Simonetta Vezzoso

@wavesblog.eurosky.social

https://competitionwave.blogspot.com/ (daily reading list and more)

"We’re also handing the protocol spec itself to the IETF. Last week, the IETF met in Vienna, and AT Proto is now a work stream, an official work stream to take that out of Bluesky and hand it to the IETF"

Techmeme@techmeme.com · yesterday

Q&A with Bluesky CEO Toni Schneider on the AT Protocol, ActivityPub, scaling moderation, Bluesky's reputation as a progressive social media network, and more (Nilay Patel/The Verge) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

"A few days ago, a Congressional candidate called me and asked if I had “antitrust” ideas for AI...As an anti-monopolist, I’ve been studying this space for years, so it’s weird that I don’t have an actual policy solution here" www.thebignewsletter.com/p/monopoly-r...

Monopoly Round-Up: Are Big AI Firms Cooking the Books?

If we're going to dump trillions into AI, it's time to audit the books of the big AI companies to see how the business actually works. That's how New Dealers would have done it.

thebignewsletter.com

"A senior Commission official said the meeting was about seeing where the two sides could “partner up,” with Brussels looking at holding a “high-level” meeting with Washington in the fall and a series of technical rounds in between" www.politico.com/news/2026/08...

Trump keeps escalating his trade threats. This time, Europe isn’t biting.

The EU believes Trump’s latest threats are best answered with strategic patience, not retaliation.

politico.com

"In the long term, shared governance is essential; not only regulators, but also affected developers, users, and civil society should have a voice in how platform governance is designed, monitored, and enforced" 💥 www.techpolicy.press/google-andro...

Google Android Antitrust Ruling Shows the Next Battle is Over Who Controls Trust

Europe's top court upheld Google's Android antitrust penalty, but the bigger battle may now be over who governs trust in the Android ecosystem.

techpolicy.press

"...l’Autorité de la concurrence réclamait..de la transparence sur « les conditions de visibilité » au sein des réponses des assistants d’IA, soulignant l’importance de leur « caractère non discriminatoire » ou de l’affichage d’une pluralité de sources" www.lemonde.fr/article-offe...

Comment les sites tentent de s’adapter à la recherche par IA, susceptible de « changer l’économie du Web »

Depuis mercredi 22 juillet, Google affiche pour certaines recherches des réponses générées par l’intelligence artificielle, les « AI Overviews », plutôt qu’une liste de liens. Les éditeurs...

lemonde.fr

""I think the reality is that when we talk about ‘pro-business government’, historically we almost always mean government that caters to large, politically connected businesses,” said Mason" 💯 - and where do you place the Draghi Report?

Simonetta Vezzoso@wavesblog.eurosky.social · 2w ago

""These people are serious. They really care about small businesses,” said Kelly, adding: “They get shit done.”" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...