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Tech companies
A new EU law aims to tame tech giants. But enforcing it could turn out to be tricky.
Mar 7, 2024
It imposes hefty fines for scofflaws. But the commission charged with enforcing it has only 80 staffers.
What Apple and Amazon earnings may be able to tell us about this economy
by
Andy Uhler
Apr 28, 2022
The consumer economy, in particular.
Rolling back degree requirements expands the pipeline for tech
Apr 27, 2022
Hiring based on skills rather than degrees is more labor intensive.
Are tech companies influencing politics more than governments?
by
David Brancaccio
, Rose Conlon
and Daniel Shin
Oct 20, 2021
Ian Bremmer, president of Eurasia Group, believes we're increasingly becoming citizens of Facebook and Twitter rather than of nations.
Rising IT spending lifts tech giants
Jul 27, 2021
Companies are spending more on tech, and that is expected to help the likes of Microsoft and Alphabet, which report earnings today.
Dow index boosts its tech profile with addition of Salesforce
by
Justin Ho
Aug 25, 2020
Bellwether market index also adds Honeywell and Amgen and expels Exxon and others. Move reflects tech's expanding role in the economy.
Tech companies reconsider facial recognition software
Jun 11, 2020
IBM says it will no longer sell or research facial recognition software, and Amazon announced a moratorium on police use of its software.
For public good, not for profit.
Tech companies get a win in the USMCA
Dec 11, 2019
The treaty will extend to Canada and Mexico a provision of U.S. law that protects them from being sued for what their users' do.
The FTC has no chief technologist as it weighs big tech investigations
by
Molly Wood
Apr 2, 2019
The last person to hold the job says there are many ways the agency can get input on technology issues.
California's governor wants to pay residents a data dividend
by
Molly Wood
Feb 22, 2019
How much is your data worth, and should tech companies compensate you for it?