Biden beefs up White House staff, including Big Tech critic Tim Wu
3 years, 9 months ago

Biden beefs up White House staff, including Big Tech critic Tim Wu

The Hindu  

U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday rounded out his White House staff with a top adviser who has advocated for breaking up Big Tech companies along with a host of new appointments focused on COVID-19, criminal justice and the economy. The White House announced six additional staffers to its National Economic Council, including Columbia University professor Tim Wu, who coined the term “net neutrality” and has warned against an economy dominated by a few giant firms. “I think breakups or undoing of mergers are actually called for more than we have appreciated in the last few decades,” Wu has said previously about Big Tech companies. In the White House statement on new staff, Biden also named 13 additions to his Domestic Policy Council and two more staffers to the White House COVID-19 response team.

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Trump team agrees to work with Biden team on world crises
1 week, 6 days ago

Trump team agrees to work with Biden team on world crises

LA Times  

President-elect Donald Trump shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Saturday. But a funny thing happened on Trump’s way back to the White House: The Trump national security team has come to understand that it has no choice but to work with the Biden team as conflicts in Gaza, Syria …

Biden’s White House stares down a Trump takeover
1 month, 1 week ago

Biden’s White House stares down a Trump takeover

Politico  

The final flurry of work has provided a renewed sense of purpose within a White House unmoored by Donald Trump’s pending return to power, according to interviews with more than a half-dozen administration officials and outside advisers. “The bottom line,” said Ivo Daalder, a foreign policy expert close to senior Biden officials, “is there just isn’t anything Biden can do …

How Trump’s triumph will turbocharge America’s Left-leaning tech giants
1 month, 2 weeks ago

How Trump’s triumph will turbocharge America’s Left-leaning tech giants

The Telegraph  

The hope of an antitrust shake-up under Trump was one of the reasons for US technology stocks ticking higher following his victory on Wednesday, as bosses predict the government’s regulatory stance will soften during his administration. Andreessen said the treatment of the cryptocurrency industry by the Biden White House had been “intolerable”, while Horowitz said the US under Biden was …

Biden lauds new Microsoft center on the same site where Trump’s Foxconn project failed
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden lauds new Microsoft center on the same site where Trump’s Foxconn project failed

Associated Press  

STURTEVANT, Wis. — President Joe Biden on Wednesday laced into Donald Trump over a failed project in the previous administration that was supposed to bring thousands of new jobs into southeastern Wisconsin and trumpeted new economic investments under his watch that are coming to the same spot. That location in the battleground state will now be the site of a …

Biden picks new National Security Agency head, key to support of Ukraine, defense of US elections
1 year, 7 months ago

Biden picks new National Security Agency head, key to support of Ukraine, defense of US elections

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Joe Biden has chosen a new leader for the …

US House Republicans announce investigation into President Biden
1 year, 11 months ago

US House Republicans announce investigation into President Biden

Al Jazeera  

The new Republican majority in the US House of Representatives have requested information from Twitter and the Treasury Department. Republicans in the United States House of Representatives on Wednesday opened their long-promised investigation into Democratic President Joe Biden and his family, wielding the power of their new majority to demand information from the Treasury Department and former Twitter executives as …

House panel pushes legislation targeting Big Tech’s power
3 years, 6 months ago

House panel pushes legislation targeting Big Tech’s power

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A House panel pushed ahead Wednesday with ambitious legislation that could curb the market power of tech giants Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple and force them to sever their dominant platforms from their other lines of business. Many state attorneys general have pursued antitrust cases against big tech companies, and many states joined with the U.S. Justice Department …

Biden elevates energetic critic of Big Tech as top regulator
3 years, 6 months ago

Biden elevates energetic critic of Big Tech as top regulator

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday installed an energetic critic of Big Tech as a top federal regulator at a time when the industry is under intense pressure from Congress, regulators and state attorneys general. The selection of legal scholar Lina Khan to head the Federal Trade Commission is seen as signaling a tough stance toward tech giants Facebook, …

Bills that could force Big Tech breakups unveiled in House
3 years, 6 months ago

Bills that could force Big Tech breakups unveiled in House

The Hindu  

A group of House lawmakers has put forward a sweeping legislative package that could curb the market power of Big Tech companies and force Facebook, Google, Amazon or Apple to sever their dominant platforms from their other lines of business. It concluded that the four tech giants have abused their market power by charging excessive fees, imposing tough contract terms …

