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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission building.
Economics

Can the Federal Trade Commission Ever Adequately Regulate the Tech Industry?

It's clear that the public has lost trust in the FTC's ability to promote competition and protect consumers. They need to restore that trust to effectively regulate.

Jeff Bezos, founder and chief executive officer of Amazon.
Economics

Tech Companies Aren't Just Donating to Democrats: A Look at Silicon Valley's Contributions to Republican Campaigns

Despite their reputation as strongly liberal organizations, the political donations of tech companies like Amazon and Google go both ways.

Google employees walk off the job to protest the company's handling of sexual misconduct claims, on November 1st, 2018, in Mountain View, California. Employees staged walkouts at offices around the world after a report last week that Google gave $90 million in a severance package to former executive Andy Rubin and covered up details of sexual misconduct allegations against him, which triggered his departure.
Viewfinder

Viewfinder: Google Employees Walk Out in Protest

Google employees walk off the job to protest the company's handling of sexual misconduct claims, on November 1st, 2018, in Mountain View, California.

Nathan Myhrvold, founder and chief executive office of Intellectual Ventures and primary author of the Modernist Cuisine books, speaks onstage at The New York Times Food for Tomorrow Conference in 2015.
The Fix

'The Ultimate Patent Troll'

In the words of technology reporters.