Facebook, Amazon and Google donated tens of thousands of dollars in the second half of 2021 to Democrats who have voiced strong reservations about major antitrust legislation under consideration on Capitol Hill. In that time, these companies have largely declined …
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, one of the top Republicans focused on holding Big Tech companies accountable, is working with Democrats on an antitrust bill that would significantly boost supporters of bipartisan antitrust legislation in Congress. Grassley, the ranking member …
House Republicans are gathering for a more coordinated crusade against Big Tech companies and their legal protections, putting out a specific game plan of legislative points to target. Spearheading the efforts on the House Committee on the Judiciary for the …
đ¨ BREAKING NEWS đ¨ Citi, BofA, Goldman, other banks accused of credit default swap antitrust scheme and market manipulation. (2008 flashbacks anyone?) — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) July 1, 2021 New Mexicoâs sovereign wealth fund brought a federal antitrust lawsuit claiming Bank of …
Cook called Pelosi with âwarningâ about antitrust bills⌠After members of Congress introduced new antitrust legislation earlier this month, Apple CEO Tim Cook reportedly called up House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and others with a few complaints. Cook called Pelosi and other …
Google Faces EU Antitrust Probe of Alleged Ad-Tech Abuses EU probe increases scrutiny of Googleâs leading role brokering digital ads across the internet The European Union opened a formal antitrust investigation into allegations that Google abuses its leading role …
House Bills Seek to Break Up Amazon and Other Big Tech Companies Legislation could force e-commerce giant, others to split into two companies or shed some products and services House lawmakers proposed a raft of bipartisan legislation aimed at reining …
via gizmodo: Both Democrats and Republicans have become wary of the sheer size of firms like Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft in recent years. Democrats have focused more on what they see as anti-competitive tactics, abusive labor practices, and promotion …
Executives at more than a dozen generic-drug companies had a form of shorthand to describe how they conducted business, insider lingo worked out over steak dinners, cocktail receptions and rounds of golf. The âsandbox,â according to investigators, was the market …
JOEL KOTKIN:Â Jeff Bezos Is Right at Home in the D.C. Swamp, but Amazon Might Have Bit Off More Than It Can Chew with the Big Apple. It turns out that tech oligarchs arenât much better than old dogs at learning …
We are looking at [antitrust] very seriously,” Trump said. “Look, that doesn’t mean we’re doing it, but we’re certainly looking and I think most people surmise that, I would imagine.” Trump said others have also considered action against tech companies …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkxKShoWV0M The Trump administration is considering a draft executive order that would call for an anti-trust investigation into Google and social media companies like Facebook. The draft order would call on federal antitrust and law enforcement agencies to “thoroughly investigate …
by Chris Black Well, that didnât take long. Following the global uproar in the aftermath of the Masters of the Universe banning and censoring conservatives left and right on their social media platforms (Alex Jones comes to mind, but …
Amazon Closes in on Appleâs Top Spot Amazon.com Inc. is making another run at the title of worldâs most valuable company. The e-commerce giant ended Wednesdayâs trading session with a market value of $894 billion, according to the WSJ Market …
The case relates to the dominance of Google’s Android operating system, which is one of the world’s most popular mobile software systems. The EU has scrutinized that dominance, arguing that Google should look to make competition fairer and allow smaller …