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Bundestrojaner: BND soll zur Spyware-Installation in Wohnungen eindringen dürfen
Kanzleramt reformiert BND-Gesetz: Mehr Befugnisse, inklusive Eindringen in Wohnungen zur Installation von Spionagesoftware.

Instacart will pay $60M to settle FTC allegations that it used deceptive tactics in its subscription signup and "satisfaction guarantee" advertising (Annie Palmer/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/18/instacart-ftc-settlement-deceptive-billing.html

Instacart to pay $60 million to settle FTC claims it deceived customers
The federal agency alleged that Instacart used a number of deceptive tactics in its subscription signup and "satisfaction guarantee" advertising.

A US judge rules that Meta's Instagram and WhatsApp acquisitions don't violate antitrust law as the FTC failed to prove the deals let Meta monopolize the market (Bloomberg Law)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/meta-wins-ftc-antitru…

Meta Wins FTC Antitrust Trial Over Instagram, WhatsApp Deals (4)
Meta Platforms Inc. won a key court ruling that the company’s acquisitions of the photo-sharing app Instagram and messaging service WhatsApp don’t violate US antitrust law, a blow to the federal government which has sought to break up the company for the past five years.

Inside Ukraine’s rescue dog academy: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/18/inside-ukraines-rescue-dog-academy.html

KEHS talk: My Home Heat Pump Installation (2025) - Kingston Efficient Homes Show 2025 small talk on retrofitting from gas. - https://m.earth.org.uk/KEHS-2025-talk-Home-Heat-Pump-Installation.html

KEHS talk: My Home Heat Pump Installation (2025)
Kingston Efficient Homes Show 2025 small talk on retrofitting from gas.

A US judge rules Meta's acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp don't violate antitrust law, as the FTC failed to prove the deals let Meta monopolize the market (Bloomberg Law)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/meta-wins-ftc-antitrus…

Meta Wins FTC Antitrust Trial Over Instagram, WhatsApp Deals (4)
Meta Platforms Inc. won a key court ruling that the company’s acquisitions of the photo-sharing app Instagram and messaging service WhatsApp don’t violate US antitrust law, a blow to the federal government which has sought to break up the company for the past five years.

Inside a Ukrainian power plant Russia keeps hitting: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/19/inside-a-ukrainian-power-plant.html

X plans a Handle Marketplace for Premium and Business subscribers to search for and request inactive usernames; rare handles can cost from $2,500 to $1M (Terrence O'Brien/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/802474/x-is-launching-a-marketplace…

X is launching a marketplace for inactive handles
X is launching a Handle Marketplace where Premium subscribers will be able to search and request usernames that have been unavailable.

Ukrainian drones strike deep inside Russia as fires hit Novokuybyshevsk oil refinery and Orenburg gas plant: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/19/ukrainian-drones-strike-deep-inside.html

Similarweb: TikTok had 183M US MAUs on iOS and Android in August 2025, up 16% YoY, vs. Instagram's 169M, Facebook's 157M, Pinterest's 100M, and Snapchat's 70M (Rani Molla/Sherwood News)
https://sherwood.news/tech/by-some-mea

By some measures, TikTok has grown bigger than Facebook or Instagram in the US
Oracle’s potential TikTok takeover is a big deal to US competitors like Meta and Snap.