And now, on a big digital stage, in real time — the fab four. Of Big Tech, that is — so, perhaps, depending on what viewpoint you take, it may be the not-so-fab four. Today (July 29) will mark the latest appearance of tech’s marquee...
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Google CEO Sundar Pichai are now scheduled to appear before a Congressional subcommittee exploring competitive practices among Big Tech Wednesday (July 29) instead of Monday (July 27) as originally planned. The House...
The House Judiciary Committee has delayed a hearing originally scheduled for Monday (July 27) due to a conflict with the late U.S. Representative John Lewis’ (D-GA) memorial service. A new date has not yet been announced. Leaders of Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple were scheduled...
The Congressional report expected to recommend fixes for alleged antitrust violations by the nation’s four largest technology companies could be issued soon, Reuters reported. In a phone call with reporters on Thursday (July 23), senior aides from the House Judiciary Committee and the antitrust...
Lawmakers will have to wait to question the CEOs from Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google. The much-anticipated hearing scheduled before the House Judiciary Committee and the Antitrust Subcommittee on Monday (July 27) is expected to be postponed. A memorial service for the late Rep. John...
Google will have to make “major concessions” to win speedy European Union approval of its planned purchase of Fitbit, the Financial Times reported on Thursday (July 23), citing unnamed sources. Consumer groups and regulators have argued since the deal was announced in November 2019 that...
The CEOs of four Big Tech companies are planning to go on the attack when they appear before Congress next week, Reuters reported. In answer to charges that the tech giants use their market share to hurt the competition, the CEOs plan to testify that...
U.S. House Republicans want to add Twitter’s CEO to the roster of Big Tech execs scheduled to testify later this month before a congressional antitrust panel. GOP Rep. Jim Jordan, ranking member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, said in a letter, “there is...
Microsoft Corp. is the latest U.S. corporation to face an investigation over antitrust charges by the European Union (EU). The Wall Street Journal reports the global technology company is facing allegations from Slack Technologies Inc. On Wednesday (July 22), the Canadian workplace software company filed a...