Apr 20, 2023
Meta was warned not to let teens into Horizon Worlds, but it’s doing it anyway Lawmakers and child advocates say Zuckerberg’s metaverse move is exploitative and dangerous. Fortune · Apr 19, 2023
The U.S. is putting TikTok in an impossible position Without details of outstanding U.S. concerns, its sale-or-ban demand smells like protectionism. Fortune · Mar 16, 2023
When it comes to the TikTok ban debate, hypocrisy abounds U.S. tech services are also a threat to foreigners’ data—and China bans many apps. Fortune · Mar 2, 2023
Meta sparked a bitter fight inside the FTC A bitter fight inside among FTC commissioners over Meta's acquisition of a VR company spilled into the public realm. Fortune · Feb 15, 2023
Meta’s ‘supreme court’ for content moderation vows to move faster The content moderation board announced new rules that mean some verdicts will be issued in as little as two days. Fortune · Feb 14, 2023
Google's misinformation vaccine The latest tool for fighting the spread of misinformation is akin to a psychological vaccine. Fortune · Feb 13, 2023
Twitter's report on fighting disinformation doesn't fly with Euro regulators Elon Musk has said that Europe's efforts to combat online disinformation are aligned with his own. But European regulators are not so sure. Fortune · Feb 9, 2023
Microsoft-Activision Blizzard deal put on pause by regulator The U.K.'s antitrust regulator sees structural remedies as possible solutions to the Microsoft-Activision Blizzard deal. Fortune · Feb 8, 2023
Fortune · Feb 7, 2023 Meta wants teens to save its metaverse Young metaverse users are spending little time on Meta's Horizon Worlds, opting instead for its competitors' products.
Fortune · Feb 6, 2023 Dear Elon, not all bots are bad The drama over Elon Musk’s recent effort to quash bots was characteristically chaotic.
Fortune · Feb 2, 2023 Mark Zuckerberg and Wall Street are finally meeting in the middle on the metaverse The Meta chief executive satisfied investors Wednesday by pledging to trim costs, but he’s still all-in on Reality Labs.
Fortune · Jan 18, 2023 Did Tesla’s Autopilot claims cross the line? We should finally find out this year A company executive’s statements about a misleading-at-best video portend a long-awaited verdict on the automaker’s truthfulness.
Fortune · Dec 8, 2022 Why Apple’s end-to-end encryption expansion will get government scrutiny Global policymakers are increasingly debating whether to allow the privacy feature to flourish.
Fortune · Dec 7, 2022 Microsoft keeps pulling the right political strings. Is it enough to get the Activision Blizzard deal over the finish line? The tech giant is making shrewd moves, but regulators remain wary of its $68.7 billion purchase of the video game developer.