2 The FTC is probing Microsoft
It’s a wide-ranging antitrust investigation into its cloud computing, AI and safety arms. (NYT $)+ The FTC has been making ready for this for a full 12 months. (WP $)
+ It’s notable it’s been signed off within the Biden administration’s dying days. (The Data $)
+ In the meantime, Google is hoping to have its current antitrust ruling thrown out. (Bloomberg $)
3 RFK’s ‘Make America Wholesome Once more’ motion is in bother
Simply days into the mission, cracks are already starting to indicate. (FT $)
+ The MAGA coverage agenda is extraordinarily skeptical of precise scientific proof. (NYT $)+ America’s opioid disaster in all probability performed a job in Trump’s reelection. (New Yorker $)
4 TikTok is obstructing magnificence filters for youngsters
However the restrictions aren’t precisely troublesome to avoid. (The Guardian)
+ Filters shall be required to specify the character of the tweaks they make, too. (The Verge)
+ The battle for “Instagram face.” (MIT Expertise Overview)
5 Who’s making use of to hitch Elon Musk’s DOGE?
Everybody from college students to tech CEOs, apparently. (Forbes $)
+ The division is very prone to conflict with the US authorities’s finances workplace. (WSJ $)
6 Interpol has arrested 1,000 potential cyber criminals throughout Africa
They’re suspected of extorting victims utilizing ransomware, phishing schemes and scams. (WP $)
7 Right here’s all of the tariffs China’s tech trade is going through
It’s not simply the US that’s growing its restrictions. (Remainder of World)+ Buckle up: China is prone to face even better chip restrictions from subsequent week. (Wired $)
+ How Trump’s tariffs might drive up the price of batteries, EVs, and extra. (MIT Expertise Overview)
8 Mark Zuckerberg has been hobnobbing with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago
Which is fascinating contemplating that Trump has threatened him with life imprisonment. (The Data $)
+ Zuckerberg has been on a allure offensive to restore their relationship for nearly two years. (NYT $)
+ However the President-elect has a historical past of holding grudges. (NY Magazine $)
9 Distributed computing is the following large factor
We will obtain extra after we work collectively, in spite of everything. (Quanta Journal)