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‘This has not happened before’: Tech historian on Trump, social media, and an unprecedented moment in American history

Twitter’s decision Friday to join Facebook in permanently suspending President Trump’s account underscored the fundamental role of social media in… Read More

Days after mob overruns U.S. Capitol, Twitter permanently suspends account of President Trump

Update, Friday, 4:10 p.m.: Twitter announced Friday that it was permanently suspending the account of President Trump, citing what it… Read More

Stacey Abrams takes to Nintendo’s Animal Crossing to promote voting in Georgia’s Senate runoffs

Another politician is hopping on Nintendo’s popular game Animal Crossing. On the eve of Tuesday’s runoff elections for the Senate… Read More

Uber raising trip prices 24% in new year in response to Seattle’s new minimum wage law for drivers

The cost of an Uber trip in Seattle will jump about 24% starting Friday as the ride-hailing company is raising… Read More

Q&A: Rep. DelBene on data privacy, rural broadband and the Biden administration’s tech agenda

When President-elect Joe Biden and the incoming Congress take the helm this January, they will face several unresolved tech policy… Read More

Balancing act: What Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan’s short tenure says about running a tech hub

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan sought to build a bridge between the tech industry and its harshest critics in the divided… Read More

Amazon’s safety claims fail to convince critics in government amid holiday shopping rush

Amazon has consistently defended its safety record following exposés by the Center for Investigative Reporting over the past year documenting… Read More

How technology is trying to address bias in policing — and why experts say it won’t be enough

For the past few months, Axon has been reviewing its products and internal policies with an eye toward racial equity,… Read More

Broadband, automation, privacy top tech industry’s priorities for Biden — after controlling pandemic

First, get the COVID-19 pandemic under control, and strive to bring the country together with a new sense of national… Read More

Joe Biden’s campaign funding ‘bundlers’ include some top names in Seattle tech

Former vice president Joe Biden on Saturday released a list of 820 key fundraisers who’ve helped juice the candidate’s war… 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

All aboard the Twitch train: Biden campaign using Amazon platform for stream of whistle-stop tour

If you live in Ohio and Pennsylvania, Joe Biden is coming to a town near you via train. And you… Read More

Seattle adopts minimum wage for Uber and Lyft drivers

Seattle became the second big city in the nation to establish a minimum wage standard for Uber and Lyft drivers… Read More

Steve Ballmer’s USAFacts airing $10M ad campaign during presidential debates to highlight real data

USAFacts, the nonpartisan, not-for-profit civic data initiative founded by former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, is launching a $10 million ad… Read More

Amazon has avoided unions for 25 years — here’s why labor leaders think that could soon change

Amazon landed in hot water this week when job posts revealed apparent details about the company’s strategies for identifying potential… Read More

California could soon make Amazon, other online marketplaces liable for defective products

In the fall of 2016, Angela Bolger ordered a replacement battery for her HP laptop for $12.30 through Amazon Prime.… Read More

Trump issues executive order banning transactions with TikTok parent ByteDance in 45 days

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday blocking all transactions with ByteDance, the China-based company that owns TikTok, in… Read More

White House partners with Amazon, Microsoft and others on quantum science education initiative

The White House is enlisting major tech companies and research institutions to teach K-12 students quantum information sciences, the new… Read More

Microsoft’s careful Trump strategy could land it two huge prizes this summer — and draw scrutiny

Microsoft president Brad Smith once described the delicate “balance that we try to strike” when working with the Trump administration.… Read More

New York and California are reportedly joining FTC antitrust probe of Amazon

New York and California’s attorneys general are joining forces with the Federal Trade Commission in its antitrust investigation of Amazon,… Read More

Trump plans to ban TikTok if it isn’t acquired by Microsoft or another US company by Sept. 15

President Donald Trump confirmed Monday he will give Microsoft until Sept. 15 to acquire TikTok during a press conference at… Read More

How the proposed Microsoft-TikTok deal reveals an erratic U.S. antitrust agenda

Microsoft’s plan to acquire TikTok in the U.S. has created a paradox for the federal government as it seeks to… Read More

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Big Tech’s big week: Historic antitrust hearing and record profits put industry giants in spotlight

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

Documents unearthed by Congress offer new window into Amazon’s war against one-time rival

Amazon’s aggressive strategy to beat out a competitor a decade ago came back to haunt the company Wednesday in a… Read More

What we learned about the antitrust case against Amazon from Jeff Bezos’ time in the Congressional hot seat

A wide-ranging antitrust hearing Wednesday with top tech CEOs skewed more toward grandstanding than substance, but there were a few… Read More

Is he in a barn? Where are the books? Hearing exposes design lapses in offices of tech CEOs

Seated in front of the world (virtually) during a House Judiciary Committee antitrust hearing, the CEOs of the richest technology… 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

What to expect from blockbuster antitrust hearing with CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook

For the first two decades of Amazon’s life, its founding CEO, Jeff Bezos, did his best to stay out of… Read More

Antitrust hearing with CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google will likely be delayed

A hotly anticipated House antitrust hearing with the CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google set for Monday will likely… Read More

Microsoft president reportedly took aim at Apple in private interview with House antitrust committee

Microsoft President Brad Smith advised a House antitrust subcommittee on competition in the tech industry during a private interview, The… Read More