Congress Hammers Big Tech on Competition, Money, Power

BARBARA ORTUTAY and MATT O'BRIEN / The Associated Press Jul 18, 2019 Both Democrats and Republicans had grievances to air this week, even if there wasn’t much consensus on what to do about them. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: Big Tech Must Be Broken Up

Robert Reich / Truthdig Jun 25, 2019 A handful of monopolies have a stranglehold on the U.S. economy. The solution today is the same as it was during the last Gilded Age. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Elon Musk Is Gaslighting America

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jun 21, 2019 Award-winning journalist Will Evans, who exposed Tesla's flagrant labor violations, reflects on having his work dismissed as "disinformation." Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )

Huawei Likely to Be Stripped of Google Services After U.S. Ban

FRANK BAJAK and JOE McDONALD / The Associated Press May 21, 2019 The Chinese tech powerhouse could lose its grip on the No. 2 ranking in worldwide cellphone sales. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Is Your Smart Speaker Listening In on You?

Ilana Novick Apr 11, 2019 If you’re an Amazon Alexa owner, there may be a human on the other side. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Dow Falls 660 Points Amid Investor Fears on Apple Sales

MARLEY JAY / The Associated Press Jan 3, 2019 The sell-off also comes after a surprisingly weak report on U.S. manufacturing. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Apple Drops iPhone Bombshell on Already Reeling Stock Market

MICHAEL LIEDTKE / The Associated Press Jan 2, 2019 CEO Tim Cook says the tech giant's October-December revenue will fall well below the company's earlier projections and those of analysts. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Egregious Lie Americans Tell Themselves

Jacob Bacharach / Truthdig Nov 15, 2018 We choose to believe we’re living in the richest country in the world. Yet all available evidence suggests our wealth is largely an abstraction. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Tim Cook’s Call for New Privacy Law Isn’t What It Seems

Jacob Sugarman / Truthdig Oct 24, 2018 During a conference in Brussels, the Apple exec inveighs against the "data-industrial complex." Just don't confuse him with Ralph Nader. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Snooping Through Silicon Valley

Louise Rubacky / Truthdig Oct 19, 2018 This exploration of the tech industry "strings lights around the absurdities of the gig economy and the belief in Everyman entrepreneurial capacity." Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Did Saudi Writer Record His Slaying?

ZEYNEP BILGINSOY and JON GAMBRELL / The Associated Press Oct 13, 2018 A pro-government Turkish newspaper says journalist Jamal Khashoggi's Apple Watch recorded what happened to him in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul over a week ago. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Congress Could Block Stronger State Efforts on Privacy

MARCY GORDON and MATT O'BRIEN / The Associated Press Sep 26, 2018 Its approach to rules on how companies can use consumers' data—championed by the tech industry—leans toward a light governmental touch. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )