A bill that would eliminate Apple and Google’s hefty fees on app developers has drawn unusual coalitions on both sides.
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A Big Tech Showdown in Arizona
The state is attempting to pass a bill that would allow app developers to avoid taxes from Apple and Google. Some Democrats are opposed.
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Big Tech’s Bullying Campaigns
Faced for the first time with actual pressure from regulators and law enforcement, tech companies have responded aggressively.
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Love, Labor, Lost
To Sarah Jaffe, the idea that you can love your job has become a trap.
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Silicon Valley Takes the Battlespace
Through an obscure startup named Rebellion Defense, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt attempts to buy his way into the Biden White House.
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It’s Not a Big Tech Crackdown, It’s an Anti-Monopoly Revolution
Critical developments across sectors of the economy show that the movement against corporate power is winning—at last.
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A Bright Spot Amid Biden’s Middle-of-the-Road Approach
On antitrust and Big Tech, advocates changed the conversation. That has invalidated the same old corporate-friendly personnel.
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Biden Cabinet Hopefuls’ Unusual Lease: Break in Case of Appointment
The next president’s foreign-policy team was confident they’d be back in the White House.
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Democrats Have Proven They Can Compete on Small-Dollar Donations Alone
So why does Joe Biden keep doing big-money fundraisers?