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Matt Gaetz could launch Big Tech crackdown at DOJ

President-elect Trump’s decision to nominate former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) as attorney general signals a rough road ahead for major technology firms during his second administration. Gaetz had ...

Politics - The Hill - November 19

Antitrust Enforcers Prepare Final Blitz Against Big Tech

The Biden administration’s top antitrust officials plan to take more shots at the tech industry before leaving office, in a race to cap four years of aggressive enforcement.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - November 18

This veteran tech investor won’t sell Nvidia shares now — regardless of earnings

Money manager Louis Navellier says Nvidia is the most ‘monopolistic and powerful’ stock he’s ever seen.

Business - MarketWatch - November 20

Pivoting in politics, tech, antitrust and economic growth | Gary Shapiro interview

Gary Shapiro, the CEO of the CTA, is blunt when he articulates his views of politics, tech, antitrust law and economic growth.

Tech - VentureBeat - November 20

Matt Clifford: the UK tech adviser whose influence has drawn sceptics

British venture capitalist has advised successive Tory and Labour governments

World - Financial Times - November 21

Tech, business reaction to Gaetz withdrawing from attorney general consideration

All eyes are on big tech and the business world as former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz's announcement to withdraw from attorney general consideration reverberates across the U.S. CBS MoneyWatch ...

Qualcomm is moving fast to boost growth and trim its dependence on Apple

Tech giant sees its future in cars, laptops and the Internet of Things.

Business - MarketWatch - 6 days ago

Lightricks bets on open-source AI video to challenge Big Tech

Lightricks releases LTXV, a breakthrough open-source AI model that generates professional-quality videos in real-time on consumer hardware, challenging tech giants with faster processing speeds and ...

Tech - VentureBeat - November 22

How tech bros bought 'America's most pro-crypto Congress ever'

Crypto showed up in force this election cycle, raising tens of millions to vote out the industry's critics and vote in its friends.

Business - CNBC - 4 days ago

How tech bros bought 'America's most pro-crypto Congress ever'

Prior to announcing his Senate candidacy in April 2023, Bernie Moreno was a political no name.

Africans working on AI feel exploited by big American tech companies

Digital workers in Kenya had to sift through horrific online content to train AI, but say they were underpaid, overworked, and got inadequate mental health support. So they're fighting back.

Judge hears closing arguments on whether Google's advertising tech constitutes a monopoly

The Justice Department and Google have made their closing arguments in a trial alleging Google’s online advertising technology constitutes an illegal monopoly

Tech - ABC News - 4 days ago

FirstFT: Huawei fuels China-US tech split with phone launch

Also in today’s newsletter, US retailers stretch Black Friday offers and Sahel fatalities soar

World - Financial Times - 4 days ago

How Nvidia earnings affect your stake in other tech stocks

When the AI giant sneezes, companies in its orbit catch a cold.

Business - MarketWatch - 4 days ago

How Amazon Uses Massive Tech Assets to Fight AI-Enhanced Cybercrime

The tech powerhouse describes how it deploys its vast array of computing and communication tools to work to battle hackers and crooks who are using AI to scale up threats to businesses.

Business - Inc. - 4 days ago

U.S. Says Google Is an Ad Tech Monopolist, in Closing Arguments

The two sides made their final cases to a federal judge Monday in a trial over the tech giant’s dominance in technology that sells ads online.

Tech - The New York Times - 4 days ago

Margrethe Vestager, the World’s Top Tech Cop, Is Making Her Exit

Margrethe Vestager, the European Union’s antitrust regulator, who put technology’s harms on the global agenda, reflected on a decade of taking on the biggest companies and what comes next.

Tech - The New York Times - 4 days ago

Surveillance tech advances by Biden could aid in Trump's promised crackdown on immigration

President-elect Donald Trump will return to power next year with a raft of technological tools at his disposal that would help deliver his campaign promise of cracking down on immigration — among ...

Tech - ABC News - 3 days ago

China Is Bombarding Tech Talent With Job Offers. The West Is Freaking Out.

Chinese companies are trying to poach engineers in high-tech Western industries as Beijing seeks to catch up with Silicon Valley in the battle for tech supremacy.

World - The Wall Street Journal - 3 days ago

Margrethe Vestager, the World’s Top Tech Cop, Is Making Her Exit

Margrethe Vestager, the European Union’s antitrust regulator, who put technology’s harms on the global agenda, reflected on a decade of taking on the biggest companies and what comes next.

Tech - The New York Times - 4 days ago

Tech Companies Chide Australia’s Under 16 Social Media Ban

Social media companies say they want to work with the government to promote teen safety.

Business - Inc. - 8 hours ago

No. 7 Georgia needs 8 OTs to beat rival Georgia Tech

The Bulldogs rallied from 14 down in regulation and finally one in the second-most overtimes in FBS history.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 2 hours ago

Georgia battles back to beat Ga. Tech in 8OT epic

Georgia freshman Nate Frazier ran 3 yards for a 2-point conversion in the eighth overtime period, leading the No. 7 Bulldogs to a wild 44-42 victory over rival Georgia Tech in the longest game in ...

Sports - ESPN - 3 hours ago

Georgia rallies to beat Georgia Tech 44-42 in 8th OT

Freshman Nate Frazier ran for a 2-point conversion in the eighth overtime of a marathon for the ages after No. 6 Georgia pulled off an improbable fourth-quarter comeback, giving the Bulldogs a ...

Amorim expects 'clarification' on his future on Friday

Manager Ruben Amorim says there will be "clarification" over his expected move to Manchester United after Sporting's game on Friday.

The Jobs Report on Friday May Be a Fluke and a Political Football

Economists expect the October data to show unusually weak job creation. But hurricanes and strikes may account for much of the shortfall.

Business - The New York Times - October 31

Latest in Friday Tech Gift

Matt Gaetz could launch Big Tech crackdown at DOJ

Antitrust Enforcers Prepare Final Blitz Against Big Tech

This veteran tech investor won’t sell Nvidia shares now — regardless of earnings

Pivoting in politics, tech, antitrust and economic growth | Gary Shapiro interview

Matt Clifford: the UK tech adviser whose influence has drawn sceptics

Tech, business reaction to Gaetz withdrawing from attorney general consideration

Qualcomm is moving fast to boost growth and trim its dependence on Apple

Lightricks bets on open-source AI video to challenge Big Tech

How tech bros bought 'America's most pro-crypto Congress ever'

How tech bros bought 'America's most pro-crypto Congress ever'

Africans working on AI feel exploited by big American tech companies

Judge hears closing arguments on whether Google's advertising tech constitutes a monopoly

FirstFT: Huawei fuels China-US tech split with phone launch

How Nvidia earnings affect your stake in other tech stocks

How Amazon Uses Massive Tech Assets to Fight AI-Enhanced Cybercrime

U.S. Says Google Is an Ad Tech Monopolist, in Closing Arguments

Margrethe Vestager, the World’s Top Tech Cop, Is Making Her Exit

Surveillance tech advances by Biden could aid in Trump's promised crackdown on immigration

China Is Bombarding Tech Talent With Job Offers. The West Is Freaking Out.

Margrethe Vestager, the World’s Top Tech Cop, Is Making Her Exit

Tech Companies Chide Australia’s Under 16 Social Media Ban

No. 7 Georgia needs 8 OTs to beat rival Georgia Tech

Georgia battles back to beat Ga. Tech in 8OT epic

Georgia rallies to beat Georgia Tech 44-42 in 8th OT

Amorim expects 'clarification' on his future on Friday

The Jobs Report on Friday May Be a Fluke and a Political Football

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