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Apple's stock dropped 5% on Thursday, its worst day since April, following FTC scrutiny of Apple News and reports about delays with Siri (Jennifer Elias/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/12/apple-stock-worst-day-ftc-siri.html

Apple has worst day since April as company faces FTC scrutiny, Siri delay reports
The iPhone-maker faces reported delays in its AI assistant and pressure from FTC chair Andrew Ferguson to look into possible political bias.

lol WHAT THE FUCK
The fact that these dipshits aren't in prison, my god..
https://www.404media.co/government-loses-hard-drives-it-was-supposed-to-put-ice-detention-center-footage-on/

Q&A with Fidji Simo on ChatGPT ads, OpenAI's efforts to ship a new model soon to end Sam Altman's Code Red, Anthropic's Super Bowl ads, Sora, Jony Ive, and more (Alex Heath/Sources)
https://sources.news/p/openais-fidji-simo-on-ads-in-chatgpt

OpenAI's Fidji Simo on ads in ChatGPT and ending the Code Red
How ads in ChatGPT will work, what will end the Code Red, those Anthropic attack ads, working with Sam Altman, and much more…

Pepsi Gave Walmart Special Discounts, Biden-Era FTC Alleged | Financial Post
https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/pepsi-gave-walmart-special-discounts-biden-era-ftc-alleged

Sexuelle Deepfakes: Erste Staaten sperren Grok, Kritik an Google und Apple
Dass der KI-Chatbot Grok nicht mehr in aller Öffentlichkeit Fotos „entkleidet“, reicht Aufsichtsbehörden nicht. Derweil rücken Google und Apple in den Fokus.

Influencer feuds trigger total MAGA meltdown (Tal Axelrod/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/12/11/influencer-feuds-trigger-total-maga-meltdown
http://www.memeorandum.com/251211/p10#a251211p10

FTC push for age verification a ‘major landmark’ for spread of the tool https://therecord.media/ftc-push-for-age-verification-a-major-landmark-for-implementation

I don’t know what it’s like in the US, but I’ve used U.K. Apple News for a few years and it massively preferences the Times and Telegraph its curation - very conservative outlets.
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/02/12/tim-cook-faces-ftc-warning-apple-news/

Tim Cook Faces FTC Warning Over Apple News Curation
Apple has been issued a warning letter from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, urging it to review its content curation for Apple News so as to...

The Federal Trade Commission sent letters to 13 data brokers warning them of their responsibility to comply with the Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 (PADFAA).
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/pres…

FTC Reminds Data Brokers of Their Obligations to Comply with PADFAA
The Federal Trade Commission sent letters to 13 data brokers warning them of their responsibility to comply with the Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 (PADFAA).

Government Loses Hard Drives It Was Supposed to Put ICE Detention Center Footage On https://www.404media.co/government-loses-hard-drives-it-was-supposed-to-put-ice-detention-center-footage-on/