Tag: Tech
Chinese Tech Companies Ink Antitrust Vow
More than 30 Chinese tech firms, including Tencent Holdings and Alibaba Group Holding, together inked an understanding on antitrust matters, the South China Morning...
German Watchdog Tells EU To Broaden Draft Tech Regs
The German competition watchdog has advised pumping up draft regulations crafted by the European Union (EU), Financial Times reported Wednesday, July 14.
Andreas Mundt, head...
Vestager Wants EU To Focus On Creating Trust In Digital Tech
Europeans have low trust in technology and this might hamper the uptake of emerging technologies, the European Commission’s Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager has...
US & EU Team Up On Tech To Counter Russia &...
The US and EUn plan to cooperate more on technology regulation, industrial development, and bilateral trade following President Biden’s visit, in a bid to...
Apple’s Cook Says Proposed EU Tech Rules Cause Security Problems
Apple boss Tim Cook took aim on Wednesday at proposed European rules aimed at curbing the power of US tech giants, saying they could...
Australia’s Rod Sims Says New Tech Law Is Not In Favor...
The architect of Australia's new law making Alphabet's Google and Facebook pay news outlets for content on Thursday, June 10, rejected a suggestion the move was...
EU MP Says Tech Rules Should Target Only Dominant Firms
Draft rules aimed at reining in the power of Facebook, Alphabet unit Google, Amazon, and Apple should only target these US tech giants, a...
US Senate Committee Approves Tech Research Bill
A US Senate committee voted 24-4 on Wednesday, May 12, to approve a compromise measure to authorize more than US$110 billion for basic and...
Chinese Tech Giants Pledge To End Unfair Competition
More than 20 Chinese tech giants have made a public pact to abide by anti-monopoly guidelines, after regulators told them to note "the warning"...
7 People Who’ll Likely Drive The Biden Administration’s Tech Policy
By Margaret Harding McGill, Ashley Gold
While the Biden administration has been slow to appoint the key decision makers at agencies overseeing technology issues, a handful...