Posts by Riah Marton
Trump’s Justice Department still wants to break up Google
Search giant Google still faces a potential breakup under President Trump’s administration. The Department of Justice on Friday reaffirmed a proposal that a court force the tech company to sell off its popular Chrome browser to restore competition. The federal government made the demand last year after a federal judge ruled in a landmark antitrust…
Read MoreExposed and Vulnerable: Hidden Risks in European Enterprise IT Assets
Europe is on a march to expand its digital operations to keep apace with the growth rate seen in the US and China. This effort is not only scaling up the continent’s enterprise IT landscape but also introducing new layers of complexity. In 2022 alone, the EU poured €127 billion into digital-related investments to boost…
Read MoreHow Trump’s Tariffs Could Drive Up Tech Prices
Image: Gage Skidmore/Flickr/Creative Commons President Donald Trump has imposed tariffs that could reshape the North American tech landscape, adding $50 billion in new costs for imports from Canada and Mexico alone. The tariffs — 25% on all imports from Canada and Mexico, 10% on Chinese goods, and 25% on European Union tech components like semiconductors…
Read MoreCommentary: Did AI really defend the KKK at the end of my column? Let’s discuss
Journalism schools teach that writers should report the news, not be the news. But what happens when one of your articles goes viral — not for its content but rather for how an AI doohickey swallowed up what you wrote and upchucked a controversial summation? Welcome to my week. On Feb. 25, the Times published…
Read MoreWhat to know about Trump’s plans for a ‘Strategic Bitcoin Reserve’
President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to establish a “Strategic Bitcoin Reserve” and a stockpile of U.S. digital assets. The move came after Trump’s proposal for a crypto reserve sparked unexpected blowback from tech leaders because he initially said over the weekend that digital assets other than bitcoin would also be part of…
Read MoreContributor: The Trump administration schooled Europe on free speech. Why ignore the lesson at home?
Vice President JD Vance’s wise words to Europe about U.S. commitments to free speech are on a collision course with some of what’s happening stateside. The Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission are headed in the opposite direction of Vance’s prudent remarks. On Feb. 11, Vance valiantly informed an artificial intelligence summit in…
Read MoreEnergy majors hold back on renewables, focus more on fossil fuels: research report
The shift comes amid profit-margin concerns, headwinds in wind and hydrogen power ENERGY giants – such as BP, Shell, TotalEnergies and Equinor – are holding back on renewable energy commitments and focusing more on fossil fuels to secure higher short-term returns, said a report by research outfit BMI. “The primary drivers behind these strategic pivots…
Read MoreZelensky Meets King Charles III with Great Hope Just Days After He Was Thrown Out of White House by President Trump
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with King Charles after attending an urgent summit with European leaders in London, where he was encouraged to mend ties with President Trump. Dressed in all black, Zelensky was seen shaking hands with a smiling King Charles outside his Sandringham estate after arriving from London by helicopter. Locals had gathered…
Read MoreMeghan Markle Shares Rare Glimpse of Daughter Lilibet’s Bond With BFF Serena Williams – E! Online
Reflecting on Those Early Days In an October 2021 letter to then-House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Chuck Schumer explaining her support for mandatory paid parental leave in the U.S., Meghan wrote of being “overjoyed” but “overwhelmed” when her daughter was born when the pandemic was still preventing business as usual in hospitals, schools,…
Read MoreDid Zelensky Call JD Vance ‘B***h’, ‘F**k’ in Ukrainian? Social Media Users Claim Ukraine President Quietly Muttered Insult Under His Breath
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is facing backing after fueling speculation that he called U.S. Vice President JD Vance a “b****” during their heated exchange at the White House. Viewers of the televised 45-minute dispute—where U.S. President Donald Trump played a central role—believe Zelensky quietly muttered the insult under his breath. Reports suggest he said “Suka,…
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