After more than a decade of leaving Big Tech largely to itself, US antitrust enforcers have cranked up the heat, with several high-profile cases underway that could radically change the way the industry's giants do business.Launched under both the Trump and Biden administrations, five major cases from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are moving forward against major US technology companies -- including two against Google that could see the company split...
This has to be a tough start to the week for Donald Trump. After a flurry of Hail Marys failed to delay District Attorney Alvin Bragg's case, the former president now sits in a New York City courtroom as his hush money/election interference trial gets underway. To make matters worse, his beloved social media company, Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT), is getting pummeled in the stock market. Three weeks ago, DJT began trading, and anyone — from MAGA supporters to foreign sovereign wealth...
Under pressure to clarify his position on abortion, Donald Trump released a video explanation on Monday that, quite effectively, pissed everyone off and made no one happy. And when called on it, he lost his mind, crapping on key allies. Given Trump is who he is, expect this to get worse over the coming weeks and months. To recap, Trump: Took credit for ending Roe v. Wade, claiming that “all legal scholars” demanded it. Said that his “view is now that we have abortion where everybody...
The UK’s competition regulator has warned that a small number of powerful tech firms have the potential to use their size to dominate the AI market. Speaking at a conference in Washington DC, Sarah Cardell, chief executive of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), noted the growing presence in the AI foundation model market of […]
It's increasingly clear we're not allowed to share select thoughts in public. We saw that with Hunter Biden's laptop and contrarian views about the pandemic. The Twitter Files exposed how both topics got censored beyond a reasonable doubt. https://twitter.com/EricAbbenante/status/1775251012481134787 https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1591059661439975424 In each case, Big Tech made sure the truth couldn't dent The Narrative. Now, two separate film projects may be facing Big Tech censorship. And,...
WASHINGTON — Major political donors will gather Saturday in Donald Trump's fiefdom of Palm Beach for a fundraising event that his campaign hopes will mark a new phase in a swaggering, high-stakes race for big money with Joe Biden. While spending huge sums of money on campaigning may not be something to brag about in some countries, it's often a source of pride for U.S. political candidates. And this year, raising big bucks is as important as ever, with the November 5 presidential election...
Ultimately, at stake is the right to communicate openly, which translates into your right to build community without state interference.
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers warned Wednesday that a second Trump administration could destroy the U.S. economy, predicting an “inflationary spiral.” “I don't think it would just be massive deregulation,” Summers said at a Semafor event Wednesday. “I think it would be massive regulation in the form of restrictions on the ability to buy products
Trump Media & Technology Group stock took another tumble this Tuesday after it was announced that the company would be launching a new streaming platform. The stock, which traders under ticker DJT, fell 14 percent after a press release went out announcing the streaming service would come to phones, tablets, and TV through the Truth Social app, Yahoo! Finance reported. "The streaming content is expected to focus on live TV including news networks, religious channels, family-friendly content...
Samsung sold 60.1 million units in Q1 - more than any other manufacturer. Apple took the top spot for the first time last year with strong iPhone sales. Now competition with Android makers like Xiaomi is heating up
Trump campaign press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the former president was going to win the 2024 election despite his trials because he has a "big beautiful plane." Leavitt made the remarks Sunday on Fox & Friends after Donald Trump held a Saturday night rally in Pennsylvania. "The Americans have never had a stronger contrast than the one they will have on the ballot before them on November the 5th," Leavitt told Fox News host Rachel Campos-Duffy. "President Trump has never been in a...
Former President Donald Trump was critical of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) while speaking at a joint press conference Friday at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, with House Speaker Mike Johnson.