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Government could force pension funds to invest more in UK assets

Further measures may be taken if ‘megafund’ reforms fail to boost domestic investment, says pensions minister

Business - Financial Times - 5 days ago

Trump picks Big Tech critic to head communications regulator FCC

Brendan Carr has suggested curbing legal protections for online publishers

World - Financial Times - 5 days ago

How Trump’s Pick for FCC Chair Could Disrupt Big Tech

Brendan Carr, a co-author of the contentious Project 2025 political manifesto, has accused major social media platforms of operating a ‘censorship cartel.’

Business - Inc. - 5 days ago

Chinese tech groups build AI teams in Silicon Valley

Alibaba, ByteDance and Meituan seek to poach top talent from US rivals despite Washington’s chip curbs

Business - Financial Times - 5 days ago

Uniper Picks Electric Hydrogen’s Tech For 200-MW Green Hydrogen Project

World - Yahoo News - 4 days ago

FirstFT: Chinese tech groups expand AI teams in Silicon Valley

Also in today’s newsletter, ‘hybrid warfare’ in the Baltic Sea and the battle to be the next US Treasury secretary

World - Financial Times - 4 days ago

European tech funding declines for third consecutive year — but the sector is finally stabilizing

VC investment in European startups is projected to decline for a third straight year, according to Atomico — but there are signs things are finally stabilizing.

Business - CNBC - 4 days ago

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 - 4 days ago

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 - 4 days ago

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 - 3 days ago

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 - 3 days ago

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

British venture capitalist has advised successive Tory and Labour governments

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

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 - 9 hours 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 - Yesterday

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 - 7 hours 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.

The US must prepare for a multi-front war

The death of Yahya Sinwar in a tunnel in southern Gaza marks a potential inflection point in Israel's long wars against Iran and its proxies, but the U.S. must make the necessary investments and ...

Politics - The Hill - October 25

Ukraine Is Striking Deeper Inside Russia---and Reshaping the War

Ukrainian officials and some of their Western backers increasingly see the pain of drone and other long-range strikes inside Russia’s borders as a game-changer that could force President Vladimir ...

World - The Wall Street Journal - October 26

War, chaos and Karla — five gripping new thrillers

George Smiley returns to the Circus — and a female ex-spook makes an impressive debut

Business - Financial Times - October 26

Hundreds Killed in Days in Sudan as War Surges

Paramilitary forces ransacked villages and killed hundreds of people, activists said, hastening calls for the United Nations to deploy a mission to protect civilians.

World - The New York Times - October 26

Vance on calling Putin an 'enemy': 'We’re not in a war with him'

Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), former President Trump’s running mate, refrained from labeling Russian President Vladimir Putin an “enemy,” instead saying he’s an “adversary” and urging diplomacy to help ...

Politics - The Hill - October 27

Anti-terror boss thought Skripal poisoning could be 'act of war'

Neil Basu says the "true horror" of the deadly poison was not knowing what to look for.

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