The confusing language in the infrastructure bill's crypto provision suggests that nearly any entity in crypto is a broker and must collect their users' data
The forthcoming Senate draft of Biden's infrastructure bill—a 2,000+ page bill designed to update the United States' roads …
Mark43, which offers cloud-based records management and dispatch systems to US police departments, raises $101M Series E, as it looks to expand internationally
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Overview of the major uptick in spending on lobbying in the US by crypto organizations like Coinbase, Ripple, and trade groups like the Blockchain Association
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Political campaigns are shifting marketing dollars after ad bans by Facebook and Google, with email lists, influencers, and other ad platforms on the rise
Renting, swapping and selling campaign email lists to new candidates and causes is a booming political business, but it comes with risks. Tweets: @davidsiders , @josh_nelson , @ec_...
US political campaigns say that bans by Facebook and Google on political ads have hamstrung them during a crucial fundraising window ahead of the 2022 midterms
> Reminds me of how publishers put lots of eggs in the Facebook and Google basket, and then had to scramble for survival once the algorithms changed. https://twitter.com/... @opens...
Microsoft confirms it halted all donations of its PAC while it decides by Feb. 15 whether to suspend donations to those who voted against election certification
Microsoft confirmed publicly today, as it announced internally on Jan. 8, that it has halted all donations of its PAC …
Once a cautionary tale of arrogant tech, Microsoft now operates one of the most effective influence operations in DC, with TikTok its latest campaign
The tech giant, once an example of how not to operate in the nation's capital, now has a successful influence operation there.
Sources: Facebook is exploring steps like a “kill switch” to shut off political ads after the election, if Trump attempts to dispute the results using Facebook
a horrible idea. https://twitter.com/... Fred Guttenberg / @fred_guttenberg : The current occupant of the WH knows he can't win the election. Voters will elect @JoeBiden. The rest ...
A look at how tech's lobbying efforts in the US are quietly pushing for long-held goals in the frantic political and economic environment amid COVID-19 outbreak
David McCabe / New York Times : Tweets: @ddayen , @mawnikr , @nytimesbusiness , @nytimesbusiness , @veenadubal , and @opensecretsdc Tweets: David Dayen / @ddayen : This idea that ...
Analysis: one-third of donations from employees at big tech firms went to Sens. Warren and Sanders, despite a lack of enthusiasm from tech executives
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