🌐 Home Assistant Joins Foundation; Google Faces Japan FTC; TikTok Opposes US Ban
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The little smart home platform that could. How do you solve the problem of growing a popular smart home platform committed to open-source, open-standard ideals into something bigger that stays true to those ideals? You create a foundation. At least, that's the approach Home Assistant founder Paulus Schoutsen has chosen. This week, Home Assistant announced it is now part of the Open Home Foundation. The newly formed non-profit will own and govern all of Home Assistant and its related entities. By Jennifer Pattison Tuohy via The Verge
𝕏: I’ve been using HomeAssistant for ages now. I adore this thing. - Corey Quinn (@QuinnyPig)
Japan Watchdog Says Google Hurt Local Rival's Ability to Compete. FTC slaps its first administrative act against search leader Alphabet faces growing pressure from antitrust enforcers Japanese antitrust regulator said Alphabet Inc.’s Google used tactics that limited Yahoo Japan’s ability to compete in targeted search ads, and it promised to keep monitoring the US firm. From 2015 to 2022, Alphabet blocked Yahoo Japan from accessing technology needed to receive targeted ad revenue from searches on mobile devices, Japan’s Fair Trade Commission said. By Takashi Mochizuki via Bloomberg
𝕏: More Google not playing fair? Allegedly… - Barry Schwartz (@rustybrick)
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TikTok raises free speech concerns on bill passed by US House that may ban app. TikTok on Sunday repeated its free-speech concerns about a bill passed by the House of Representatives that would ban the popular social media app in the U.S. if Chinese owner, opens new tab ByteDance did not sell its stake within a year. The House passed the legislation, opens new tab on Saturday by a margin of 360 to 58. It now moves to the Senate where it could be taken up for a vote in the coming days. By Kanishka Singh via Reuters
𝕏: In my opinion, TikTok should not be banned in the USA, even though such a ban may benefit the 𝕏 platform. Doing so would be contrary to freedom of speech and expression. It is not what America stands for. - Elon Musk (@elonmusk)
Tesla layoffs, Cybertruck recalls and Serve Robotics goes public. Tesla is back in the news cycle and our crystal ball says it’s one of those long-term affairs. The week kicked off with layoffs — about 10% of its more than 140,000-person workforce — and CEO Elon Musk declaring he was going “balls to the wall” on autonomy. It ended with a Cybertruck recall. Cool cool. There’s lots more in the newsletter than just Tesla — although before we move on, do check out Sean O’Kane’s scoop about the company’s 1,800-mile Tesla Semi charging corridor program. Read on to catch up on Serve Robotics’ public market debut, a week of highs and lows for Waymo, and more. By Kirsten Korosec via TechCrunch
Micron Will Receive $6.1 Billion to Build Semiconductor Plants. The Biden administration will give Micron up to $6.1 billion in grants to help build its semiconductor plants in New York and Idaho, the latest multibillion dollar award aimed at ramping up the nation's production of vital semiconductors. Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York and the majority leader, announced the grant on Thursday and said the “monumental” investment would help the company construct two new chip manufacturing plants in New York by the end of the decade, along with another plant under construction in Idaho. By Madeleine Ngo via The New York Times
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