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Politics & Government

How Are Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google Monopolies? House Report Counts The Ways

8:23pm October 06, 2020

House Democrats recommend Congress look at ways to force the companies to split off some of their businesses, saying the tech giants have exploited their power to benefit themselves and hurt rivals.

Google is the latest tech company to tighten its election-related policies ahead of November's vote.

Politics & Government

Google To Halt Political Ads After Polls Close, Amid Worries Over Delayed Results

2:59pm September 25, 2020

by Shannon Bond

The tech giant will not allow election-related ads in Search, on YouTube or any of its other properties, citing the likelihood of delayed election results.

Senators pressed Google executive Donald Harrison over whether the tech giant wields too much power over advertisers and publishers in the digital ad market, amid widening scrutiny of the company's dominance.

Politics & Government

Google Says It Doesn't Monopolize Digital Ad Market. Senators Don't Buy It

8:49pm September 15, 2020

by Shannon Bond

Senators pressed the tech giant on the scope and scale of its digital advertising business. Republicans repeated long-running allegations of conservative bias.

Google says it will no longer allow some autocomplete suggestions related to political candidates and the election, such as search predictions that could be viewed as making claims about the "the integrity or legitimacy of electoral processes."

Politics & Government

Google Will Block Its Autocomplete Suggestions For Some Election-Related Searches

3:10pm September 11, 2020

by Jason Slotkin

The company said its new policy would eliminate search predictions that could be seen as favoring a political candidate or as making claims about "the integrity or legitimacy of electoral processes."

Tim Sweeney is awarded during the BAFTA Presents Special Award to Epic Games at The London on June 2019. Sweeney told NPR he is suing Apple and Google in a bid to attack practices he claims are monopolistic and exploitative.

National

Fortnite Maker Tim Sweeney On Apple and Google: 'These Monopolies Need To Be Stopped'

10:57pm September 10, 2020

by Bobby Allyn

The Epic Games CEO tells NPR that the tech titans are abusing their power and exploiting developers by demanding a 30% cut of every app purchase made on a smartphone or tablet.

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Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, speaks during a House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust on Capitol Hill.

Politics & Government

4 Key Takeaways From Washington's Big Tech Hearing On 'Monopoly Power'

9:58am July 30, 2020

Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., says Amazon, Facebook, Google and Apple operate like monopolies and need to be broken up or regulated.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos testifies Wednesday via video before the House Judiciary antitrust subcommittee. The hearing also featured the heads of Apple, Facebook and Google.

Politics & Government

Heads Of Amazon, Apple, Facebook And Google Testify On Big Tech's Power

9:13pm July 29, 2020

by Bobby Allyn

The CEOs tell Congress that the giant American tech companies do not stifle competition, saying the concern that too much power is concentrated in too few companies is unfounded.

Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Apple's Tim Cook, Google's Sundar Pichai and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg will face congressional questioning about whether tech has too much power.

Politics & Government

Big Tech In Washington's Hot Seat: What You Need To Know

7:35am July 28, 2020

The heads of Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple will face lawmakers' questions about whether they are using their power to squash competition.

Public health authorities say they hope smartphone apps can boost contact tracing efforts, but there are debates over how much data officials need to collect.

Health & Safety

Apple, Google Coronavirus Tool Won't Track Your Location. That Worries Some States

5:23pm May 13, 2020

by Shannon Bond

Apple and Google are developing smartphone technology to help fight the coronavirus pandemic. But public health authorities in some states are chafing against the tech giants' rules.

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Google announced some employees could return to company offices over the summer but said most of the tech giant's employees would likely be allowed to work from home for the rest of the year.

Health & Safety

Google Says Most Of Its Employees Will Likely Work Remotely Through End of Year

6:11pm May 08, 2020

by Jason Slotkin

The tech giant announces it is extending its previous work-from-home plans for most of its staff and will begin reopening offices this summer.