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Big Tech Turns Trump Tech? CEOs Queue Up For The Presidential Inauguration
Several top tech leaders are making amends and even donating to his inauguration fund. This shift in dynamics is largely driven by the tech industry's desire to influence policy decisions and avoid regulatory backlash.
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Brazil Suggests Reform to Tighten Antitrust Regulation for Big Techs
Brazil's Finance Ministry says that local legislation needs to be equipped with more tools to address a new reality where big tech firms, due to their size and market power, inhibit competition.
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US House Introduces Antitrust Bills To Rein In Power Of Big Tech
A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the US House of Representatives introduced four bills on Friday aimed at reining in the power of the tech giants, with one potentially leading to their break-up.
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Microsoft Quietly Prepares to Avoid Spotlight Under Joe Biden
Microsoft, which scored a lucrative $10 billion government contract under the Trump administration, has emerged as the fourth largest contributor to Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden's candidate campaign committee, according to data from OpenSecrets, a website which tracks money in politics and campaign finance records.
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Big Tech and the Antitrust Probe: Where Things Stand
A Justice Department official said in announcing the Google lawsuit that the agency's review of internet platforms is ongoing. The combined value of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google based on share price has more than tripled during the past five years to more than $5.4 trillion and the companies are weathering the economic impact of the pandemic ...
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How Google Evolved From a 'Cuddly' Startup to Antitrust Target
How Google grew from its idealistic roots into the cutthroat behemoth is a story shaped by unbridled ambition, savvy decision-making, technology's networking effects, lax regulatory oversight and the unrelenting pressure to perpetually pump up their profits.
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Google Faces Antitrust Lawsuit From US Justice Department, Could Lead to Company Breakup
The US sued Google on Tuesday, accusing the $1 trillion company of illegally using its market muscle to hobble rivals in the biggest challenge to the power and influence of Big Tech in decades.
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US House Antitrust Chairman Says Unwinding Facebook's Instagram Buy the 'Right Answer'
US Representative David Cicilline, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee's antitrust subcommittee, said on Wednesday he would be "comfortable with unwinding" Facebook's acquisition of Instagram.
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Big Tech Turns Trump Tech? CEOs Queue Up For The Presidential Inauguration
Several top tech leaders are making amends and even donating to his inauguration fund. This shift in dynamics is largely driven by the tech industry's desire to influence policy decisions and avoid regulatory backlash.
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Brazil Suggests Reform to Tighten Antitrust Regulation for Big Techs
Brazil's Finance Ministry says that local legislation needs to be equipped with more tools to address a new reality where big tech firms, due to their size and market power, inhibit competition.
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US House Introduces Antitrust Bills To Rein In Power Of Big Tech
A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the US House of Representatives introduced four bills on Friday aimed at reining in the power of the tech giants, with one potentially leading to their break-up.
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Microsoft Quietly Prepares to Avoid Spotlight Under Joe Biden
Microsoft, which scored a lucrative $10 billion government contract under the Trump administration, has emerged as the fourth largest contributor to Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden's candidate campaign committee, according to data from OpenSecrets, a website which tracks money in politics and campaign finance records.
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Big Tech and the Antitrust Probe: Where Things Stand
A Justice Department official said in announcing the Google lawsuit that the agency's review of internet platforms is ongoing. The combined value of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google based on share price has more than tripled during the past five years to more than $5.4 trillion and the companies are weathering the economic impact of the pandemic ...
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How Google Evolved From a 'Cuddly' Startup to Antitrust Target
How Google grew from its idealistic roots into the cutthroat behemoth is a story shaped by unbridled ambition, savvy decision-making, technology's networking effects, lax regulatory oversight and the unrelenting pressure to perpetually pump up their profits.
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Google Faces Antitrust Lawsuit From US Justice Department, Could Lead to Company Breakup
The US sued Google on Tuesday, accusing the $1 trillion company of illegally using its market muscle to hobble rivals in the biggest challenge to the power and influence of Big Tech in decades.
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US House Antitrust Chairman Says Unwinding Facebook's Instagram Buy the 'Right Answer'
US Representative David Cicilline, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee's antitrust subcommittee, said on Wednesday he would be "comfortable with unwinding" Facebook's acquisition of Instagram.
