Apple is building a $1 billion campus in Austin, Texas, as well as three more smaller satellite locations on the west coast. The Austin campus is expected to employ 5,000 people working in engineering, research and development, operations, finance, sales, and computer support, the Associated Press reported. The Texas city is already the second largest […]
The Latest Facebook Scandal: Netflix, Spotify Could Read Private Messages, Yandex Was Given IDs…
Apple to Build $1B Campus in Texas…
An Amazon Revolt Could Be Brewing As the Tech Giant Exerts More Control Over Brands…
The next time you buy a PopSockets cellphone grip from Amazon, be forewarned: It likely won’t come with a manufacturer’s warranty — because it won’t be coming from PopSockets or one of its authorized sellers. That’s one of the trickle-down effects of a power move that Amazon recently made against PopSockets and other brands that […]
Ever Wonder What Data Big Tech Collects on You?…
Have you ever asked yourself, “What does Google know about me?” The answer is uncomfortable. What Google knows about you includes everything from your clicks on ads to your birthday to the device you’re using right now and the Wi-Fi network it’s connected to. But Google pales in comparison to some of the other big […]
OPINION: Donald Trump Must Bust Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, Google Monopolies Like Teddy Roosevelt…
I’ve just finished reading Columbia Law professor Tim Wu’s new book on antitrust, “The Curse of Bigness,” and my biggest takeaway is that President Donald Trump has an opportunity to follow in former President Teddy Roosevelt’s footsteps. Roosevelt built a strong reputation by going after the trusts, huge combinations that placed control of entire industries […]
The Perils to Democracy Posed by Big Tech…
Amazon’s Long Game Is Clearer Than Ever…
The Washington Post seemed happy about Amazon’s decision to divide its new headquarters between New York and Crystal City, Virginia, outside of D.C., noting the amazing benefits both communities will receive by the arrival of the web-retail behemoth. The company expects to create 25,000 jobs in Northern Virginia by 2030, and generate $3.2 billion in […]
The ‘Californication’ of Virginia…
Ole Virginny is no more. Like most states the vast majority of Virginia’s 95 counties went red last week — typically by margins of 2-1 or more. In several cases, by margins of 3-1. For example, in Franklin County, outside of Roanoke, Republican gubernatorial candidate Corey Stewart cratered Democratic candidate Tim Kaine by 67 percent […]
WHAT?: Amazon ‘used neo-Nazi guards to keep immigrant workforce under control’ in Germany…
Amazon is at the centre of a deepening scandal in Germany as the online shopping giant faced claims that it employed security guards with neo-Nazi connections to intimidate its foreign workers. Germany’s ARD television channel made the allegations in a documentary about Amazon’s treatment of more than 5,000 temporary staff from across Europe to work […]
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