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US cracks down on China Telecom's US unit over national security fears

The source confirmed a New York Times report that the department last week sent China Telecom Americas a preliminary determination that its presence in U.S. networks and cloud services poses U.S. national security risks and gave the company 30 days to respond Flags of U.S. and China are seen in this illustration picture. File image/ Reuters The U.S. Commerce Department …

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6 days, 18 hours ago

That text from the post office could be a scam. How to avoid ‘smishing’ fraud

LA Times

Postal Service vans parked outside a post office in Boys Town, Neb., in 2020. Consumers anxiously waiting for a package could be fooled by an unsolicited text message posing as a delivery update or request for account information from the post office. If you haven’t signed up for a USPS tracking request for a specific package, post office officials urge …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Trump declares a new war on Big Tech

Politico

“At the FTC, we will end Big Tech’s vendetta against competition and free speech,” Ferguson pledged on X. Carr, a longtime conservative gadfly initially nominated to the FCC by Trump and strongly supported by Elon Musk, has leaned into culture-war rhetoric and last month pledged on social media and cable news to smash the “censorship cartel” of Big Tech. Adam …

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Samsung Galaxy S25 Leaks: Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25+, Galaxy S25 Ultra FCC Listings Tip Charging Specifications

ABP News

Samsung Galaxy S25 Leaks: Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S25 series is stirring excitement as new details emerge. The European versions of the Samsung Galaxy S25, Samsung Galaxy S25+, and Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra have cleared FCC certification, offering a glimpse of the features packed into the brand's flagship lineup. Samsung Galaxy S25 Leaks: Key Details from the FCC Certification The Galaxy …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Politics: Donald Trump threatens big tariffs on Mexico and Canada.

Slate

This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs and his pick for Treasury Secretary; the next Federal Communications Commission Chair and free speech; and the “bro-economy” with The Atlantic’s Annie Lowrey. Here are some notes and references from this week’s show: Jason Douglas, Anthony Harrup, and Jose de Cordoba for The Wall Street Journal: …

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4 weeks ago

What do Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy plan to do with DOGE?

Al Jazeera

Musk wants to slash US government spending by a third, and Ramaswamy wants to cut 75% of the federal workforce. For months, Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, has been pushing for a department to slash United States government spending. On November 12, President-elect Donald Trump made his wish come true and announced that Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, an entrepreneur …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Tras negar el Proyecto 2025, Trump apunta a sus autores e influencers para puestos clave

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Como expresidente y potencialmente futuro presidente, Donald Trump elogió lo que se convertiría en el Proyecto 2025 como un mapa de ruta para “exactamente lo que nuestro movimiento hará” con otra oportunidad en la Casa Blanca. “El presidente Trump nunca tuvo nada que ver con el Proyecto 2025″, dijo la portavoz de Trump, Karoline Leavitt, en un comunicado. …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

After Trump’s Project 2025 denials, he is tapping its authors and influencers for key roles

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — As a former and potentially future president, Donald Trump hailed what would become Project 2025 as a road map for “exactly what our movement will do” with another crack at the White House. Vought, the president-elect said, “knows exactly how to dismantle the Deep State” — Trump’s catch-all for federal bureaucracy — and would help “restore fiscal sanity.” …

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1 month ago

Elon Musk and Donald Trump seem besotted. Where is their bromance headed?

Live Mint

During his victory speech on election night, Donald Trump touched on most of the standard topics for such occasions. Mr Musk, for his part, has stated that his dream and SpaceX’s explicit corporate goal of colonising Mars will be possible only with doge’s help: “The Department of Government Efficiency is the only path to extending life beyond Earth." He specified, …

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1 month ago

Gautam Adani bribery case: Read about Attorney Breon Peace's ties to George Soros

Op India

Gautam Adani and seven other individuals have been charged by the United States authorities for bribing Indian officials to secure solar power contracts with state electricity distribution businesses. Now, in the latest incident Breon Peace who claimed, “As alleged, the defendants orchestrated an elaborate scheme to bribe Indian government officials to secure contracts worth billions of dollars and Gautam S. …

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1 month ago

How Trump’s FCC chief pick could make life more difficult for media companies

LA Times

President-elect Donald Trump’s famous hostility to media outlets that criticize him has raised trepidation about his choice for FCC chief. During the election, he jumped on social media when Vice President Kamala Harris appeared on the Nov. 2 episode of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” to point out that the network also owed an invitation to Trump under the FCC’s equal …

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54 years, 11 months ago

Trump’s FCC Pick Wants to Be the Speech Police. That’s Not His Job

Wired

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, wants to refashion the broadband regulator into the nation’s speech police on social platforms. But since Carr was nominated as a commissioner in 2017 by Trump, he’s spent much of his time focusing on contentious internet speech rules that the agency has historically never played a role in. …

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1 month ago

How America became a 'Mafia State' — right under our noses

Raw Story

Alexander Hamilton thought he had it all figured out. In Federalist 68, Hamilton wrote: “The process of election affords a moral certainty, that the office of President will never fall to the lot of any man who is not in an eminent degree endowed with the requisite qualifications.” Indeed, while a knave or rogue or traitor may fool enough people …

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1 month ago

Trump picks Brendan Carr as Chair of FCC; All you need to know about co-author of Project 2025

Hindustan Times

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Brendan Carr, the senior Republican on the Federal Communications Commission, as its chair, he said in a statement. US President-elect Donald Trump, in a statement released on November 17, 2024, has nominated Carr for Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Carr has served at the agency since 2012, including as an adviser to a later …

