Why Some Tech Leaders Support Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for President

WSJ Tech News Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

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🗓️ 20 July 2023

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Tech leaders are among those supporting Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in his bid to be the Democratic presidential nominee. But Kennedy has voiced support for conspiracy theories and criticized big tech. WSJ reporter Angel Au-Yeung joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss what made him popular among some in Silicon Valley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:09.6	Learn more at M-A-Z-A-R-S dot U-S slash forward.
0:20.6	Welcome to Tech News Briefing.
0:22.2	It's Thursday, July 20.
0:23.8	I'm Zoe Thomas for the Wall Street Journal.
0:27.2	Silicon Valley loves a contrarian.
0:29.9	You know, the kind that pushes boundaries, moves fast and breaks things, that's one reason
0:35.2	why some big names in tech are backing a controversial candidate for president.
0:40.7	Our reporter, Angel A Young, joins us to discuss that.
0:43.9	Plus, to set rules for generative artificial intelligence, advocates are taking lessons
0:49.1	from the efforts to rein in social media.
0:54.7	At first, Microsoft and Activision Blizzard have extended the deadline for their $75
1:00.7	billion merger until mid-October.
1:04.1	The company's had planned to close the deal by Tuesday, but the extension will give them
1:08.1	time to gain regulatory approval in the UK.
1:11.9	Regulators in Europe, China, and other markets have signed off on the deal.
1:15.7	And last week, a U.S. federal judge denied the Federal Trade Commission's bid to block
1:21.0	the transaction.
1:23.4	Netflix plans to scrap its cheapest ad-free plan.
1:27.5	The company said its $9.99 a month basic plan is no longer available for new customers
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