Business Update

The Trump administration, citing “foreign censorship,” imposed travel bans on experts involved in monitoring major tech platforms. Source link

At the last minute, CBS News held a segment about Venezuelan men who were deported by the Trump administration to a prison in El Salvador. It surfaced online anyway. Source link

Starting the week of Jan. 7, the Dept. of Education will begin sending notices about paycheck deductions to about 1,000 of five million borrowers in default. Source link

Gross domestic product grew at a 4.3 percent annual rate, faster than the previous three months. Source link

Big Tech’s huge investment in artificial intelligence is making investors nervous. But the technology continues to advance, buoying the bulls. Source link

Consumers spent 3.9 percent more from Nov. 1 to Dec. 21 this year compared with last year, according to a Mastercard report on holiday spending. Source link

As funds deliver mediocre returns and sheds investors, the industry is struggling to unload 31,000 investments, an increase over this time last year. Source link

YouTube’s big streaming lead over Netflix and other competitors stems in large part to its dominance during daylight hours. Source link

After years of planning for cars that would let drivers take their hands off the wheel and eyes off the road, China’s regulators have become more cautious. Source link

Several veteran correspondents questioned how Ms. Weiss, the new CBS News editor in chief, had handled the segment, after she defended her decision on a call with the newsroom. Source link