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1 month ago

Trump appoints Project 2025 author to be chairman of the FCC

Raw Story

Donald Trump on Sunday announced that he has nominated a Project 2025 author to be the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. "Commissioner Carr is a warrior for Free Speech, and has fought against the regulatory Lawfare that has stifled Americans' Freedoms, and held back our economy," Trump said. Trump's statement does not mention Carr's connection to Project 2025, the …

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1 month ago

FCC gets new Leadership: Donald Trump chooses Brendan Carr as Chairman

Live Mint

President-elect Donald Trump named Brendan Carr as the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission on Sunday. Additionally, Carr voiced opposition to NBC's decision to feature Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday Night Live prior to the election. Changes Brendan Carr might bring Carr, currently serving on the commission, is poised to bring change to an agency that oversees the licensing …

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1 month ago

Trump names Big Tech critic Brendan Carr Federal Communications Commission head

India Today

President-elect Donald Trump will tap Brendan Carr, a critic of the Biden administration’s telecom policies and Big Tech, as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, he said in a statement on Sunday. Carr said on Sunday the FCC must “restore free speech rights for everyday Americans.” Carr criticised NBC for letting Harris appear on “Saturday Night Live” just before the …

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1 month ago

Trump names Brendan Carr, senior GOP leader at FCC, to lead the agency

LA Times

President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday named Brendan Carr, the senior Republican on the Federal Communications Commission, as the new chairman of the agency tasked with regulating broadcasting, telecommunications and broadband. Carr wrote a section devoted to the FCC in “ Project 2025,” a sweeping blueprint for gutting the federal workforce and dismantling federal agencies in a second Trump administration produced …

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1 month ago

Trump picks Big Tech critic who wrote ‘Project 2025’ chapter to lead FCC

Al Jazeera

United States President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Brendan Carr, a Republican known for his criticism of Big Tech, to lead the Federal Communications Commission. Carr, who has served as an FCC commissioner since 2017, will end the “regulatory onslaught” that has held back job creators and innovators, and ensure that the communications agency delivers for rural areas, Trump said in …

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Brendan Carr wrote the FCC chapter in ‘Project 2025.’ Now he’s Trump’s pick for the agency

CNN

New York CNN — President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, wasted no time in stating his priorities on Sunday night. Just one hour after thanking the president for the appointment, Carr wrote on X, “We must dismantle the censorship cartel and restore free speech rights for everyday Americans.” Carr and Trump’s powerful ally …

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Brendan Carr wrote the FCC chapter in ‘Project 2025.’ Now he’s Trump’s pick for the agency

CNN

New York CNN — President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, wasted no time in stating his priorities on Sunday night. Just one hour after thanking the president for the appointment, Carr wrote on X, “We must dismantle the censorship cartel and restore free speech rights for everyday Americans.” Carr and Trump’s powerful ally …

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1 month ago

Trump picks Project 2025 co-author as next head of the FCC

Salon

President-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday he will select Project 2025 co-author Brendan Carr as the next chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. The FCC commissioner is the author of the FCC chapter of Project 2025, a right-wing agenda published by the Heritage Foundation that promotes dismantling federal agencies and replacing the federal workforce with Trump loyalists. Related Trump preps …

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1 month ago

Trump taps FCC's Brendan Carr to lead the agency

NPR

Trump taps FCC's Brendan Carr to lead the agency toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/Getty Images North America President-elect Donald Trump has picked Brendan Carr, a veteran Republican member of the Federal Communications Commission, to lead the agency that regulates broadcasting, telecommunications, broadband and other related industries. "Commissioner Carr is a warrior for Free Speech, and has fought against the regulatory …

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1 month ago

Trump taps Brendan Carr to chair FCC

Politico

The coming GOP agenda will likely roll back progressive telecom priorities adopted under Democratic FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel, such as net neutrality and digital discrimination rules. Carr drafted a chapter of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 blueprint for the new administration, outlining his hopes to draw the FCC back into debates around social media content moderation. In a recent statement …

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US cracks down on China Telecom's US unit over national security fears

That text from the post office could be a scam. How to avoid ‘smishing’ fraud

Trump declares a new war on Big Tech

Samsung Galaxy S25 Leaks: Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25+, Galaxy S25 Ultra FCC Listings Tip Charging Specifications

Politics: Donald Trump threatens big tariffs on Mexico and Canada.

What do Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy plan to do with DOGE?

Tras negar el Proyecto 2025, Trump apunta a sus autores e influencers para puestos clave

After Trump’s Project 2025 denials, he is tapping its authors and influencers for key roles

Elon Musk and Donald Trump seem besotted. Where is their bromance headed?

Gautam Adani bribery case: Read about Attorney Breon Peace's ties to George Soros

How Trump’s FCC chief pick could make life more difficult for media companies

Trump’s FCC Pick Wants to Be the Speech Police. That’s Not His Job

How America became a 'Mafia State' — right under our noses

Trump picks Brendan Carr as Chair of FCC; All you need to know about co-author of Project 2025

Trump appoints Project 2025 author to be chairman of the FCC

FCC gets new Leadership: Donald Trump chooses Brendan Carr as Chairman

Trump names Big Tech critic Brendan Carr Federal Communications Commission head

Trump names Brendan Carr, senior GOP leader at FCC, to lead the agency

Trump picks Big Tech critic who wrote ‘Project 2025’ chapter to lead FCC

Brendan Carr wrote the FCC chapter in ‘Project 2025.’ Now he’s Trump’s pick for the agency

Brendan Carr wrote the FCC chapter in ‘Project 2025.’ Now he’s Trump’s pick for the agency

Trump picks Project 2025 co-author as next head of the FCC

Trump taps FCC's Brendan Carr to lead the agency

Trump taps Brendan Carr to chair FCC