Elon Musk's eye-popping trillion-dollar pay package, Apple's big F1 gamble, and Meta's scam-friendly ad policies set the stage for a candid debate on Big Tech's priorities and who really pays the price for innovation (and neglect).<ul> 
<li>Musk gets approval for bumper Tesla payout but, unlike his robot, there are strings attached - Behold the one trillion dollar man</li> 
<li>SpaceX to Buy Another $2.6 Billion of Echostar Spectrum</li> 
<li>Chinese Astronauts Stuck in Space After Suspected Damage to Return Craft</li> 
<li>YouTube's Goes Bonkers, Removes Windows 11 Bypass Tutorials, Claims 'Risk of Physical Harm'</li> 
<li>Scammy Ads Generated an Estimated 10% of Meta's Revenue in 2024</li> 
<li>Texas Sues Roblox For Allegedly Failing To Protect Children On Its Platform</li> 
<li>YouTube TV responds to Disney memo with no deal in sight</li> 
<li>YouTube TV exec calls Disney 'unnecessarily aggressive'</li> 
<li>Sports streaming is a fragmented hot mess</li> 
<li>Denmark's Government Aims To Ban Access To Social Media For Children Under 15</li> 
<li>The Department Of Defense Wants Less Proof Its Software Works</li> 
<li>China suspends export restrictions for a year on five critical minerals to the US, including gallium and germanium, used to make certain types of semiconductors</li> 
<li>Immigration agents have new technology to identify and track people</li> 
<li>Internet Archive's legal fights are over, but its founder mourns what was lost</li> 
<li>FBI subpoenas the web registrar behind Archive.is</li> 
<li>Trump AI Czar Says 'No Federal Bailout For AI' After OpenAI CFO's Comments</li> 
<li>Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo</li> 
<li>Take-Two delays 'GTA VI' for second time to November next year</li> 
<li>Apple TV's new Pluribus show might be its best sci-fi series yet</li> 
<li>After more than 200 years, the 'Farmers' Almanac' is shutting down for good</li></ul> 
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