eBay rejects GameStop’s $56B offer: “Your proposal is neither credible nor attractive”
eBay board doubts GameStop’s ability to buy and operate the much larger firm.
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Jon Brodkin
Senior IT Reporter
jon.brodkin@meincmagazine.com
Jon is a Senior IT Reporter for Ars Technica. He covers the telecom industry, Federal Communications Commission rulemakings, broadband consumer affairs, court cases, and government regulation of the tech industry. Jon graduated from Boston University with a degree in journalism and has been a full-time journalist since 2000. He joined Ars in 2011 and previously worked for the Sentinel & Enterprise, MetroWest Daily News, and IDG's Network World. Jon lives in Massachusetts and likes to play beach volleyball. To send Jon encrypted email, his public key is here; he can also be reached securely on Keybase.
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After banning foreign routers, FCC says existing ones can get updates until 2029
FCC extends waiver allowing routers and drones to get patches for two more years.
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Sony’s failed war against Internet piracy may doom other copyright lawsuits
Cable firm Cox’s Supreme Court win may help all tech providers, not just ISPs.
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ABC refuses to capitulate to Trump admin, fights FCC probe into The View
FCC chair hasn’t been able to bully ABC and owner Disney into submission.
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Elon Musk faces criminal probe in France after ignoring summons in X case
France threatens criminal charges if Musk doesn’t appear for questioning.
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Court strikes down FCC anti-discrimination rule opposed by Internet providers
Chairman Brendan Carr celebrates FCC court loss in case over Biden-era rule.
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Report: SpaceX IPO gives Musk unchecked power and forbids investor lawsuits
Anyone who buys into SpaceX IPO must waive right to sue the firm, report says.
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Character.AI sued over chatbot that claims to be a real doctor with a license
State says chatbot claimed to practice medicine, gave invalid license number.
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Trump SEC lets Musk settle $150 million Twitter lawsuit for $1.5 million
SEC alleged Musk’s late disclosure cheated Twitter investors out of $150 million.
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GameStop offers $56 billion for eBay, struggles to explain how it’ll pay for it
Amid falling revenue and store closures, GameStop wants to buy the much larger eBay.
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Senators ban themselves from prediction markets after candidates bet on own races
Senator decries “blatant, brazen corruption,” wants to target Trump admin next.
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ABC can beat Trump FCC’s license threat if owner Disney is willing to fight
Broadcast license renewals are “all but automatic” due to 1996 change in US law.
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FCC orders review of ABC licenses after Kimmel joke offends Trump and first lady
Kimmel joke calling Melania an “expectant widow” followed quickly by FCC order.
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FCC: Router ban includes portable hotspots, but not phones with hotspot features
FCC defines consumer routers expansively, updates FAQ to include Wi-Fi hotspots.
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Soldier won $410K in Polymarket bets on timing of Maduro capture, US alleges
It’s like “Pete Rose betting on his own team,” Trump says of arrested soldier.
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Lawsuit: Nintendo is getting tariff refunds—its customers should get them instead
Lawsuit demands Nintendo pass Trump tariff refunds on to its customers.
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Supreme Court arguments make it clear that FCC fines are “nonbinding”
FCC tells Supreme Court its fines are nonbinding unless a jury upholds penalty.
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US opens refund portal to start paying back Trump’s illegal tariffs
Importers can now request refunds, two months after Trump’s Supreme Court loss.
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Man with @ihackedthegovernment Instagram account tells judge, “I made a mistake”
Probation for man who used stolen logins and posted private info on social media.
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Ad firms settle with Trump FTC over claims they boycotted conservative media
FTC aims to stamp out brand-safety standards that hurt Breitbart and Musk’s X.
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Jury finds Live Nation/Ticketmaster is illegal monopoly that overcharged fans
Trump administration dropped out of the trial, but 33 states kept fighting.
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FCC exempts Netgear from ban on foreign routers, doesn’t explain why
Trump FCC starts handing out exemptions to its ban on foreign-made routers.
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Apple chooses Amazon satellites for iPhone, years after rejecting Starlink offer
Amazon announces $11.6B merger with Globalstar and satellite deal with Apple.
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IBM folds to Trump anti-DEI push, admits no misconduct but pays $17M penalty
IBM is first firm to pay penalty under Trump’s “Civil Rights Fraud Initiative.”
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Report: US demands Reddit unmask ICE critic, summons firm to grand jury
Trump admin reportedly gets grand jury involved in attempt to identify Redditor.
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Trump-appointed judges refuse to block Trump blacklisting of Anthropic AI tech
Appeals court denies Anthropic’s emergency motion for a stay.
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LinkedIn scanning users’ browser extensions sparks controversy and two lawsuits
LinkedIn says claims fabricated by extension maker suspended for scraping data.
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SCOTUS overturns 5th Circuit ruling that told ISP to kick pirates off Internet
Supreme Court’s precedent-setting Cox ruling helps Grande beat music piracy claims.
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Sports bets on prediction markets ruled to be “swaps,” exempt from state laws
Court rules US preempts states from applying gambling laws to prediction markets.
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Elon Musk insists banks working on SpaceX IPO must buy Grok subscriptions
Some banks “agreed to spend tens of millions on the chatbot,” NYT reports.
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SpaceX tries to convince FCC that Amazon put satellites into wrong altitude
Amazon denies violation, says SpaceX caused conflict by lowering Starlink satellites.
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Trump defunding of NPR and PBS blocked by judge, but damage is already done
Judge invalidates Trump executive order, but Congress also cut off all funding.
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Starlink satellite breaks apart into “tens of objects”; SpaceX confirms “anomaly”
Satellite failure cause is unexplained after second “fragment creation event.”
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OkCupid gave 3 million dating-app photos to facial recognition firm, FTC says
OkCupid and Match settle with Trump FTC, don’t have to pay any financial penalty.
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Judge halts Nexstar/Tegna merger after FCC let firms exceed TV ownership limit
“Defendants must immediately cease” actions to integrate and consolidate the firms.
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Spotify seeks $300M from Anna’s Archive, which ignores all court proceedings
Even with court orders, music firms struggle to eliminate notorious shadow library.
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