Everything that happened at the Big Tech anti-trust virtual hearing
Everything that happened at the Big Tech anti-trust virtual hearing There was yelling. There was butt-kissing. There was Jeff Bezos forgetting to take himself off mute. Another congressional hearing where members of congress get to blast tech CEOs with…
U.S. lawmakers accuse Big Tech of crushing rivals to boost profits
By Nandita Bose and Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Google and Facebook took the sharpest jabs for alleged abuse of their market power from Democrats and Republicans on Wednesday in a much-anticipated congressional hearing that put four of…
Jeff Bezos Grilled On Alexa Favoring Amazon’s Own Products
UPDATED, 1:44 PM PT: The CEOs of Google, Facebook, Apple and Amazon are testifying on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, in an unusual hearing that reflects the extent to which lawmakers have focused their scrutiny on tech platforms. Hollywood’s lobby in D.C. is…
ACC going with 11-game format for college football season
The ACC is moving forward with an 11-game football schedule, beginning the week of Sept. 7-12. The conference’s scheduling model, approved Wednesday by its Board of Governors as long as “public health guidance allows,” includes 10 conference games with…
Lawmakers question the CEOs of Apple, Google, Facebook, and Amazon
The CEOs of Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google’s parent company Alphabet are all testifying today before the US House of Representatives’ Antitrust Subcommittee. It’s extremely rare for one of the tech giants’ CEOs to testify…
Big Tech Goes to Capitol Hill; Plus Q2 from BA, GE, SPOT & More
Wednesday, July 29, 2020 Another big day in the nation’s capital is expected today. Aside from further rumination of pandemic relief from Congress, we will see top tech CEOs — Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Apple’s Tim Cook and…
Google, Amazon, Apple And Facebook In Hot Seat At Antitrust Hearing
Click here to read the full article. The CEOs of Google, Facebook, Apple and Amazon are testifying on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, in an unusual hearing that reflects the extent to which lawmakers have focused their scrutiny on tech platforms. Hollywood’s…
Stocks cling to gains as Big Tech comes to DC; Kodak skyrockets
Stocks were slightly higher at the start of an eventful Wednesday, during which Big Tech executives will testify before Congress and the Federal Open Market Committee will release its July monetary policy statement. A host of quarterly corporate earnings…
Stocks cling to gains ahead of BIg Tech, Fed; BA, GM rally after earnings
Stock futures were slightly higher at the start of an eventful Wednesday, during which Big Tech executives will testify before Congress and the Federal Open Market Committee will release its July monetary policy statement. A host of quarterly corporate…
What to expect when tech’s tycoons come to Washington
Sundar Pichai, Tim Cook, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg On Wednesday, the chief executives of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google face an unprecedented joint hearing in Washington as their companies face growing concerns about their size and power. Jeff…