This week, Facebook, Twitter, and Google testified before the House and Senate Committees about Russia’s interference with the 2016 election. These hearings revealed that an estimated 126 million Americans were exposed to content disseminated on Facebook generated by a Russian government-linked Troll Farm. During the hearing, lawmakers asked pressing questions about why it is so […]
Facebook, Twitter, and Google Testify about Russia Meddling
California’s Draft Regulations Concern Autonomous Vehicle Developers
On the heels of a progressive new bill that will allow Contra Costa Transportation Authority to test autonomous vehicles without human oversight, California issued a regulatory proposal for autonomous vehicle testing that has some members of the automotive industry concerned. On October 19, California’s Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) met to discuss the current proposal, […]
Tech Giants Invest in Local Cloud Infrastructure to Build Credibility in Europe
Silicon Valley’s tech giants, including Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon, and Google, have recently invested billions of dollars into Europe’s cloud market. Amazon, already running data centers in Germany, is planning on opening additional centers in France and Great Britain. Google is also opening a new data center in the Netherlands, adding to its already existing […]
Google Pushes for Federal Regulation of Self-Driving Cars
The self-driving car race is on and Google is in the lead. Google plans to move full speed ahead, but faces some hefty regulatory roadblocks. The California Department of Motor Vehicles approved and implemented a set of “testing” regulations for self-driving cars in September 2014, but has been reluctant to allow much leeway in its […]
GM Entering the Race toward the Future of Driverless Cars
With places like California, Nevada, Florida, Michigan, and D.C. already allowing autonomous car testing and federal legislation being considered to make such cars safer, driverless cars are in our near future. Google has been eager to dominate this untapped market, but it’s starting to see competition from large automakers. General Motors’ Cadillac CT6 will be […]
Antitrust Regulators Take Aim at Google
Technology giant Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) is facing mounting scrutiny from antitrust regulators across several continents. Last month, Google received a preliminary report from the Competition Commission of India who, after a three-year investigation, voiced concerns about the company’s dominant position in search and online advertising, and its anti-competitive behavior. More recently, Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly […]