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Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz are joining Elon Musk in explicitly endorsing President Trump; this is a narrow expression of naked self-interest. The real story is why self interest came to triumph over political inertness.

JD Vance is thought of as a tech guy, but his views on antitrust won't make "big tech" happy; "little tech" is a more natural constituency.

Tech CEO's role in the culture; then, the E.U. goes too far with X, and gets it right with Apple and NFC

Both Apple and Microsoft are leaving their board observer positions with OpenAI; Apple should have never been there in the first place, while Microsoft is probably focused on escaping regulatory scrutiny.

Apple deserves special scrutiny from regulators, and Paramount demonstrates Hollywood's commitment to irrationality.

Recent E.U. regulatory decisions cross the line from market correction to property theft; if the E.U. continues down this path they are likely to see fewer new features and no new companies.

An interview with YouTuber Marques Brownlee (MKBHD) about building a massively successful YouTube channel by keeping viewers the top priority.

Apple is being charged by the E.U. for violations of the DMA; it's no surprise, meanwhile, that Apple is citing the DMA for not launching new features in the E.U.

Perplexity is accused of violating robots.txt, which isn't even a law. It's actions are also necessary if you ever want competition for Aggregators.

An interview with Scale AI founder and CEO Alex Wang about why data is one of the pillars in AI, and why Scale AI is best-positioned to drive advancements in AI via data.

Adobe is being sued by the FTC for dark patterns; the patterns aren't that dark, but it's hard to find any justification for Adobe's choices. Doing the right thing would have been better business in the long run.

More on Apple AI, including details about its "deal" with OpenAI, new App Store regulation in Japan, and why Apple needs developers more than ever.