Elliott Bledsoe

Well that round-up was HUGE! App stores, AI acquisitions and antitrust cases, oh my!

Google is making big worldwide changes to Google Play, Live Nation has settled with the US Department of Justice and AI companies are buying up other AI companies at gusto.

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#AppStores #AI #GooglePlay #music

WTF now?! #25 – Thursday 5–Wednesday 11 March 2026

This week: app stores, AI acquisitions and antitrust cases, oh my! Plus a peak at Palantir’s military contract, Katy Perry lost a trade mark dispute and La Trobe appointed an AI provost.

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Show threadElliott Bledsoe6d ago

The UK music collecting society is pursuing Steam, PlayStation has been toying with dynamic pricing and Crikey breakdown Palantir Technologies' Australian Defence contract.

And: Katy Perry lost a trade mark battle with an Australian fashion designer, La Trobe University appointed an AI Pro Vice-Chancellor and the Oversight Board wants Meta to do more to identify AI content.

https://elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-25/
#music #MusicRoyalties #Steam #PlayStation #DynamicPricing #AIandMilitaryUses #TradeMarks

WTF now?! #25 – Thursday 5–Wednesday 11 March 2026

This week: app stores, AI acquisitions and antitrust cases, oh my! Plus a peak at Palantir’s military contract, Katy Perry lost a trade mark dispute and La Trobe appointed an AI provost.

elliottbledsoe.wtf
Show threadElliott Bledsoe6d ago
Update: Meta acquired Moltbook, the AI agent Reddit Moltbook.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/10/meta-acquires-moltbook-ai-agent-social-network
Meta acquires AI agent social network Moltbook

Co-founders of Moltbook, a platform for artificial intelligence agents, will join tech giant’s AI research unit

The Guardian