Tag: Tech Sector
FTC Chair Khan Appoints New Chief Technology Officer & Public Affairs...
Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina M. Khan announced the appointment of two new senior agency leaders: Chief Technology Officer Stephanie Nguyen and Public Affairs...
Klobuchar Pulls Vote On Tech Bill After Cruz Amendment
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) asked to pull a committee vote on a bill aimed at giving news outlets the ability to negotiate collectively with...
California’s Unfair Competition Law: An Existing and Flexible Response to Emerging...
Competition and monopoly power in technology platforms have become global issues in the past decade. In many cases, challenges to those platforms have struggled to adapt...
Meta Says Metaverse Will Be Worth $3 Trillion
Meta’s president of global affairs, Nick Clegg, is defending Meta’s eye-popping investments in the metaverse, saying he believes the technology will change how consumers...
Europeans Should Benefit From AI Rules, Says Lawmaker
Europe’s proposed artificial intelligence (AI) rules should try to benefit from the technology instead of hindering it, an EU lawmaker told Reuters this week.
“There...
EU Lawmakers Vote For Tougher Tech Laws
A key committee of EU lawmakers on Tuesday agreed to tougher laws targeting Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook, reported Reuters. Frustrated by the slow pace of...
Big Tech Gives Feedback On Antitrust Legislation
Four of the biggest US technology companies are getting a belated chance to give feedback on antitrust legislation that could force drastic changes to...
China’s Big Tech “Self-Corrects” To Ease Potential Regulatory Fury
Concerned about unprecedented regulatory heat for China’s tech sector, some companies are no longer waiting for any official reprimands that may or may not...
European Union Gives Google Ultimatum On Travel Price Transparency
The European Union has given Google an eight-week ultimatum to make its travel-related search more transparent or the Silicon Valley technology giant could face...
Germany Raised $12B To Boost Tech Startups’ Growth
Germany has created a US$12 billion fund to speed up the growth of startups in the technology sector. The country sees such companies as...
