New York Times
Big Tech Was The Enemy of the House Judiciary Committee, Until Partisanship Fractured the Battle Plans
For all the divisions in Washington, one issue that had united Republicans and Democrats in recent years was their animus toward the power of the biggest tech companies. That bipartisanship was supposed to come together soon in a landmark House report that caps a 15-month investigation into the practices of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google. The report was set to feature recommendations from lawmakers to rein in the companies, including the most sweeping changes to US antitrust laws in half a century.
Why Did Hundreds of Thousands of Women Drop Out of the Workforce? (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 10/06/2020 - 06:40Cineworld, Parent Company of Regal Cinemas, Closes All Theaters (New York Times)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 10/05/2020 - 17:42WeChat, Wild Rumors and All, Is Their Lifeline. Washington May End That. (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 10/05/2020 - 06:38Justice Department Appeals Injunction Against WeChat Ban (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 10/02/2020 - 13:41In US-China Tech Feud, Taiwan Feels Heat From Both Sides (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 10/02/2020 - 06:05President Trump Signs Stopgap Spending Bill to Keep Government Funded
President Donald Trump signed a stopgap spending bill early Oct 1 to keep the government funded through early December, after the Senate overwhelmingly agreed (84-10) to punt a series of thorny debates about federal funding once the general election was over.