Trump Hosts Apple CEO at Mar-A-Lago as Big Tech Leaders Continue Outreach to President-Elect

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump is hosting Apple CEO Tim Cook for a Friday evening dinner at the president-elect’s Mar-a-Lago resort. That’s according to a person familiar with the matter who is not authorized to comment publicly. Trump has said he’s recently spoken with Cook about the company’s long-running tax battles with…MORE

Senate Begins Final Push to Expand Social Security Benefits for Millions of People

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is pushing toward a vote on legislation that would provide full Social Security benefits to millions of people. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer began the process on Thursday for a final vote on the bill, known as the Social Security Fairness Act. It would eliminate policies that currently limit Social…MORE

Trump Offers Support for Dockworkers Union by Saying Ports Shouldn’t Install More Automated Systems

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is offering his support for the dockworkers union before their contract expires next month at Eastern and Gulf Coast ports. He posted on social media Thursday that he met with union leaders and that any further “automation” of the ports would harm workers. He wrote that the “amount of…MORE

IRS Recovers $4.7 Billion in Back Taxes and Braces for Cuts With Trump and GOP in Power

WASHINGTON (AP) — IRS leadership on Thursday announced that the agency has recovered $4.7 billion in back taxes and proceeds from a variety of crimes. The announcement comes under the backdrop of a promised reckoning from Republicans who will hold a majority over both chambers of the next Congress and have long called for rescinding…MORE

OpenAI’s Legal Battle With Elon Musk Reveals Internal Turmoil Over Avoiding AI ‘Dictatorship’

A 7-year-old rivalry between tech leaders Elon Musk and Sam Altman over who should run OpenAI and best avoid an artificial intelligence ‘dictatorship’ is now heading to a federal judge. The development comes as Musk seeks to halt the ChatGPT maker’s ongoing conversion into a for-profit company. Musk was an early OpenAI investor and board…MORE

OpenAI’s Altman Will Donate $1 Million to Trump’s Inaugural Fund

LOS ANGELES (AP) — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is planning to make a $1 million personal donation to President-Elect Donald Trump’s inauguration fund, joining a number of tech companies and executives who are working to improve their relationships the incoming administration. A spokesperson for OpenAI confirmed the move on Friday. The announcement comes one day…MORE

DFW’s Morning News-Dallas HERO Accuses Hiring Firm of Intentionally “not Assembling Good Candidates”

The Dallas based group HERO says the firm tasked with selecting candidates for the City Manager position is being asked to fix the process. “I have it on good authority that the search firm has actually been instructed to not assemble good candidates,” said HERO CEO Monty Bennett. “So that by comparison [Kim] Tolbert looks…MORE

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