July 29, 2020 Big Tech on Capitol Hill: Facebook, Amazon, Google, Apple CEOs set to testify in antitrust hearing Four Big Tech titans – Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai of Google and Tim Cook of Apple, will testify before the House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust Wednesday.
July 28, 2020 Tech titans Bezos, Cook, Pichai and Zuckerberg testifying before Congress: What to know Tech titans from Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google will testify before Congress Wednesday as lawmakers examine the dominance of these online platforms and antitrust laws that pertain to them.
July 27, 2020 Adonis Hoffman: When Big Tech chiefs testify in Congress, expect heated rhetoric but no action to control them After months of evasion, CEOs Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Tim Cook of Apple, Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook and Sundar Pichai of Google have agreed to testify Wednesday before a House subcommittee.
July 24, 2020 Colorado Rep. Ken Buck says big tech CEO hearing will cover privacy, antitrust and bias allegations Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., on Friday discussed the upcoming congressional hearing with America's big tech CEOs and said it will cover user privacy violations, antitrust behavior and the suppression of free speech through political bias.
July 24, 2020 Americans, especially Republicans, say social media companies too powerful While most Republicans and Democrats believe social media companies wield too much power, Republicans are more likely to hold this view, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
July 22, 2020 Ram vans to use Waymo self-driving tech, with more Fiat Chryslers to follow Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has created a new partnership with Waymo to incorporate the Google-owned company's self-driving technology into its Ram Promaster vans.
July 11, 2020 Trump administration announces 25 percent tariff on $1.3B in French handbags, cosmetics, other goods The White House on Saturday announced a 25 percent tariff on $1.3 billion worth of French merchandise, including cosmetics and handbags, after a digital service tax was levied against U.S. tech giants.
July 8, 2020 US will act to deny Chinese access to American data Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the U.S. will take steps to make sure the Chinese government cannot access American’s private information through social media accounts and telecommunication services.
July 1, 2020 Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google CEOs to testify in historic antitrust hearing The CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google have committed to testifying before the House Judiciary Committee as part of its ongoing antitrust inquiry, which will mark the first time the four tech bigwigs have appeared together before Congress, Fox News has confirmed.
June 29, 2020 YouTube bans David Duke, Richard Spencer, more for hate speech YouTube has banned several prominent white supremacist channels, including those belonging to David Duke and Richard Spencer.
