The Role of Technology Companies in Ukraine’s Defense
Global technology companies are playing a key role in Ukraine’s defense in Russia’s war on Ukraine by providing cyber-security, satellite imagery, access to the internet, and the surveillance of information. Russia is using conventional and cyber-warfare strategies against Ukraine, for example, the simultaneous shelling of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant and a major cyber-attack against its […]
Justice Department Sues Google for Monopolizing Digital Advertising Technologies
The Futurum Group’s principal analyst Shelly Kramer weighs in on the recent Google lawsuit filed by the Justice Department (DOJ) and eight states, California, Colorado, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Virginia, calling for the breakup of the search giant’s digital advertising technology business over alleged monopolization of the digital advertising.
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 […]
Democrats’ New Bills to Regulate Big Tech are a Reckless Rewriting of Antitrust Law — and They Won’t Protect Consumers
House Democrats, with bipartisan support, have introduced a series of completely misguided antitrust bills aimed at giving lawmakers and certain agencies greater power to control “Big Tech.”
Microsoft and Google End Their Six Year Truce as Regulation Heats Up
The News: Microsoft and Google have ended an almost six-year truce to prevent open warfare between the rival Big Tech companies, clearing the way for direct conflict as regulators take aim at barriers to competition among the leading US technology groups. Read the full story on Financial Times . Analyst Take: The first question here, how […]
The Problem with Congress’s 5 New Antitrust Bills Aimed at Reining In U.S. Big Tech
Last Friday, House Democrats introduced five new antitrust-style bills aimed at curtailing the market dominance of U.S. technology companies. Futurum’s Olivier Blanchard breaks down the nuances of the bills, outlines the problems with each, and shares thoughts on the challenges ahead.
Guilty or not, the Regulators are Coming
Purpose and justification: Hounds, quarries, and the nature of the chase If you’re a large enough company, sooner or later, a regulatory body will come after you. Maybe you’ll have done something to deserve it, but then again, maybe not. That part doesn’t really matter. It should, but it doesn’t. Unfortunately, wrongdoing – or a […]
