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…
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…
CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google face congressional antitrust grilling
The chiefs of four of the biggest tech companies in the world — Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google — will face lawmakers Wednesday for a hearing on digital competition that could have cataclysmic impacts on an industry largely unhindered by…
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…
Tech CEOs’ opening statements for Wednesday’s tech antitrust hearing
Read the prepared opening remarks from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai and Apple CEO Tim Cook, who will testify at a House antitrust hearing on Wednesday. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s opening…
Four Tech Giants Gird for Tough Hearing in House Antitrust Probe
(Bloomberg) — Chief executives from four of the biggest U.S. technology companies will face a moment of reckoning Wednesday in an extraordinary joint appearance before Congress that will air bipartisan concerns that they are using their dominance…
Big Tech and antitrust: where things stand
Washington (AFP) – The four major tech firms whose chief executives are testifying at a congressional antitrust hearing face a variety of complaints about their dominance in the US and elsewhere. Investigations are being led by antitrust enforcers…
Big Tech Goes on Shopping Spree, Brushing Off Antitrust Scrutiny
(Bloomberg) — The biggest U.S. technology companies have gone on a buying spree this year, waving off intense scrutiny from competition watchdogs and critics who say they’ve bolstered their power by snatching up nascent rivals. The number of…
Tech CEO Antitrust Showdown With Congress Set for Wednesday
(Bloomberg) — Chief executives of Amazon.com Inc., Facebook Inc., Alphabet Inc. and Apple Inc. will testify before a rescheduled congressional hearing on antitrust in Big Tech at noon on July 29, according to an announcement from the House…
Amazon Sets New Lobbying Record as Tech Antitrust Scrutiny Grows
(Bloomberg) — Amazon.com Inc. spent a record $4.38 million on lobbying during the second quarter, according to a spokeswoman, as the e-commerce giant faced increasing antitrust scrutiny in Washington and the challenges of delivering goods to…