Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story  Where Harris and Trump stand on tech  Former President Trump and Vice President Harris may offer starkly different views for the future of the country, but the two have occasionally overlapped on tech policy. © AP Photo With just days to go before the election, The Hill is breaking down where the two major presidential candidates align and diverge when it comes to tech issues.    When asked to comment on their policy stances, a Trump campaign senior advisor said that the former president was the “clear choice,” arguing Harris’s agenda has “stifled innovation.”     The Harris campaign did not respond to The Hill’s request.   During the end of Trump’s first term, his Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) took aim at Big Tech, bringing antitrust suits against Google and Meta, Facebook and Instagram’s parent company.     The two agencies have ramped up antitrust enforcement under Biden, bringing a second case against Google in addition to cases against Amazon and Apple. In a major win for the administration, a federal judge ruled in August that Google maintained an illegal monopoly over online search.    Trump’s record on antitrust, as well as his running mate’s previous comments on the issue, could potentially signal an interest in continuing the trend of increased enforcement.    It remains unclear how much Harris's approach to antitrust will align with Biden's approach.   As part of her platform, Harris has promised to “crack down on anti-competitive practices that let big corporations jack up prices and undermine the competition that allows all businesses to thrive while keeping prices low for consumers.”    Read more on where they stood on other tech policies at TheHill.com.     Welcome to The Hill’s Technology newsletter, we're Julia Shapero and Miranda Nazzaro — tracking the latest moves from Capitol Hill to Silicon Valley.   Did someone forward you this newsletter? Subscribe here.   Essential Reads  How policy will be impacting the tech sector now and in the future:   Billionaires have business interests hinging on election outcome Billionaires who have funneled tens of millions of dollars into the 2024 election or who have made key decisions affecting the race have a lot riding on the outcome. Two of the biggest names to get attention this fall are Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, and Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon and owner of The Washington Post. Also in the mix are Bill Gates, the former CEO of Microsoft who donated $50 million to a nonprofit …  Full Story   Elon Musk seeks to move $1M swing state voter giveaway case to federal court Elon Musk is attempting to move to federal court a lawsuit challenging his $1 million daily giveaways to registered voters in swing and battleground states, throwing into question a scheduled Thursday hearing in Pennsylvania that Musk is required to attend.  A Pennsylvania judge ordered Musk to attend the hearing slated for 10 a.m. EDT on Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner’s (D) bid to block the billionaire’s …  Full Story   Plans must be made for the welfare of sentient AI, animal consciousness researchers argue Computer scientists need to grapple with the possibility they will accidentally create sentient artificial intelligence (AI) — and to plan for those systems’ welfare, a new study argues. The report published Thursday comes from an unusual quarter: specialists in the frontier field of animal consciousness, several of whom were signatories of the New York Declaration on Animal Consciousness. As The Hill reported in April, that …  Full Story   The Refresh  News we've flagged from the intersection of tech and other topics:   OpenAI launches AI-powered search engine OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Search, an artificial intelligence (AI) powered search engine integrated into its popular chatbot, The Verge reported.   Amazon staff urge reversal of return to office More than 500 Amazon employees called on the company to reverse its return-to-office policy and rejected Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman's claims of wide support for the policy, Reuters reported.   What Others are Reading  Two key stories on The Hill right now: Tony Hinchcliffe makes his name amid ‘garbage’ controversy Tony Hinchcliffe was a relative unknown to the world of politics before he told a series of off-color jokes about Puerto Rico and Latinos at former … Read more Democrats start to point fingers even as they hope for Harris win Vice President Harris could win the presidential election next week. But fingers in Democratic circles are already being pointed behind the scenes, … Read more   What Others are Reading  Opinions related to tech submitted to The Hill: Shocking UFO allegations make the case for the Disclosure Act Musk may have overpaid for Twitter, but now he is rich in priceless — and dangerous — influence      You're all caught up. See you tomorrow!