Today we explored unprecedented government intervention in media mergers as the FCC extracted political concessions from Paramount, while major tech companies like Intel undergo massive restructuring to survive intense market competition. We examined how policy decisions around AI development may undermine the very foundations that created American technological leadership.

Featured Stories:

Paramount-Skydance Merger Approved with Government Speech Demands (The Verge/FCC)

Trump Jokes About Fed Interest Rate Pressure (BBC)

Scientists Develop Artificial Blood for Emergency Use (NPR/Slashdot)

Starlink Restored After Hours-Long Global Outage (CNET)

Trump Threatens TikTok Shutdown Despite Campaign Promises (Ars Technica)

Trump's AI Action Plan Criticized as Counterproductive (MIT Technology Review)

Microsoft CEO Feels Weighed Down by Job Cuts (The Register)

Intel to Cut 33,000 Jobs and Abandon Global Projects (The Verge/Intel Q2 Earnings)

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