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Google embraces third party app stores and payments to put Epic Games case behind it

Simon Sharwood / theregister - Lower app store fees are on the way, plus an on-ramp for third party digital bazaars Google has spelled out changes it will make to the fees it charges developers who use its app store and payment services, and says they represent the end of its long lega…


Fortnite's return to Play Store after global settlement

Fortnite to Return to Google Play Store After Epic Games and Google’s Dispute

39 hrs / iphoneincanada / Steve Vegvari

Fortnite returns to the Google Play Store after a long wait for Android phones

40 hrs / digitaltrends

Fortnite returns to Play Store as Google and Epic settle dispute

41 hrs / dataconomy / Aytun Çelebi


Legal and market fallout: judge skeptical, stocks react

Google and Epic settle landmark antitrust case with tiered fees and rival app stores — but judge questions who really benefits

41 hrs / siliconcanals / Lachlan Brown

Google (GOOGL) Stock: Steadies as Epic Deal Cuts Play Store Commission to 20%

45 hrs / parameter / Newton Kitonga


Play Store overhaul: lower fees, third‑party stores, payments freedom

Google cuts Play Store fee to 20% and opens the door to third-party app stores

38 hrs / techspot

Google Play billing is changing. Here’s why your apps might get cheaper

40 hrs / digitaltrends

Google to change Android App Store Rules After Settling Epic Games Lawsuit

42 hrs / medianama / Prabhanu Kumar Das

Play Store revamp for developers: lower fees, more choice

43 hrs / techzine / Berry Zwets

Google embraces third party app stores and payments to put Epic Games case behind it

46 hrs / theregister / Simon Sharwood


Sweeney gag clause: CEO contractually forced into praising Google

Google reportedly muzzles Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney until 2032

40 hrs / engadget / Mariella Moon

Google didn’t silence its biggest critic — it contractually converted him into an advocate

44 hrs / siliconcanals / Christian Kelly

Google didn’t just buy Tim Sweeney’s silence — it bought a testimonial from its most credible opponent

47 hrs / siliconcanals / Tommy Baker

Tim Sweeney signed away his right to criticize Google until 2032

2 days / theverge / Sean Hollister


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Inside the Google-Epic deal: lower app store fees, alternative storefronts, and a ‘sweetheart’ concern

38 hrs / siliconcanals / Tommy Baker

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Big tech companies agree to not ruin your electric bill with AI data centers

Anna Washenko / engadget - Today the White House announced that several major players in tech and AI have agreed to steps that will keep electricity costs from rising due to data centers. Under this Ratepayer Protection Pledge, companies are agreeing to practices that are intended …

#climate #ai #cloud #techpolicy #genai #energy #government #datacenter #environment #regulation

AI Data Centers: What to Know About Their Water and Energy Use

40 hrs / cnet / Macy Meyer

Tech giants sign White House pledge to curb AI data center energy costs

41 hrs / dataconomy / Aytun Çelebi

AI data centers are America's next political fight. Big Tech is ready

41 hrs / qz / Joseph Zeballos-Roig

Tech Giants Commit to Covering AI Data Center Power Expenses Under White House Agreement

42 hrs / parameter / Trader Edge

Big Tech Joins White House Energy Pledge as Iran Tensions Threaten Higher Costs

44 hrs / bsky / @decrypt.co / decrypt.co

Big Tech Joins White House Energy Pledge as Iran Tensions Threaten Higher Costs

2 days / decrypt / Jason Nelson

US tech firms pledge at White House to bear costs of energy for datacenters

2 days / ycombinator

Big tech companies agree to not ruin your electric bill with AI data centers

2 days / engadget / Anna Washenko

Big Tech Signs White House Data Center Pledge With Good Optics and Little Substance

2 days / wired / Molly Taft

Datacenters pledging to produce their own power but gas turbines in short supply

2 days / reddit / /u/CompetitiveLake3358

Back to Top / Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 9:21 pm / permalink 20166 / 10 stories in 2 days


Google responds to lawsuit alleging Gemini coached a man to kill himself

James Farrell / siliconangle - The father of a man who committed suicide after interactions with Google LLC’s Gemini chatbot launched a lawsuit today alleging that Gemini fueled his son’s delusions. Thirty-six-year-old Florida resident Jonathan Gavalas started using Gemini last year fo…

