Donald Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris Wednesday, sending the former president back to the White House for a second term after a heated campaign.
Though the Trump-Vance platform was light on details regarding technology oversight, the ticket promised to roll back President Joe Biden’s executive order on AI. President Trump also criticized critical funding for semiconductor manufacturing in the U.S.
Analysts expect the incoming Trump administration to take a less restrictive stance on business regulation overall, including the technology sector. CIOs and other executives are tracking the former president’s stance on key policy areas, and how the shifts may impact their strategies.
Here are four tech issues to watch in the forthcoming Trump administration:
1. Cloud market oversight
The Federal Trade Commission — led by Biden-nominated Chair Lina Khan — opened an inquiry last year into the cloud provider market, looking to probe the sector for anticompetitive practices and security gaps.
The inquiry, launched in March 2023, remains open. A Trump presidency is widely expected to replace senior officials…
