The data broker could be banned from selling your social security number
The US government’s consumer protection watchdog has said the recent attacks on US telecommunications systems, which the government has blamed on China, highlight the value of personal data to the nation’s foreign rivals. “Data brokers are making the data they have of our lives available to anyone who is willing to pay a price,” it added.
Black Friday coffee and espresso deals
WIRED Gear has sorted through a storm of Cyber Monday and Black Friday Deals on coffee gear to find the absolute best buys on our highest-rated coffee gear. The Wacaco Picopresso is the best portable espresso maker that the team has tested because of its compact, lightweight, and solid design. Oxo Compact is the best device to brew cold brew.
Save up to $300 on the Therabody promo codes and deals
Therabody has launched a two-day sale with up to 50% off its most popular products. TheraFace Pro, Wave Roller, and Theragun Mini 2 are among the products for sale. Therabody offers a total body recliner, eyemasks, and an LED skincare mask. Military personnel, healthcare workers and first responders get 20% off at Therabody through ID.me.
Global markets are affected by Trump’s tariffs
US President-elect Donald Trump has called for 25% tariffs on Chinese and Canadian goods to “protect American jobs and manufacturing”. He added that he’d be levying the tariffs “to further his ‘America-first’ agenda”. In 2020, Trump had said he wants to use tariffs to further his America-first agenda and hasn’t named his pick as US Trade Representative yet.
The DOJ says the search monopoly must be broken through the sale of Chrome
The US Justice Department has asked a federal judge to limit Google’s Chrome browser and its search services to Google-owned Motorola Mobility and Google Inc. This comes after the department had sued Google in August over allegations that it abused its dominant position in online search. In August, the department had said Google’s monopoly was in danger because it was acting as an illegal monopoly.
Drugmakers and pharmacy disagree over who gets to make the drugs
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning to a California pharmacy over allegations that it made a copy of Novo Nordisk’s obesity drug ‘Ozempic’. This comes after Novo Nordisk asked the FDA to add semaglutide, the key ingredient in Ozempic, to its list of drugs deemed too difficult to compound safely. Novo Nordisk said it has filed several lawsuits against compounders.
The labor board is accused of violating worker rights
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has said that it’s “confident” in a US Supreme Court ruling on the unconstitutionality of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRB). The board had filed complaints against Amazon and Elon Musk-led SpaceX after they were found to have violated employee rights by not collectively negotiating with their labour unions. The court will hear the cases on Monday.
The beginning of the COP29 is marked by Climate Finance, Absent Leaders and Trump Looming Large
US President-elect Donald Trump will not “wait six months” to withdraw the country from the Paris agreement on climate change, a climate change think tank said. “With Trump’s victory, I think people will be looking to see other countries, other leaders pick up the slack,” said Alden Meyer, senior associate at climate change think tank E3G.
Donald Trump is not the only chaotic agent
Following US President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election, Google CEO Sundar Pichai took to Twitter and wrote, “Thank you for your confidence in us.” “We look forward to working with you to make this a better country,” Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella wrote. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy also wrote, “We’re looking forward to working together with you in your new administration.”
America PAC has created an election denial pool on X
The America PAC’s Election Integrity Community group augments the work of other election-denying groups, like former Trump adviser Cleta Mitchell’s Election Integrity Network, CNN reported. It’s a parallel anti-election, anti-democracy campaign “designed to sow confusion and lay the groundwork for baseless objections to elections after Election Day,” it added. Earlier, Elon Musk posted on X, saying, “Oh you mean the ‘Election Integrity’ Team?”