#ai #techpolicy #google #aiethics #genai #mentalhealth #contentmoderation #litigation #safety #gemini

The Chatbot Didn’t Pull the Trigger

42 hrs / techstrong / Alan Shimel

Google responds to lawsuit alleging Gemini coached a man to kill himself

2 days / siliconangle / James Farrell

Father Sues Google, Claiming Gemini Chatbot Drove Son Into Fatal Delusion

2 days / slashdot / BeauHD

Google hit with shocking wrongful death lawsuit over Gemini AI chatbot

2 days / mashable

Father sues Google, claiming Gemini chatbot drove son into fatal delusion

2 days / reddit / /u/harsh2k5

Gemini Said They Could Only Be Together if He Killed Himself. Soon, He Was Dead.

2 days / reddit / /u/aacool

Back to Top / Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 9:21 pm / permalink 20164 / 6 stories in 2 days


Google’s Gemini rolls out Canvas in AI mode to all US users

Sarah Perez / techcrunch - Canvas in AI Mode is available to U.S. users in English for creating plans, projects, apps, and more.

#ai #techpolicy #google #aiethics #genai #camera #assistant #smarthome #digitalprivacy #gemini

Google’s AI Mode in Search now lets you plan, write, and code on its own Canvas

40 hrs / digitaltrends

Google rolls out Canvas in AI Mode to all US users in English

41 hrs / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

Google (GOOGL) Stock: Steadies Following Gemini Canvas Expansion in Search

44 hrs / parameter / Newton Kitonga

Google Home, Virginia Social Media Law, Managing Push Notifications, More: Wednesday Afternoon ResearchBuzz, March 4, 2026

2 days / researchbuzz / ResearchBuzz

Google Home Gets ‘Live Search,’ Letting Gemini Analyze Your Cameras Live

2 days / eweek / Aminu Abdullahi

Google’s AI-powered workspace is now available to more users in Search

2 days / theverge / Emma Roth

Google’s Gemini rolls out Canvas in AI mode to all US users

2 days / techcrunch / Sarah Perez

Back to Top / Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 8:21 pm / permalink 20162 / 7 stories in 2 days


Musk battles Twitter market manipulation case in court appearance

ft - Billionaire says tweet that sparked lawsuit ‘may not have been my wisest’

#techpolicy #stockmarket #business #acquisitions #law #media #elonmusk #litigation #sec

Elon Musk says his tweets are personal thoughts. A $44 billion trial tests who pays when markets disagree.

40 hrs / siliconcanals / Tommy Baker

Elon Musk Testifies in $44 Billion Twitter Trial, Denies Scheme to Tank Stock Price

2 days / implicator / Maria Garcia

Musk battles Twitter market manipulation case in court appearance

2 days / ft

Elon Musk Defends Social Media Posts in Twitter Shareholder Lawsuit

2 days / nytimes / Kate Conger

Musk tells jury 'people read too much' into his posts

2 days / bbc

Back to Top / Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 6:21 pm / permalink 20158 / 5 stories in 2 days


US military uses Anthropic's Claude for AI-driven strike planning in Iran war

Maximilian Schreiner / the-decoder - In the war against Iran, the US military is using generative AI at scale for target selection and strike planning for the first time. Of all models, it's the one from the company Washington just banned.The article US military uses Anthropic's Claude for A…


Boardroom battle sparks industry churn and partner defections

Dario's big leak

47 hrs / sources / Alex Heath

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calls OpenAI’s messaging around military deal ‘straight up lies,’ report says

2 days / reddit / /u/Logical_Welder3467

Anthropic CEO calls OpenAI's messaging around military deal 'straight up lies'

2 days / ycombinator

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calls OpenAI’s messaging around military deal ‘straight up lies,’ report says

