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US Examining Whether UK's Encryption Demand on Apple Broke Data Treaty
In a letter dated February 25 to two US lawmakers, Tulsi Gabbard, the US director of national intelligence, said the US is examining whether the UK government had violated the CLOUD Act, which bars it from issuing demands for the data of US citizens and vice versa.
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Google Said to be Facing EU Charges of Breaching Big Tech Rules
Google is set to be charged with breaching EU rules aimed at checking the power of Big Tech. One probe focuses on whether Google favours its vertical search engines such as Google Shopping, Google Flights and Google Hotels over rivals, and whether it discriminates against third-party services on Google search results.
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Microsoft, Meta Back Big AI Spending Despite DeepSeek's Low Costs
Microsoft and Meta's CEOs defended massive spending on AI efforts after China's DeepSeek launched an AI assistant, it claims is more data and cost-efficient compared to the AI models that have emerged from the US. The top executives of these big tech firms said funds were needed to stay competitive in the field.
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US Big Tech Faces Heat As China's DeepSeek Questions Billion-Dollar Spending
Chinese startup DeepSeek's cheaper AI is sharpening investor scrutiny of the billions U.S. tech giants are pouring to develop the technology and analysts say it will dominate this week's much-awaited results from industry bellwethers.
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Joe Biden Removed From 'US Presidents' Search Results, Google Responds
Social media users claimed omitting Joe Biden's name was big tech's latest attempt to cosy up to Donald Trump.
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"When 3 Wealthiest Men...": Bernie Sanders' Photo Post From Trump's Big Day
Sharing a photograph of tech billionaires Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos at Donald Trump's inauguration as US President, Senator Bernie Sanders has alleged that the "billionaire class now controls our government".
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Big Tech Turns Trump Tech? CEOs Queue Up For The Presidential Inauguration
Several top tech leaders are making amends and even donating to his inauguration fund. This shift in dynamics is largely driven by the tech industry's desire to influence policy decisions and avoid regulatory backlash.
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EU Said to Reassess Tech Probes into Apple, Google, Meta
The European Commission is reevaluating its probes into tech giants. Apple, Meta, and Google are among tech giants that have urged US President-elect Trump to challenge European Union's regulatory scrutiny against them.
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Trump Announces Antitrust Chief, Previewing Big Tech 'Censorship' Fight
President-elect Donald Trump tapped Andrew Ferguson, a board member at the Federal Trade Commission, to run the US antitrust and competition agency.
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Meta Seeks New Nuclear Reactors To Run US Data Centers
Meta said on Tuesday it is seeking proposals from nuclear power developers to help meet its artificial intelligence and environment goals, becoming the latest big tech company to take interest in atomic power amid an expected boom in power demand.
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Elon Musk To Launch AI Gaming Studio to Counter Big Corporations. Here's What We Know
The billionaire said his gaming studio will "make games great again," referencing the MAGA movement.
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Trump Tracker: Big Tech Critic Brendan Carr To Be Trump's Communications Chief
The Trump 2.0 cabinet is taking shape, with Donald Trump appointing his top aides to prominent roles.
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Brendan Carr: Big Tech Critic And Trump's Pick For US Communications Agency
US President-elect Donald Trump has announced he will appoint Brendan Carr, a vocal critic of the Joe Biden administration's telecommunications policies and big tech, as the new chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
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Brendan Carr, Big Tech Critic, Is Trump's Pick For US Communications Agency
US President-elect Donald Trump tapped Republican Brendan Carr, a critic of big tech, to lead the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
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US Taking Steps To Put Google Under Federal Supervision, Report Says
The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has taken steps to put Alphabet's Google under formal federal supervision, the Washington Post reported, potentially mounting yet another regulatory challenge for the Big Tech giant.
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US Examining Whether UK's Encryption Demand on Apple Broke Data Treaty
In a letter dated February 25 to two US lawmakers, Tulsi Gabbard, the US director of national intelligence, said the US is examining whether the UK government had violated the CLOUD Act, which bars it from issuing demands for the data of US citizens and vice versa.
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Google Said to be Facing EU Charges of Breaching Big Tech Rules
Google is set to be charged with breaching EU rules aimed at checking the power of Big Tech. One probe focuses on whether Google favours its vertical search engines such as Google Shopping, Google Flights and Google Hotels over rivals, and whether it discriminates against third-party services on Google search results.
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Microsoft, Meta Back Big AI Spending Despite DeepSeek's Low Costs
Microsoft and Meta's CEOs defended massive spending on AI efforts after China's DeepSeek launched an AI assistant, it claims is more data and cost-efficient compared to the AI models that have emerged from the US. The top executives of these big tech firms said funds were needed to stay competitive in the field.
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US Big Tech Faces Heat As China's DeepSeek Questions Billion-Dollar Spending
Chinese startup DeepSeek's cheaper AI is sharpening investor scrutiny of the billions U.S. tech giants are pouring to develop the technology and analysts say it will dominate this week's much-awaited results from industry bellwethers.
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Joe Biden Removed From 'US Presidents' Search Results, Google Responds
Social media users claimed omitting Joe Biden's name was big tech's latest attempt to cosy up to Donald Trump.
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"When 3 Wealthiest Men...": Bernie Sanders' Photo Post From Trump's Big Day
Sharing a photograph of tech billionaires Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos at Donald Trump's inauguration as US President, Senator Bernie Sanders has alleged that the "billionaire class now controls our government".
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Big Tech Turns Trump Tech? CEOs Queue Up For The Presidential Inauguration
Several top tech leaders are making amends and even donating to his inauguration fund. This shift in dynamics is largely driven by the tech industry's desire to influence policy decisions and avoid regulatory backlash.
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EU Said to Reassess Tech Probes into Apple, Google, Meta
The European Commission is reevaluating its probes into tech giants. Apple, Meta, and Google are among tech giants that have urged US President-elect Trump to challenge European Union's regulatory scrutiny against them.
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Trump Announces Antitrust Chief, Previewing Big Tech 'Censorship' Fight
President-elect Donald Trump tapped Andrew Ferguson, a board member at the Federal Trade Commission, to run the US antitrust and competition agency.
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Meta Seeks New Nuclear Reactors To Run US Data Centers
Meta said on Tuesday it is seeking proposals from nuclear power developers to help meet its artificial intelligence and environment goals, becoming the latest big tech company to take interest in atomic power amid an expected boom in power demand.
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Elon Musk To Launch AI Gaming Studio to Counter Big Corporations. Here's What We Know
The billionaire said his gaming studio will "make games great again," referencing the MAGA movement.
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Trump Tracker: Big Tech Critic Brendan Carr To Be Trump's Communications Chief
The Trump 2.0 cabinet is taking shape, with Donald Trump appointing his top aides to prominent roles.
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Brendan Carr: Big Tech Critic And Trump's Pick For US Communications Agency
US President-elect Donald Trump has announced he will appoint Brendan Carr, a vocal critic of the Joe Biden administration's telecommunications policies and big tech, as the new chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
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Brendan Carr, Big Tech Critic, Is Trump's Pick For US Communications Agency
US President-elect Donald Trump tapped Republican Brendan Carr, a critic of big tech, to lead the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
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US Taking Steps To Put Google Under Federal Supervision, Report Says
The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has taken steps to put Alphabet's Google under formal federal supervision, the Washington Post reported, potentially mounting yet another regulatory challenge for the Big Tech giant.
