Good morning. Here’s something to keep an eye on: President Trump has nominated a longtime Big Tech critic as the head of the Justice Department’s antitrust division.
That’s not exactly the obvious approach for a head of state who once declared that “America is open for business,” but the devil’s in the details. Adam Candeub, currently general counsel at the Federal Communications Commission, helped Trump’s first administration go after Big Tech on free speech grounds.
It’s a fine line for the Trump administration to walk amid a global AI arms race, fast-approaching midterm elections, and several megamergers: Pour gas on the raging fires of tech competition, yes, but not if it runs afoul of populist anti-tech sentiment. As the Brits like to say: You can’t run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.More news below. —Andrew Nusca
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