Apple, Amazon, Google, Meta and others learned during the last Trump administration to expect the unexpected when it came to Washington scrutiny and support.

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When the government effectively forced TikTok to shut down its Shop feature, the company quickly struck an unusual deal with a local company to bring it back.

Prominent venture capitalists’ bashing of the F.T.C.’s chair is evidence of a troubled tech market.

The former president also said he would do “something” to make Google “more fair” if he regained the presidency.

TikTok on Monday pushed back against a law that would force the popular video app to sell to a non-Chinese owner or be banned, in what is shaping up to be a landmark case.

TikTok will be in federal court on Monday, aiming to block a new law that will ban the popular video app in the United States early next year.

As the Biden administration nears a decision to block the proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel, the debate over national and economic security is being dwarfed by presidential politics.

The proposed merger of Japanese and American industrial giants, which proponents say would benefit both countries, is ensnared by political and labor opposition.