I say don't sell Chrome. 1. Move Chromium to a separate foundation whose incentives aren't led by Google 2. Enforce Google to make their services a plugin available across any Chromium browser (sync, password manager, sync, etc.) 3. Force Google to let other orgs plug into Chrome the way they do RE:
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nilay patel (@reckless.bsky.social)
Talked to former DOJ antitrust chief Jonathan Kanter about breaking up Google - it seems like the adtech repercussions will be huge https://www.the...
Everyone is going to dog on this statement, but this is literally the end game for the LLM chatbot industry [Perplexity CEO says its browse...](
TechCrunch
Perplexity CEO says its browser will track everything users do online to sell 'hyper personalized' ads | TechCrunch
Perplexity is building its own browser is to collect data on everything users do outside of its own app to sell ads.
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The open social web is the long game
"We need to move beyond a Mastodon vs. Bluesky mindset. As I’ve blogged several times, they are solving slightly different problems. We can draw inspiration from each one to make the web more open. I want both to exist." 🎯🎯🎯 RE:
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Manton Reece (@manton.org)
Bluesky downtime: https://www.manton.org/2025/04/25/bluesky-downtime.html Musing about the decentralized nature of both Mastodon and Bluesky.
This includes employees from Supernatural, a company Meta fought anti-trust to acquire. The talented folks who originally built Supernatural drove so many people to buy a VR headset for the first time, and now many of them are being thrown out. Break Meta up into the tinest little pieces possible. RE:
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The Verge (@theverge.com)
Meta is laying off employees in Reality Labs https://buff.ly/YTKEaGD
Your regularly scheduled reminder that Substack is the opposite of independence. Use @npub1enkl...vnag. RE:
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Waldo Jaquith (@waldo.net)
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Wow, ten whole years of Apple blocking third parties from basic features so they can make sure their smartwatch is the only viable option for iPhones RE:
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WIRED (@wired.com)
When the Apple Watch launched, it was unclear if smartwatches would pan out. Ten years later, Apple has a $100-billion hit that reshaped the watch ...
How X isn't having this same exact brand crisis is wild to me RE:
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nilay patel (@reckless.bsky.social)
Just heard someone say β€œhe sounds like he spends a lot of time on Facebook” and hooo boy everyone’s immediate understanding of what that mean...
Wow, all the AI companies want to purchase Chrome from Google, what an absolute shock https://enoki.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:xgvzy7ni6ig6ievcbls5jaxe&cid=bafkreie4ru6ptjbw5ntkelmuebklts2injyoxdpl7pxptn7wrlatibnwym https://enoki.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:xgvzy7ni6ig6ievcbls5jaxe&cid=bafkreigy3ygbkd7hsm3juertfeiyk25gepmq34in52p2r73rpxvsiyy7iy
If anyone can help make sense of, y'know, *flails hands* all this, it's Erin. I'm so excited to see what she and the team do with this new project! RE:
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Erin Kissane (@kissane.myatproto.social)
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