The U.S. technology industry, once seen as the darling of the economy, is facing a reckoning as Americans wake up to the power and influence a handful of companies wield.… 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
Amazon, Facebook, and Google finished their testimony at last week’s antitrust hearing, but the House Judiciary Committee isn’t letting them out of the hot seat. Rep. David Cicilline, the chair… Read More
Microsoft will pay more than $25 million to settle a bribery probe by the U.S. Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission into foreign corruption allegations. DOJ and SEC… Read More
Worldwide spending on the Internet of Things is forecasted to reach $745 billion this year and surpass $1 trillion by 2022 as consumers and businesses use an increasing number of… Read More
T-Mobile is firing back at a coalition of states that sued to block the telecom company’s proposed merger with Sprint. The Bellevue, Wash.-based carrier accused attorneys general from 13 states… 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
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
Expedia Group agreed to pay more than $325,000 to settle allegations that it assisted more than 2,200 people with Cuba-related travel, in apparent violation of U.S. regulations. The settlement, announced… Read More
Senate Democrats took to the chamber floor Tuesday to demand Majority Leader Mitch McConnell call a vote on net neutrality legislation that passed the House in April. More than 100… 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
Update May 8: Gov. Inslee signed the non-compete bill into law, raising the bar employers will need to meet to enforce the controversial covenants. A bill imposing new restrictions on non-compete… Read More
Efforts to enact new data privacy regulations in Washington state failed this week as legislators and tech titans Amazon and Microsoft failed to reach a compromise before the deadline. The… Read More
T-Mobile’s proposed $26 billion merger with Sprint is facing a roadblock from the U.S. Department of Justice, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal. Justice Department officials… Read More
In addition to unveiling key business metrics, Uber’s long-anticipated IPO prospectus contains a word of warning to investors in regard to cities imposing regulations on the ride-hailing giant. Uber’s sensitivity… Read More
Back in 2016, a Seattle startup called Integris came out of stealth mode with a modest $3 million in funding and a vision to help companies manage customer data with… Read More
Underrepresentation of women in leadership is often cited as a driving factor behind the broader tech industry’s gender balance issues. The theory? If more women sat on corporate boards and… Read More
This week, Rep. Suzan DelBene, a Democrat from Washington state, reintroduced a bill that would enact federal data privacy protections for Americans. “As a former tech entrepreneur with experience in… Read More
Microsoft is making an extraordinary habit of inviting regulation of itself, at least when the software giant has a say in what those rules look like. This week, Microsoft expanded… Read More
As Apple unveiled its new Apple Card at a big media event Monday, the company touted what it sees as one of the credit card’s biggest selling points: a “unique… Read More
After a year of privacy scandals, consumers are beginning to realize that the volume of data tech companies collect on them exceeds what they could have imagined. What’s more, their… 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
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
Leading Democrats in Congress plan to introduce federal net neutrality legislation Wednesday, which would reinstate open internet protections repealed by the Federal Communications Commission in 2017. The legislation would prevent… Read More
Two of the top companies developing facial recognition software are in Washington state, where a bill that would regulate the technology is working its way through the legislature. Because Amazon… 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
T-Mobile CEO John Legere is ramping up pressure on the Federal Communications Commission to approve his company’s merger with Sprint. The bombastic CEO pledged not to increase rates for customers… Read More
While many big tech companies are reticent about the seemingly inevitable tide of privacy regulations headed our way, Microsoft has made a point of inviting them. On Tuesday, the software… Read More
You knew this was coming. After Washington voters legalized pot six years ago, it was only a matter of time before it moved to the web. An online cannabis company… Read More