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Breakwater’s Steven Weber in Barron’s: This Isn’t Your Usual Uncertainty. No One Can Predict Where the Economy Is Headed

Breakwater Partner Steven Weber argues in this op-ed for Barron’s that United Airlines’ unusual move to issue dual profit guidance reflects a smart embrace of “radical uncertainty”—a reality where predicting economic outcomes is nearly impossible due to volatile factors like President Trump’s tariff decisions. Instead of forcing false precision, United is signaling a more resilient, […]
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Breakwater Strategy Welcomes Chris Byrne as Managing Director

WASHINGTON, March 11, 2025 | Breakwater Strategy, a leading strategic insights and communications consultancy, announced today that Chris Byrne has joined the firm as Managing Director, further strengthening the firm’s capabilities in crisis communications, media strategy, and government affairs. Byrne brings nearly two decades of experience in communications and public affairs, having held leadership positions […]
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Breakwater’s Steven Weber in The Hill: License to Compete: Regulators Must Step in to Even the Cloud Playing Field

Breakwater Partner Steven Weber writes that regulators must urgently intervene to curb Microsoft’s anticompetitive practices in the cloud market in this op-ed for The Hill. Without decisive, market-wide regulatory action, Weber argues that Microsoft’s behavior threatens not only current cloud competition but also the future of emerging sectors like AI and cybersecurity. Read more here.
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Breakwater’s Steven Weber in The Hill: For Microsoft, the OpenAI Tumult is ‘Heads I Win, Tails You Lose’

In an op-ed penned for The Hill, Breakwater Partner Steve Weber writes that Microsoft has leveraged its investments in OpenAI to quietly gain disproportionate control over the future of AI, creating a “walled garden” that threatens innovation, competition, and open access. Steven urges swift government intervention, warning that if regulators delay, restoring competition and openness […]
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Breakwater’s Steven Weber & Shea Agnew in The Information: Apple Needs to Think Differently About Vision Pro for a Fractured World

In this op-ed for The Information, Breakwater Partner Steven Weber and Vice President Shea Agnew argue that Apple’s Vision Pro headset has entered the market at a time when global tech development is being reshaped by rising geopolitical tensions and bloc-by-bloc restrictions on data, supply chains, and innovation. They write that the era of seamless […]
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Breakwater Strategy Launches Capital Markets 360, New Suite of Services Catered to Publicly Traded Companies

Breakwater Strategy, a strategic communications and capital markets advisory firm, is today unveiling “Capital Markets 360,” a suite of capabilities to serve a rapidly changing investor relations landscape. Companies today are facing increasing pressure to demonstrate digital excellence, social relevance, and financial acuity in a turbulent economic and political environment. Against this backdrop, Breakwater acts […]