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2 The FTC is investigating Microsoft
It is a diverse antitrust investigation into its cloud computing, AI and security tools. (NOW $)+ The FTC has been planning this for a year. (WP $)
+ It is known that it was signed in the days of Biden’s death. (The Information $)
+ Meanwhile, Google is hoping that its latest antitrust lawsuit will be overturned. (Bloomberg $)

3 RFK’s ‘Make America Healthy Again’ movement is in trouble
A few days after the work was done, cracks started to appear. (FT $)
+ The MAGA policy is highly questionable based on actual scientific evidence. (NOW $)+ America’s opioid crisis may have contributed to Trump’s re-election. (The New Yorker $)

4 TikTok bans cute filters for teenagers
But the restrictions are not that difficult to avoid. (The Guardian)
+ Filters will need to specify the type of tweaks they make, too. (Seaside)
+ Fight for the “face of Instagram”. (MIT Technology Review)

5 Who is applying to join Elon Musk’s DOGE?
Everyone from students to tech CEOs, apparently. (Forbes $)
+ This section is expected to be highly controversial with the US government’s budget office. (WSJ $)

6 Interpol has arrested 1,000 potential cybercriminals across Africa
They are suspected of extorting victims using ransomware, fraud and fraud. (WP $)

7 Here are all the costs facing China’s tech industry
It’s not just the US that is expanding its restrictions. (The Whole World)+ Construction: China is set to face major restrictions starting next week. (Wired $)
+ How Trump’s tariffs could raise the cost of batteries, EVs, and more. (MIT Technology Review)

8 Mark Zuckerberg has been hanging out with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago
Which is interesting considering that Trump threatened him with life in prison. (The Information $)
+ Zuckerberg has been on a charm offensive to repair their relationship for almost two years. (NOW $)
+ But the president-elect has a history of holding grudges. (NY Mag $)

9 Distributed computing is the next big thing
We can achieve more when we work together, after all. (Quanta Magazine)