Amazon was marketing a collection of Chinese Communist Party President Xi Jinping’s speeches and writings on its Chinese website…
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First teaser for ‘The Problem with Jon Stewart’ pokes fun at Elon Musk, Richard Branson, Jeff Bezos
Apple in April announced “The Problem with Jon Stewart” will launch on Apple TV+ this fall and will be the first project out of a multi-year…
Amazon’s Bezos says retail is much more competitive than the smartphone market
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said the retail industry is far more competitive than the smartphone operating system market, an obvious reference to…
Sen. Lee, Rep. Buck question Apple’s, Google’s, and Amazon’s actions against Parler
In a joint letter to the CEOs of Apple, Google, and Amazon to question the companies’ actions in removing the social network Parler from…
Steve Jobs warned Jeff Bezos that iTunes would kill CD sales
Just before the release of iTunes for Windows, Apple CEO Steve Jobs warned Amazon founder Jeff Bezos that iTunes would kill CD sales …
Twitter hacker who targeted Apple, Elon Musk, others gets three years in prison
The Tampa Bay teenage hacker who took control of several well-known Twitter accounts — Apple, Elon Musk, Kanye West, Bill Gates…
Jeff Bezos to step down as Amazon CEO
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos will leave his post later this year, turning the CEO over to the company’s top cloud executive Andy Jassy who…
Elon Musk becomes richest person on earth
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has held title of world’s richest person since October 2017, but he’s now been surpassed by Elon Musk whose…
News publishers ask Apple for same App Store deal given to Amazon
A group of news publishers sent a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook seeking similar deal terms in its App Store that Amazon gets…
Analyst: Tax hike under Biden poses bigger threat to tech than antitrust hearings
The real threat facing the tech firms comes not from lawmakers now, but from higher taxes later if Joe Biden prevails against President Trump…
U.S. House panel confirms delay of Monday’s ‘Big Tech’ CEO hearing
A U.S. congressional hearing scheduled for next week to question the CEOs of Facebook, Amazon, Google, and Apple has been officially delayed…
U.S. House antitrust hearing with Apple CEO Tim Cook ‘likely’ to be postponed
Monday’s blockbuster antitrust congressional hearing with Apple CEO Tim Cook, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Faceplant’s Mark Zuckerberg, and Alphaboogle’s Sundar…
Apple CEO Tim Cook, other big tech CEOs ready defenses for U.S. Congressional hearing
Apple CEO Tim Cook and the CEOs of Facebook, Amazon, and Alphabet (Google) are set to speak – virtually – before the House Judiciary Committee…
Apple CEO Tim Cook to testify before U.S. Congress on July 27th
Apple CEO Tim Cook, along with CEOs of Google parent Alphabet Inc., Amazon, and Facebook are set to testify July 27 before the U.S. House…
Apple CEO Tim Cook to testify at U.S. House antitrust hearing
Apple CEO Tim Cook is scheduled to testify at a U.S. House Judiciary Committee hearing as part of its antitrust investigation…
Will Apple CEO Tim Cook testify before U.S. congressional antitrust panel?
Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg and Alphabet Inc. CEO Sundar Pichai are willing to testify before a congressional panel…
Jeff Bezos’ hacked iPhone had Apple’s vaunted security, and that may have helped its alleged hackers
A security report last week alleged that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos received a WhatsApp message laden with code that secretly hacked…
U.S. presidential candidates’ positions on breaking up Big Tech
In the preamble to the U.S. 2020 presidential election, many Democratic White House contenders have argued in favor of either breaking up or tightening…
Facebook’s WhatsApp blamed for Jeff Bezos’ iPhone hack
Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ iPhone may have been hacked after he received a message via Facebook’s WhatsApp, from Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince…
Amazon Fire TV crosses 40 million active users globally
Amazon.com Inc said on Monday its streaming device, Fire TV, has surpassed 40 million active users globally…
U.S. House antitrust probe of Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, and Facebook report likely by ‘first part’ of 2020
The chair of the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee’s antitrust panel said on Friday that he expects to have a final report on its probe…
U.S. House investigators say they have begun receiving data from Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, and Facebook
The probe is one of several at the federal, state and congressional level aimed at determining if the companies use their considerable clout in the online market illegally to hurt rivals or otherwise break competition law…
Jeff Bezos’ Amazon is flooding the hardware gaps between Apple, Microsoft, and Google
Amazon held an event just last week where 80 — that’s eight zero — products were announced…
U.S. Congressional antitrust panel to discuss Big Tech competition
Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), the chairman and top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee’s antitrust panel, said the hearing was scheduled for Sept. 24…
Woz: Apple should’ve split up a long time ago, ‘Big Tech’ is too big
Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Wozniak comments on the antitrust scrutiny of big tech companies…
20+ U.S. states to move forward with antitrust probe of ‘Big Tech’ firms including Apple
A group of U.S. states is preparing to move forward with a joint antitrust investigation of big technology companies…
Apple, not Google or Facebook, the target of global antitrust regulators
Apple – not Facebook or Google – is rapidly emerging as the test case for how officials in Brussels, Washington and beyond clamp down on Big Tech’s digital empires…
U.S. Senate Democrats ask for details on antitrust probes into Apple, other tech firms
Seven U.S. Senate Democrats asked the Trump administration on Friday to disclose details of possible Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department…
Senator Bernie Sanders: ‘We should definitely take a look at’ breaking up Google, Amazon, Apple
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Tuesday “we should definitely take a look at” splitting up Google, Amazon and Apple…
Amazon’s ‘Project Kuiper’ to offer broadband access from orbit via 3,236 satellites
Amazon is joining the race to provide broadband internet access around the globe via thousands of satellites…
Apple offers $9.7 million for transportation projects in Cupertino
Apple is offering to spend $9.7 million on five bike and pedestrian-oriented transportation projects…
Senator Elizabeth Warren’s simple solutions, like breaking up Apple, won’t work
Only when pushed to say it, Warren gives up the App Store…
Senator Elizabeth Warren wants to break up Apple, too
Warren said Apple uses its market dominance to squash competition…
Senator Elizabeth Warren pushes to break up big tech companies Google, Facebook, and Amazon; affect Apple’s App Store
Sen. Elizabeth Warren unveiled a plan Friday to break up massive technology companies…
Apple Music may be coming to Google Home devices
Apple Music may be soon be available as an option on Google Home devices…
Now that Amazon has bought eero, it’s time for Apple to revive the AirPort line
After Apple discontinued its AirPort line-up (which was a mistake), one of my favorite replacements was the eero…
Why didn’t Apple buy eero instead of Amazon?
Amazon announced today that it is acquiring popular mesh Wi-Fi company eero…
Amazon.com to buy mesh wi-fi system-maker eero for an undisclosed amount
Amazon and eero today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement…
Amazon has record-breaking holiday season with more items ordered worldwide than ever before
Amazon customers shopped at record levels from a wide selection of products across every department…
Apple Music now available on Amazon Echo speakers via Alexa in the U.S.
Apple Music support on Amazon Echo speakers is starting to roll out in the United States…
Apple Music now has 56 million subscribers as Cupertino considers taking stake in iHeartMedia; HomePod sales notch best week since launch
After a slow start in streaming, music industry executives say Apple is gaining confidence…
Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting December 17th
Apple Music subscribers will be able to enjoy Apple Music’s 50 million songs on Echo devices…
