Google did not automatically sign up Android users for COVID-19 tracing app
The claim: Google automatically signed up all Android users for a COVID-19 tracing app. New mobile contact tracing technology aimed at minimizing the spread of COVID-19 has prompted claims on social media that Google automatically updated all Android…
NY Rep. Jerry Nadler Blasts Facebook, Google For Stealing News & Destroying Journalism Jobs At Antitrust Hearing
Disappearing journalism jobs were among the many ills laid at the feet of top tech execs Wednesday as House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) at an antitrust hearing lamented the decline of local news and recalled a massive mess up by…
Tech Talk on Capitol Hill
Does Big Tech stifle competition? Answering that was the main purpose of Wednesday’s Congressional hearing, which hauled in the top executives from America’s biggest technology companies. Supposedly. But when the chiefs of Alphabet, Amazon, Apple and…
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…
What if You Can’t Resell It?
(Bloomberg Opinion) — Would you still buy an electric car if you knew you wouldn’t be able to resell it in the future? That’s the latest hurdle potential buyers are contending with, and it’s bound to become a big driver of demand. The expenses of…
Quibi Must Fight Claims It Stole ‘Turnstyle’ Technology
(Bloomberg) — Quibi, the video-streaming service started by former Walt Disney studio head and DreamWorks co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg, must defend a lawsuit claiming it stole its signature “turnstyle” technology from an Israeli company. A federal…
Samsung Beats Earnings Estimates on Recovery of Chips, Gadget Sales
(Bloomberg) — Samsung Electronics Co. reported earnings that beat estimates and said demand for memory chips is likely to recover in the second half of the year, driven by new smartphones and gaming consoles. Net income increased to 5.5 trillion…
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…
J.C. Penney Hurtles Toward a Sale Process
J.C. Penney says it is here to stay. Its attorney told a Texas bankruptcy court at a hearing on Wednesday that the company is working toward a going concern sale to continue operating under the J.C. Penney banner, with its intellectual property…