Bills that could force Big Tech breakups unveiled in House
3 years, 6 months ago

Bills that could force Big Tech breakups unveiled in House

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A group of House lawmakers put forward a sweeping legislative package Friday that could curb the market power of Big Tech companies and force Facebook, Google, Amazon or Apple to sever their dominant platforms from their other lines of business. The subcommittee said Amazon and Apple have “significant and durable market power” in the U.S. online retail market, …

Big Tech's Democratic critics discuss ways to strike back with White House
3 years, 10 months ago

Big Tech's Democratic critics discuss ways to strike back with White House

The Hindu  

Congressional Democrats have begun discussions with the White House on ways to crack down on Big Tech including making social media companies accountable for the spread of disinformation on matters such as the U.S. Capitol riot and addressing the abuse of market power to harm corporate rivals. Several congressional aides, speaking on condition of anonymity, said members of Biden's team …

White House names SolarWinds response leader amid criticism
3 years, 10 months ago

White House names SolarWinds response leader amid criticism

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy After members of Congress criticized as “disorganized” the U.S. response …

For Big Tech, Biden brings a new era but no ease in scrutiny
4 years ago

For Big Tech, Biden brings a new era but no ease in scrutiny

Hindustan Times  

The Obama-Biden administration was a charmed era for America’s tech companies — a moment when they were lionized as innovators, hailed as job creators and largely left alone. The social media companies’ CEOs rebuffed accusations of anti-conservative bias at a Senate hearing last month. He said he wants to see quickly crimped the social media companies’ long-held legal protections for …

For Big Tech, Biden brings a new era but no ease in scrutiny
4 years ago

For Big Tech, Biden brings a new era but no ease in scrutiny

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Obama-Biden administration was a charmed era for America’s tech companies — a moment when they were lionized as innovators, hailed as job creators and largely left alone. He said he wants to see quickly crimped the social media companies’ long-held legal protections for speech on their platforms. And he singled out Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg for scorn, …

Big Tech Is The New Big Tobacco And Joe Biden Doesn't Get It
4 years, 1 month ago

Big Tech Is The New Big Tobacco And Joe Biden Doesn't Get It

Huff Post  

Carlos Barria / Reuters In 2014, the leading economic mind from Barack Obama’s administration left office to become president and partner of the private equity firm Warburg Pincus. Even before Obama’s historic 2008 win was sealed, a then-obscure Citi executive named Michael Froman was compiling a list of top hiring targets for the incoming administration, placing Geither’s name alongside figures …

Big Tech shouldn’t breathe a sigh of relief over Biden
4 years, 1 month ago

Big Tech shouldn’t breathe a sigh of relief over Biden

CNN  

CNN Business — Don’t expect Joe Biden to go any easier on Big Tech than President Donald Trump has. But, policy analysts say, Biden’s approach to large tech platforms is driven by the bipartisan outcry over Silicon Valley’s dominance — and reflects how dramatically the political environment has changed for the industry since 2016. That’s the same today.” On the …

How Will Tech Policy Change In The Biden White House? Here's What You Need To Know
4 years, 1 month ago

How Will Tech Policy Change In The Biden White House? Here's What You Need To Know

NPR  

How Will Tech Policy Change In The Biden White House? It's not yet clear what the Biden administration would propose to replace the law, but the former vice president has said it should be revoked "immediately." "Aggressiveness towards China in terms of trade secrets, China tech companies, potentially spying and other issues, I don't think that's going to change much," …

U.S. House's antitrust report hints at break-up of Big Tech firms, lawmaker says
4 years, 2 months ago

U.S. House's antitrust report hints at break-up of Big Tech firms, lawmaker says

The Hindu  

The U.S. House of Representatives antitrust report on Big Tech firms contains a “thinly veiled call to break up” the companies, Republican Congressman Ken Buck said in a draft response seen by Reuters. The House antitrust subcommittee is expected to publish its report this week on Amazon.com Inc, Apple Inc, Facebook Inc and Google owner Alphabet Inc. A Buck representative …

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