2 days / techcrunch / Amanda Silberling

Anthropic’s investors don’t have its back in its fight with the Pentagon

2 days / reddit / /u/Marginallyhuman

Enterprises Drive Anthropic Run-Rate Revenue to $19 Billion

2 days / pymnts / PYMNTS

ChatGPT Uninstalls Surge 295% After OpenAI Accepts Pentagon Contract

2 days / eweek / Wisdom Ekpotu

The Silent Front: OpenAI Poised to Overtake Anthropic in Pentagon Power Struggle

2 days / techstrong / Jon Swartz

The US military is still using Claude — but defense-tech clients are fleeing

2 days / techcrunch / Russell Brandom

Whatever This Is, We’ve Never Seen Anything Like It

2 days / gizmodo / Matt Novak

Sam Altman pledges OpenAI deference to government amid Anthropic rift

2 days / semafor / Rachyl Jones

Palantir’s ties to Anthropic reportedly under strain amid Pentagon spat

2 days / sherwood / Matt Phillips


Claude driving US targeting and strike planning in Iran

Claude Picked Targets in Iran. Anthropic's Red Lines Never Mattered.

2 days / implicator / Marcus Schuler

US military is using Claude in Iran amid Anthropic feud

2 days / semafor / Tasneem Nashrulla

What AI Models for War Actually Look Like

2 days / wired / Will Knight

US military uses Anthropic's Claude for AI-driven strike planning in Iran war

2 days / the-decoder / Maximilian Schreiner


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Fireflies and Otter just launched MCP connectors for meeting data — here's the open-source one you can self-host

2 days / reddit / /u/Aggravating-Gap7783


Pentagon bans Claude; supply‑chain label spurs resumed talks

Anthropic and the Pentagon are back at the negotiating table, FT reports

46 hrs / cnbc

Dario Amodei Is Reportedly Taking One More Stab at Making Nice with the Pentagon

47 hrs / gizmodo / Mike Pearl

Anthropic chief back in talks with Pentagon about AI deal

2 days / ft

Feds call Anthropic supply-chain risk, tech companies aren't happy about it

2 days / appleinsider

Tech industry group expresses 'concern' to Pete Hegseth over supply chain risk label

2 days / cnbc


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Palantir (PLTR) Stock: Gains as Anthropic Pulled From Defense AI

44 hrs / parameter / Newton Kitonga

If you believe what both OpenAI and Anthropic proclaim — that they’re building AGI that will change everything — this bitterness should probably alarm you. sources.news/p/darios-big...

44 hrs / bsky / @alexeheath.com / alexeheath.com

Dario Amodei Is Reportedly Taking One More Stab at Making Nice with the Pentagon https://gizmodo.com/dario-amodei-is-reportedly-taking-one-more-stab-at-making-nice-with-the-pentagon-2000729907

44 hrs / bsky / @gizmodo.com / gizmodo.com

www.ft.com/content/97bd...

47 hrs / bsky / @peark.es / peark.es

Anthropic gave up its contract with the Pentagon over AI safety disagreements -- then, OpenAI swooped in.

2 days / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

US military is using Claude in Iran amid Anthropic feud www.semafor.com/article/03/0...

2 days / bsky / @newnarrative.bsky.social / newnarrative.bsky.social

US military is using Claude in Iran amid Anthropic feud www.semafor.com/article/03/0...

2 days / bsky / @semafor.com / semafor.com

While companies like Anthropic debate limits on military uses of AI, Smack Technologies is training models to plan battlefield operations. www.wired.com/story/ai-mod...

2 days / bsky / @wired.com / wired.com

Back to Top / Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 1:21 pm / permalink 20143 / 30 stories in 2 days


Google ends is 30 percent app store fee and welcomes third-party app stores

Ian Carlos Campbell / engadget - Google is officially doing away with its 30 percent cut of Play Store transactions, and rolling out changes to how third-party app stores and alternate billing systems will be handled by Android. Some of these tweaks were proposed as part of the settlemen…


Epic–Google settlement terms and concessions

Epic and Google have signed a special deal for a new class of ‘metaverse’ apps

2 days / theverge / Jay Peters

Google agrees to share app catalogue in new Epic settlement

2 days / globalcompetitionreview / Anusha Rathi

Google settles with Epic Games with offer to lower its app store commissions

2 days / abcnews

Google and Epic look to bury the hatchet with new app store settlement

2 days / arstechnica / Ryan Whitwam

Epic Games Settles with Google Worldwide

2 days / thurrott / Paul Thurrott


Fortnite’s global return to Google Play

Fortnite Will Return to Google Play Store on Android as Google Resolves Its Dispute With Epic Games

