Congress has battled airlines, banks, tobacco and baseball. Now it’s preparing to clash with Big Tech.
The tech industry's four most powerful chief executives will take the witness stand, swear an oath and submit to a harsh grilling from House lawmakers, who have been probing the web's most recognizable names to determine if they have become too big and powerful. https://wapo.st/30RmEjx
Google hired the co-founders of prominent AI start-up Character.ai, in a deal similar to recent transactions by Microsoft and Amazon that drew antitrust scrutiny. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/08/02/google-character-ai-noam-shazeer/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
Born at least in part of idealism, WikiLeaks’ aid to a Russian influence operation succeeded so well that it ushered in a golden era of hacking and leaking. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/26/wikileaks-leaks-reveals-hacking-influence/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
