Wes Davis

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Bending Spoons bought WeTransfer in July and now plans to lay off 75 percent of its employees, reports TechCrunch. CEO Luca Ferrari told TechCrunch it was looking to fulfill a vision “of a smaller, more sharply focused WeTransfer organization.”
DirecTV alleged in a complaint to the FCC Saturday that Disney, which pulled its channels from DirecTV last week in its latest carriage dispute, is being anticompetitive, as quoted in Variety:
“The negotiations have stalled because Disney insists on bundling and penetration requirements that a federal district court judge in New York recently found ... to be unlawful, anticompetitive, and ‘bad for consumers.’”
From Disney’s statement to the outlet:
“We urge DirecTV to stop creating diversions and instead prioritize their customers by finalizing a deal that would allow their subscribers to watch our strong upcoming lineup of sports, news and entertainment programming, starting with the return of ‘Monday Night Football.’”
Prosecutors for the US Department of Justice said in a hearing Friday that the DOJ will outline what Google should do to reverse its search monopoly status by December, reports Reuters.
Judge Amit Mehta is expected to hold hearings in the spring to determine the final remedy.











