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Trump extends TikTok deadline again

President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order once again delaying enforcement of a TikTok ban after announcing the U.S. had a “framework” for a deal to keep the app available in the U.S. The latest extension pushes back the deadline to enforce a law, which requires TikTok’s China-based parent company ByteDance to divest from […]

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The US is hiring staff to fix CPI reporting

Bloomberg is out with an interesting article, highlighting that the US Bureau of Labor Statistics — the agency responsible for preparing the CPI report – is hiring 25 price collectors.These people will go door-to-door to businesses and report on prices in various locations in the United States. There is a federal hiring freeze but the […]

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China says Nvidia breached antitrust rules with Mellanox acquisition

China’s antitrust regulator today said that Nvidia Corp. has breached local competition laws. Officials reached that conclusion following a preliminary investigation into the chipmaker’s acquisition of Mellanox Technologies Ltd. According to The Register, the antitrust regulator has referred the matter to a “formal probe.” It’s believed the formal probe could lead to fines or restrictions […]

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China says Nvidia breached antitrust rules with Mellanox acquisition, but TikTok deal looms

China’s antitrust regulator today said that Nvidia Corp. has breached local competition laws. Officials reached that conclusion following a preliminary investigation into the chipmaker’s acquisition of Mellanox Technologies Ltd. According to The Register, the antitrust regulator has referred the matter to a “formal probe.” It’s believed the formal probe could lead to fines or restrictions […]

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