Big tech orders Huawei snub
Don’t even talk to them any more
Some of the world’s biggest tech companies have told their employees to stop talking about technology and technical standards with counterparts at Huawei.
Big Tech pays a king's ransom to lobby politicians
That is US "democracy" for you
Big Tech is dramatically increasing how much it pays to attract the attention of US politicians
Trump meets big tech again
We want to keep American tech dominance
The Trump administration met with top tech executives to discuss ways to “ensure American dominance” of innovation and the future of high tech jobs.
Three European countries want big tech to avoid tax
Denmark, Ireland and Sweden block French moves
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire's efforts to get the European Union colleagues around a new tax on tech giants have stalled.
Big Tech wants FTC to overturn State Laws
We don’t want European style privacy laws here
Big Tech is terrified that the US will adopt the same sorts of privacy laws used in Europe and is lobbying the FTC to overturn similar sounding state laws.
France and Germany working out how to tax big tech
France suggests a sunset clause
The European Union is working out a way to tax big tech and thinks that an agreement could still be found by the end of the year.
Pai sees big tech conspiracy
Net neutrality all a big tech plot involving Cher
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai thinks that the monumental backlash against his moves to had control of the internet to US telcos is all a plot by big tech giants.