Tag: Tech Sector
Senate Passes Tech Innovation Bill To Compete With China
An expansive bill aimed at reinvigorating America's technological footprint to counter China passed the Senate on Tuesday and now heads to the House, where it faces...
Blackstone To Buy Singapore Property In $132M Deal
Blackstone Group is seeking to invest in more properties in Singapore to capitalize on rising demand for office space among technology firms expanding in...
Microsoft CEO Says Big Tech Antitrust Issues Can Be Solved With...
Microsoft President Brad Smith said that though Microsoft isn't a target for these new big tech antitrust cases, there are key lessons governments should...
Competition — And Competition Policy — In Digital Markets: The House...
The House Antitrust Subcommittee Report makes clear the weakness not just of competition in the tech sector, but also of competition policy toward the...
EC To Intervene In Tech, Carmakers’ Patent Dispute
The European Commission plans to step into the patent dispute between tech companies and carmakers and may set up a system to check whether...
China Considering Tougher Fintech Antitrust Laws: FT
A senior official at China’s banking regulator has warned that technological advances in the financial industry risk creating monopolies, a day after Beijing unveiled...
Tech Exes Join Biden’s Transition Team
According to Reuters, far more executives from technology companies than outspoken tech critics were named to US President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team on Tuesday, November 10,...
AG Barr Comments On Tech Companies Censoring
“There's something very disturbing about what's going on,” Attorney General William Barrtold Maria Bartiromo in an exclusive interview responding to recent incidents where technology...
EU Wants User Feedback Before New Tough Tech Regulations
EU regulators are seeking feedback from users and digital service providers before drafting rules that could rein in Google, Facebook, Amazon, Uber and other...
France Questions Tech Giants’ Impact On Digital Banking
France’s antitrust watchdog announced plans Wednesday to scrutinize the fintech industry and said it will be looking into what impact tech giants including Apple...