2 days / wccftech / David Carcasole

Fortnite returning to the Play Store worldwide after Google lowers fees and opens Android

2 days / sherwood / Rani Molla


Play Store fee overhaul & Android store rules

Google Ends Its 30% App Store Fee, Welcomes Third-Party App Stores

2 days / slashdot / BeauHD

Here’s how Google describes its fee-reducing Apps Experience and Games Level Up programs

2 days / theverge / Sean Hollister

Google (GOOG) Stock: Play Store Shake-Up Cuts Fees, Paves Way for Fortnite’s Global Return

2 days / parameter / Yasmin Werner

Google settles with Epic Games, drops its Play Store commissions to 20%

2 days / techcrunch / Sarah Perez

Google ends its 30 percent app store fee and welcomes third-party app stores

2 days / ycombinator

Google ends is 30 percent app store fee and welcomes third-party app stores

2 days / engadget / Ian Carlos Campbell

Google isn’t waiting for a settlement — the 30 percent Android app store fee is dead

2 days / theverge / Sean Hollister


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Get ready to see "metaverse browser" apps -- whatever that actually means www.theverge.com/tech/889526/...

2 days / bsky / @jaypeters.net / jaypeters.net

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2 days / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

Back to Top / Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 1:21 pm / permalink 20140 / 16 stories in 2 days


Kraken First Digital Asset Bank to Gain Fed Payment Rail Access

PYMNTS / pymnts - Kraken says its digital asset bank has been granted a Federal Reserve master account. This approval, announced by the crypto exchange Wednesday (March 4), means that Kraken Financial is the first bank of its kind given access to the Fed’s payment system, …

#fintech #crypto #techpolicy #banking #government #finance #payments #regulation #crypto

Bank groups ‘deeply concerned’ after Fed grants Kraken master account

2 days / theblock / Kyle Baird

Banking Groups Slam Crypto Bank Kraken’s Fed Approval as Improper, Dangerous

2 days / decrypt / Sander Lutz

What Happens Now That Crypto Has Plugged Into the Fed’s Payments System?

2 days / pymnts / PYMNTS

Kraken First Digital Asset Bank to Gain Fed Payment Rail Access

2 days / pymnts / PYMNTS

Kraken Breaks New Ground with Federal Reserve Master Account Approval

2 days / parameter / Trader Edge

Kraken receives approval for “master account” from the Kansas City Fed in first for crypto companies

2 days / sherwood / Sage D. Young

Back to Top / Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 10:21 am / permalink 20126 / 6 stories in 2 days


UK government to launch new £40m AI research lab

Oscar Hornstein / uktech - The British government is launching a new UK AI research lab backed by up to £40m to host new breakthroughs. Part of its ambition to elevate and maintain the country’s position in global AI, the lab will see researchers invited to pitch ideas, secure proj…

#ai #innovation #techpolicy #genai #government #uk #deeptech #research

UK government commits £40M to discover AI “breakthroughs” in new AI lab

2 days / tech / John Reynolds

UK pledges £40m for frontier AI research lab

2 days / sifted

UK government to launch new £40m AI research lab

2 days / uktech / Oscar Hornstein

Back to Top / Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 9:22 am / permalink 20123 / 3 stories in 2 days


TikTok says end-to-end encryption would make DMs less safe

Kerem Gülen / dataconomy - TikTok tells the BBC it will not add end-to-end encryption to direct messages, arguing the feature would hinder safety teams and law enforcement from investigating harmful behavior.

#dataprivacy #techpolicy #tiktok #bytedance #law #censorship #encryption #contentmoderation #safety #digitalprivacy

The social media giant says that end-to-end encryption would make users less safe.

2 days / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

TikTok won’t use end-to-end encryption, citing harm to users

2 days / fastcompany / Sarah Fielding

TikTok Says End-To-End Encryption Makes Users Less Safe

2 days / slashdot / BeauHD

TikTok won’t add end-to-end encryption to direct messages, report says

2 days / techcrunch / Aisha Malik

TikTok says end-to-end encryption would make DMs less safe

2 days / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

TikTok won't add end-to-end encryption to DMs

2 days / engadget / Mariella Moon

TikTok wont encrypt your DMs

2 days / mashable

Back to Top / Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 9:21 am / permalink 20118 / 7 stories in 2 days


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