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Stephen Colbert got tangled in the ‘Trump transaction tax’—and it affects all investors
Stephen Colbert, the CBS late-night talk show host, was unequivocal in his assessment of Paramount Global’s $16 million settlement with President Donald Trump. “I believe this kind of complicated financial settlement with a sitting government official has a technical name in legal circles,” he said.
X will remove block feature, Musk says, setting up possible showdown with Apple and Google (MarketWatch)
Submitted by benton on Sun, 08/20/2023 - 13:39Amazon, Apple, Microsoft set records with their spending on Washington lobbying (MarketWatch)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Wed, 02/01/2023 - 09:40Tech legislation is shifting from antitrust focus to broadband, cybersecurity
Affordable broadband, cybersecurity in the development of healthcare systems, and technology competition with China head the to-do list in 2023, said Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mark Warner (D-VA). Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV), a former computer programmer, hammered home the importance of cybersecurity with broadband, and its impact on telemedicine and remote work. She is pushing legislation that would require the Food and Drug Administration to review and update medical device cybersecurity guidelines to protect them from hacking and cyber-attacks.