Congress

Facebook Negotiates Sandberg DC Hearing Testimony
Facebook Negotiates Sandberg DC Hearing Testimony
September 26, 2019  |  Facebook

With questions surrounding Facebook’s market power and its plans for the Libra digital currency, the social media company is reportedly negotiating with an important congressional committee...

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PEW: Most Americans Distrust Tech Leaders
PEW: Most Americans Distrust Tech Leaders
September 22, 2019  |  Report

Americans don’t trust members of Congress and are more likely to have confidence in journalists, police and the military, a Pew Research Center study reported...

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Congress Seeks Competition Info From Apple
Congress Seeks Competition Info From Apple
September 13, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

The U.S. House Judiciary Committee is conducting an investigation into Apple over potential antitrust practices, and on Friday (Sep. 13) it requested information about the...

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Big Tech CEOs Petition Congress For Data Privacy Law
Big Tech CEOs Petition Congress For Data Privacy Law
September 10, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

An open letter to Congress asking for a consumer data privacy law was signed by 51 CEOs across tech and other industries, CNBC reported on...

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US Congress Discovers Alleged Flaws In Deutsche Bank Controls
US Congress Discovers Alleged Flaws In Deutsche Bank Controls
September 08, 2019  |  Regulation

U.S. congressional investigators have found possible failures in Deutsche Bank AG’s money laundering controls. Sources familiar with the matter told Reuters that Deutsche Bank handed...

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US Lawmakers Visit Switzerland To Talk Libra
US Lawmakers Visit Switzerland To Talk Libra
August 18, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

During an upcoming visit to Switzerland, American lawmakers plan to discuss Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency, Libra. A group of six lawmakers, led by Rep. Maxine Waters,...

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Amazon Accused Of Punishing Sellers With Better Offers On Walmart
Amazon Accused Of Punishing Sellers With Better Offers On Walmart
August 05, 2019  |  Amazon

Merchants who sell their products on both Amazon and Walmart are complaining about the pressure they’re getting from Amazon to raise their prices on Walmart....

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Ripple Defends Crypto To Congress In Open Letter
Ripple Defends Crypto To Congress In Open Letter
July 29, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse and its Executive Chairman Chris Larsen penned an open letter to Congress regarding the regulations of cryptocurrencies. The letter states that...

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Senators Move To Keep Export-Import Bank Alive
Senators Move To Keep Export-Import Bank Alive
July 26, 2019  |  B2B Payments

U.S. lawmakers submitted a bill to Congress Wednesday (July 24) in an effort to reauthorize the nation’s Export-Import Bank for the next decade. Politico said...

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