Amazon’s antitrust adversary: What Lina Khan’s Senate hearing reveals about Big Tech’s future A decades-long policy of lax regulation of the technology industry could be coming to a close — and Lina Khan… Read More
Cantwell report warns that Google and Facebook are killing local journalism as CEOs testify at Senate The technology industry is pushing local journalism over the edge, according to a new report from the office of Sen.… Read More
20 years after Microsoft’s antitrust fight, Steve Ballmer betting that Big Tech won’t be broken up Twenty years after Microsoft waged its own antitrust battle with the U.S. government, former CEO Steve Ballmer is betting that… Read More
Play Episode Podcast Big Tech’s big week: Historic antitrust hearing and record profits put industry giants in spotlight Play Big Tech spent back-to-back days in the national spotlight this week between a long-anticipated Congressional hearing and second-quarter earnings reports.… Read More
Watch: Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google CEOs testify before Congress in historic antitrust hearing The top executives at four of the world’s largest and most powerful technology companies are testifying Wednesday before Congress in… Read More
Why Amazon got smacked by Ricky Gervais’ Golden Globes jab at Apple over labor practices With Apple CEO Tim Cook in the audience and a recent report on labor violations in the news, it’s no… Read More
Big tech companies defend business practices in response to antitrust questions from Congress The news: Tech giants fielding a bevy of antitrust inquiries defended their business practices in response to questions from the House… Read More
Democrats slam consolidation and power in Big Tech during presidential debate Democrats running for president in 2020 spent nearly 15 minutes debating Big Tech during the latest debate Thursday, the most… Read More
Play Episode Podcast FTC Commissioner Rohit Chopra on Big Tech’s antitrust reckoning, and implications for investors Play The Federal Trade Commission is ramping up its investigations into Big Tech, and one of the agency’s toughest enforcers visited… Read More
Too big to fail? FTC commissioner sees parallels between Big Tech and bank crisis During his first year and a half on the Federal Trade Commission, Rohit Chopra has built a reputation as Big… Read More
Leaked transcript: Facebook’s Zuckerberg thinks a Warren presidency would ‘suck for us’ Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg thinks a Warren presidency would “suck for us.” That’s what the besieged executive told employees at… Read More
Bill Gates: Breaking up Big Tech isn’t the answer Bill Gates believes calls to break up Big Tech are misguided. The Microsoft co-founder said that approach to mitigating the… Read More
50 US states and territories launch antitrust probe into Google’s ‘potential monopolistic behavior’ Attorneys general from 50 U.S. states and territories launched an investigation into Google to find out whether the tech giant… Read More
U.S. Justice Department launches sweeping antitrust probe into top U.S. tech companies The Department of Justice announced a review of the technology industry to find out whether there are violations of antitrust… Read More
Play Episode Podcast The case against Amazon: Why the tech giant is facing antitrust scrutiny on two continents Play Authorities on both sides of the pond are now looking into whether Amazon behaves anti-competitively. It was tough week for… Read More
Big Tech’s big week: Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google on the hot seat in Washington, D.C. Execs from four of the top tech companies in the country will descend on Washington D.C. on Tuesday for a… Read More
Amazon emerges as tech industry villain in Democratic debates In the cumulative four hours of Democratic primary debates this week, just one tech company was mentioned by name. Amazon… Read More
Big Tech barely breaks through Democratic debate despite push to regulate the industry Big Tech has become a target in the 2020 presidential race as Democrats regularly take shots at the industry’s titans.… Read More
Apple CEO Tim Cook takes tech industry to task: ‘If you want to take credit, first learn to take responsibility’ Stanford University has long been a Mecca for techno-optimists, a place where innovation, student idealism, and the tech elite converge.… Read More
Apple’s Supreme Court setback could spell trouble for other tech companies facing antitrust scrutiny The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a blow to Apple on Monday that other big tech companies are no doubt watching… Read More
Amazon claps back at Elizabeth Warren over claims of anti-competitive behavior In a rare public rebuke, Amazon responded to Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the presidential hopeful with Big Tech in her crosshairs.… Read More
Microsoft’s Brad Smith calls for action after New Zealand attacks: ‘Words alone are not enough’ Microsoft President Brad Smith is calling for action from his tech industry peers in the wake of a massacre at… Read More
Jamie Dimon says NY antagonists of Amazon HQ2 ‘made a mistake’ as AOC defends her position Two high-profile New Yorkers offered clashing perspectives this week on Amazon’s decision to pull out of a planned 25,000-person office… Read More
Elizabeth Warren calls out Amazon for promoting in-house brands on rivals’ product pages Elizabeth Warren continued her crusade against Big Tech on Monday. The Massachusetts senator once again raised concerns that Amazon is… Read More
Breaking up Amazon: Is it even possible? Imagining the tech giant under a U.S. antitrust crackdown Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s bold proposal to break up big tech companies —including Amazon, Google and Facebook — has ignited a… Read More
Sen. Warren’s bold plan to break up Amazon, Facebook and Google would unwind major acquisitions — and that’s just the beginning Elizabeth Warren is gunning for Big Tech. On Friday, the U.S. senator from Massachusetts unveiled one of the most ambitious… Read More
FTC launches technology task force as feds home in on Big Tech and privacy Big Tech is in the federal government’s crosshairs as Congress and regulatory agencies zero in on the technology industry this… Read More
It’s time for Facebook to take a page from Uber’s playbook Commentary: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced his annual personal challenge Tuesday, this time pledging to hold a series of public… Read More
Play Episode Podcast Interview: Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on privacy, regulating Big Tech and his presidential ambitions Play Lawmakers in Washington D.C. are debating how to regulate the tech industry, but the other Washington may beat them to… Read More
Microsoft CEO joins tech leaders at White House summit on emerging technologies Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is heading to the nation’s capital for a meeting at the White House Thursday. He’ll be… Read More
