Tag: Big Tech
US: Committee hearing to examine big tech’s media market power
Get ready for the opening act of a what may be long-running show – focused on antitrust and on Big Tech.
The House Judiciary Committee...
US: Trump claims “collusion” between big tech and Democrats
President Donald Trump thinks "obviously there is something going on in terms of monopoly" regarding major tech companies like Facebook, Google, and Amazon, he...
Global: IMF’s Lagarde raises concerns over big tech’s FinServ push
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde issued a warning over the weekend about the impact artificial intelligence may have on the financial system...
US: Cicilline discusses probe into Big Tech antitrust regulations
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Rep. David Cicilline (Democrat - Rhode Island) about Congress' announcement that it will begin investigating top tech companies to...
US: House Judiciary Committee launches antitrust probe of big tech
The House Judiciary Committee announced Monday, June 3, it is launching a "top-to-bottom" antitrust investigation of the tech industry, including Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and...
EU: Netherlands wants EC to regulate Big Tech startup acquisitions
The Dutch government reiterated a European desire for tougher rules for big technology companies like Apple and Google to acquire small competing startups, reported...
US: Warren faces pushback over calls to break up Big Tech
Elizabeth Warren’s call to break up giant tech companies like Google and Facebook is facing some opposition in California, reported wbur.com.
This time, however, the...
EU: Changes to antitrust enforcement on Big Tech urged bu report
According to a report from the Financial Times, Google, Amazon, Facebook and other major technology companies could face fresh antitrust challenges after an EU...
EU: Vestager advocates regulating data access over breaking up big tech
According to TechCrunch the European Union’s competition commissioner, Margrethe Vestager, has suggested that breaking up tech giants should be a measure of last resort,
“To...
US: Simons wants Congress to expand the FTC’s enforcement powers
According to an interview by the The New York Times, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Joseph J. Simons agrees with FTC critics who say...