Members of Congress investigating the activity of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google say antitrust law reform is needed to safeguard democracy and “ensure that our economy remains vibrant and open in the digital age.” The findings comes from a document released today (PDF), the culmination of a 16-month long investigation …
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Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) thinks antitrust regulation of Big Tech companies like Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google is going to be tough, and in order to pass meaningful reforms that rein in the power of Big Tech companies, Congress will need the help of the American people. Cicilline is chair …
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Automation and Jobs Read our latest special issue. Open Now AI has the potential to improve human lives and a company’s bottom line, but it can also accelerate inequality and eliminate jobs during the worst U.S. recession on record since the Great Depression. It’s that dual promise and peril that …
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A group of more than 20 organizations including tech giants like AWS, Google, IBM, and Nvidia joined schools like Stanford University and The Ohio State University today in backing the idea of a national AI research cloud. Nonprofit groups like Mozilla and the Allen Institute for AI also support the …
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Here’s what you need to know: Some states in the U.S. start to think twice about reopenings as virus spreads. U.S. health officials are to warn lawmakers of the potential for a ‘tremendous burden’ on hospitals. British leader will lift a wide variety of restrictions. Novak Djokovic, the No. 1 …
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(Reuters) — Amazon said on Monday its founder and Chief Executive Jeff Bezos was willing to testify to a congressional panel investigating potential violations of U.S. antitrust law by big technology companies. The company’s attorney sent a letter to members of the House Judiciary Committee, saying Amazon had cooperated with …
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Intel became the latest tech company to drop out of the Mobile World Congress event coming up in Barcelona, out of fears about the spread of the coronavirus. “The safety and wellbeing of all our employees and partners is our top priority, and we have withdrawn from this year’s Mobile …
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