by Raphael Dudler | Jul 2, 2026 | google ai
The EU Court of Justice today dismissed Google’s final appeal and upheld the €4.125 billion fine for abusing Android’s dominance — ending an eight-year legal fight with no further recourse. The original 2018 case was about forcing Google Search as the default. But the Android machine the court just ruled on is now the same machine distributing Gemini and Google’s AI to billions of devices. gafam.ai reads today’s ruling through the one lens the mainstream coverage misses: AI distribution.
by Raphael Dudler | May 16, 2026 | meta ai
Google and Meta — two companies competing directly in AI, advertising and social media — have quietly become collaborators on Android. Instagram is now fully optimised for Android tablets. AI-powered Instagram editing tools including video upscaling, night sight and audio separation have landed on Android. And Instagram Edits for Android is getting a major AI upgrade. In the AI arms race, even rivals find reasons to cooperate. gafam.ai examines what this unlikely partnership reveals about the future of the GAFAM landscape. Published by gafam.ai — The European Eye on Big Tech & Artificial Intelligence.
