CBC News: Ontario Premier Doug Ford pauses retaliatory measures like “ripping up” the province’s CA$100M Starlink contract, after Donald Trump delays US tariffs on Canada — Retaliatory measures included ‘ripping up’ Starlink contract, taking American booze of LCBO shelves Lees verder op Tech Meme
Evan Weinberger / Bloomberg Law: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent orders the CFPB to stop activities, like rulemaking, communications, and litigation; in November, Musk said to “Delete CFPB” — Search by Topic — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has shut down a wide variety of operations inside … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Bloomberg: Donald Trump signs an executive action to direct officials to create a US sovereign wealth fund and says that it could be used to facilitate a sale of TikTok US — – Fund could be used as US facilitates TikTok sale, Lutnick says — Bessent says fund will be created in the next 12 months Lees verder op Tech Meme
Brody Ford / Bloomberg: Source: Salesforce is cutting 1,000+ roles and will allow displaced workers to apply for other jobs internally; Salesforce had ~73,000 workers as of Jan. 2024 — – Many affected employees will be able to apply for other jobs — Amazon, Microsoft and Meta also trimming roles to start 2025 Lees verder op Tech Meme
Makena Kelly / Wired: Sources: Thomas Shedd, GSA’s new Technology Transformation Services director and Elon Musk ally, told GSA workers the agency will pursue an “AI-first strategy” — Sources say the former Tesla engineer now in charge of the Technology Transformation Services wants an agency that operates like a “startup software company.” Lees verder op Tech Meme
Ben Bergman / Business Insider: Dick Kramlich, who co-founded NEA in 1977, died on February 1 at age 89; he was an early investor in Apple and led investments in Juniper Networks and others — – Richard “Dick” Kramlich made one of the earliest investments in Apple. — He cofounded NEA in 1977, which now has nearly $26 billion in assets under management. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Bloomberg: A US appeals court panel appeared skeptical of Google’s bid to overturn a 2023 jury verdict that declared the Play Store an illegal monopoly in the Epic case — – Jury ruled Google violated antitrust law by restricting apps — Google argues case shouldn’t have been decided by jury Lees verder op Tech Meme
Rochelle Raveendran / CBC News: In the wake of US tariffs on Canadian goods, the premier of Ontario Doug Ford says he’s “ripping up” the province’s CA$100M Starlink contract — Musk part of President Donald Trump’s team that wants to destroy families, Ford says — Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford is … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Makena Kelly / Wired: Sources: Thomas Shedd, GSA’s new Technology Transformation Services director and a Musk ally, told GSA workers the agency will pursue an “AI-first strategy” — Sources say the former Tesla engineer now in charge of the Technology Transformation Services wants an agency that operates like a “startup software company.” Lees verder op Tech Meme
Evan Weinberger / Bloomberg Law: Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent orders the CFPB to stop all rulemaking, communications, litigation, and other activities; in November, Musk called to “Delete CFPB” — Search by Topic — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has shut down a wide variety of operations inside … Lees verder op Tech Meme