CRTC launches review of wholesale network rates, reduces some to boost telecom competition

The regulator says “its current approach is not meeting its objective of encouraging more competition in the Internet services market”.
Read more: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-crtc-launches-review-of-wholesale-network-rates-reduces-some-by-10-per/?source=Snapzu

Oil CEOs Should Be Barred From Global Climate Summits, Not Running Them

The Chief Executive of the twelfth largest oil producer – Sultan Al Jaber of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) – has been appointed as president of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s (UNFCCC) COP28, the biggest climate change conference that will take place in November, 2023 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Read more: https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/sultan-ahmed-al-jaber?source=Snapzu

They thought loved ones were calling for help. It was an AI scam.

Scammers are using artificial intelligence to sound more like family members in distress. Loved ones are falling for it and losing thousands of dollars.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/03/05/ai-voice-scam/?source=Snapzu

Europe's plan to rein in Big Tech will require Apple to open up iMessage

European regulators on Thursday revealed their plan to rein in the anti-competitive practices of Big Tech and fundamentally remake how some of the world's most powerful companies do business. The rules, which target tech giants like Apple, Amazon, Meta and Google, are far-reaching and would have huge ramification for those companies' software and services.
Read more: https://www.protocol.com/bulletins/europe-dma-apple-imessage?source=Snapzu

Ford patents car that can repossess itself and drive back to showroom

Ford has been granted a patent for a system that allows a car to repossess itself if its owner fails to keep up with payments. The firm envisions the car driving itself back to the showroom – or to a scrapyard if the value of the car is low. But a security expert warns that the proposed system could instead be used to steal cars remotely.
Read more: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2361657-ford-patents-car-that-can-repossess-itself-and-drive-back-to-showroom/?source=Snapzu

Publishers Lobbied To ‘Axe The Reading Tax’ On Ebooks, Then Paid It To Themselves

One of the (many) villains in “Walled Culture” the book (free ebook versions) is the publishing industry, specifically in the context of the transition from analogue books to ebooks. Wh…
Read more: https://www.techdirt.com/2023/03/02/publishers-lobbied-to-axe-the-reading-tax-on-ebooks-then-paid-it-to-themselves/?source=Snapzu

Dell and partners smash patent troll WSOU in court

The most patent-friendly court in the land just rules against a major patent troll. Miracles--and a really bad case--do happen.
Read more: https://opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com/p/dell-partners-smash-patent-troll-wsou-court?source=Snapzu