Scott Bade Contributor Share on Twitter Scott Bade is special series editor of the TechCrunch Global Affairs Project and a regular contributor on foreign affairs. He’s a former speechwriter for Mike Bloomberg and co-author of “More Human: Designing a World Where People Come First.” More posts by this contributor China and US tech crackdowns set […]
Meta’s failed Giphy deal could end Big Tech’s spending spree
Not so long ago, Meta’s big-money deal to acquire Giphy would have been waved through.
FTC sues Nvidia to preserve Arm’s status as “Switzerland” of semiconductors
Regulator’s lawsuit threatens to scuttle the largest chip merger in history.
Emails show what happened before Missouri gov. falsely called journalist a “hacker”
Officials drafted statement thanking reporter, then threatened to prosecute him.
Prosecution gets Elizabeth Holmes to admit she was in control of Theranos
Holmes confronted with uncomfortable evidence as prosecution dissects defense.
Judge blocks Biden vaccine rule, citing “liberty interests of the unvaccinated”
Republican AGs win order blocking vaccine mandate for Medicare/Medicaid providers.
Microsoft shareholders back protest vote over sexual harassment claims
Company called on to reveal more about handling of claims in wake of pervasive cases.
Lawsuit: Google employees were fired for upholding “Don’t be evil” code
Google fired three employees who protested work with Trump admin’s border agency.
Labor board orders a do-over in Amazon warehouse union election
Initial union election failed by a wide margin earlier this year.
UK orders Facebook to sell Giphy, rejects Meta’s proposed merger conditions
UK agency says “behavioral remedies” won’t fix problem, so a breakup is needed.