A decades-long policy of lax regulation of the technology industry could be coming to a close — and Lina Khan is ready to usher in a new era. The rising… Read More
The technology industry is pushing local journalism over the edge, according to a new report from the office of Sen. Maria Cantwell, a Democrat from Washington state. The report released… Read More
Twenty years after Microsoft waged its own antitrust battle with the U.S. government, former CEO Steve Ballmer is betting that Congress won’t break up Big Tech this time around. In… Read More
Big Tech spent back-to-back days in the national spotlight this week between a long-anticipated Congressional hearing and second-quarter earnings reports. The juxtaposed events paint a revealing picture of the risks… Read More
The top executives at four of the world’s largest and most powerful technology companies are testifying Wednesday before Congress in the culmination of a year-long antitrust inquiry. The House Judiciary… Read More
With Apple CEO Tim Cook in the audience and a recent report on labor violations in the news, it’s no surprise that Golden Globes host Ricky Gervais took a swing… Read More
The news: Tech giants fielding a bevy of antitrust inquiries defended their business practices in response to questions from the House Judiciary Committee. Amazon, Apple, Google, and Facebook sent letters to… Read More
Democrats running for president in 2020 spent nearly 15 minutes debating Big Tech during the latest debate Thursday, the most time the issue has earned in any of the debates… Read More
The Federal Trade Commission is ramping up its investigations into Big Tech, and one of the agency’s toughest enforcers visited Amazon’s backyard to discuss the state of competition in the… Read More
During his first year and a half on the Federal Trade Commission, Rohit Chopra has built a reputation as Big Tech’s toughest critic — and today at the GeekWire Summit,… Read More
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg thinks a Warren presidency would “suck for us.” That’s what the besieged executive told employees at a July meeting, according to recordings obtained by The Verge… Read More
Bill Gates believes calls to break up Big Tech are misguided. The Microsoft co-founder said that approach to mitigating the power the tech industry wields is too blunt an instrument,… Read More
Attorneys general from 50 U.S. states and territories launched an investigation into Google to find out whether the tech giant violates antitrust laws. A handful of them announced the probe… Read More
The Department of Justice announced a review of the technology industry to find out whether there are violations of antitrust laws that hurt competition. The agency announced the review Tuesday… Read More
Authorities on both sides of the pond are now looking into whether Amazon behaves anti-competitively. It was tough week for the Seattle e-commerce giant on the regulatory front. It started… Read More
Execs from four of the top tech companies in the country will descend on Washington D.C. on Tuesday for a big antitrust hearing amid calls for stricter regulation of the… Read More
In the cumulative four hours of Democratic primary debates this week, just one tech company was mentioned by name. Amazon was name-checked in both nights of debates by candidates competing… Read More
Big Tech has become a target in the 2020 presidential race as Democrats regularly take shots at the industry’s titans. With proposed legislation that would rein in the power of… Read More
Stanford University has long been a Mecca for techno-optimists, a place where innovation, student idealism, and the tech elite converge. But Stanford’s 2019 commencement address struck a more sober tone,… Read More
The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a blow to Apple on Monday that other big tech companies are no doubt watching closely. The justices voted 5-4 to allow a class action… Read More
In a rare public rebuke, Amazon responded to Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the presidential hopeful with Big Tech in her crosshairs. For weeks, Warren has been promoting a plan to break… Read More
Microsoft President Brad Smith is calling for action from his tech industry peers in the wake of a massacre at two New Zealand mosques earlier this month. The shooter live-streamed… Read More
Two high-profile New Yorkers offered clashing perspectives this week on Amazon’s decision to pull out of a planned 25,000-person office in Queens. On one side is J.P. Morgan Chase CEO… Read More
Elizabeth Warren continued her crusade against Big Tech on Monday. The Massachusetts senator once again raised concerns that Amazon is behaving anti-competitively in a tweet. This is a perfect example… Read More
Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s bold proposal to break up big tech companies —including Amazon, Google and Facebook — has ignited a debate over the power that the industry wields, while raising… Read More
Elizabeth Warren is gunning for Big Tech. On Friday, the U.S. senator from Massachusetts unveiled one of the most ambitious proposals to crack down on tech industry power as part… Read More
Big Tech is in the federal government’s crosshairs as Congress and regulatory agencies zero in on the technology industry this week. The news: The Federal Trade Commission is creating a… Read More
Commentary: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced his annual personal challenge Tuesday, this time pledging to hold a series of public talks about the role of technology in society. In his… Read More
Lawmakers in Washington D.C. are debating how to regulate the tech industry, but the other Washington may beat them to the punch. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said he expects the… Read More
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is heading to the nation’s capital for a meeting at the White House Thursday. He’ll be joined by Google CEO Sundar Pichai, IBM’s Ginni Roomette, and… Read More