Congress Explores Potential New Big Tech Regulations
As technology plays an increasingly important role in daily life, lawmakers turn their attention to potential new tech regulations that would affect the technology industry. As the influence of the tech giants grows, concerns about issues ranging from data privacy to competition have prompted US lawmakers to consider new regulations that could have far-reaching consequences. […]
The Growing Influence of Big Tech in Policy and Legislation
Prominent US technology companies, such as Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft, have significantly increased their spending on lobbying in recent years, indicating their growing influence on policy and legislation. Big Tech has surpassed the previously dominant big spenders, namely Big Oil and, further back, Big Tobacco. Amazon and Facebook together outspent Exxon and Philip Morris […]
Intel says – “I’ll see your IP move and raise you a fab” and more thoughts on the news of talks about an Intel GlobalFoundries acquisition – Futurum Tech Webcast
In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, I’m joined by my colleagues Daniel Newman and Fred McClimans to discuss the reports of Intel Corp being in talks to buy semiconductor manufacturer GlobalFoundries for about $30 billion. There’s no doubt the silicon industry is in the midst of a crisis — limited fab capabilities and […]
