US Congress

The Cicilline Salvo

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

A package of new proposed laws for regulating tech companies are in part a negotiating ploy, but also an indicator of change.

App Stores in Congress, Apple’s Arguments, Meta Points

Thursday, April 22, 2021

Apple and Google had a difficult time defending their App Store policies in the face of developer complaints and a well-informed committee.

Podcast Subscriptions vs. the App Store

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Apple’s new Podcast Subscription service is what the App Store should be: a great Apple experience competing for customers.

Congress and Misinformation, Children and Social Media, Zuckerberg Clarifies 230 Stance

Monday, March 29, 2021

The latest tech hearing in Congress makes it seem that new legislation is imminent.

Intel Questions, Facebook Pulls Up the Ladder

Thursday, March 25, 2021

More Intel questions, including why anyone would choose to work with them. Then, Facebook wants to pull up the ladder on Section 230.

Internet 3.0 and the Beginning of (Tech) History

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

The actions taken by Big Tech have a resonance that goes beyond the context of domestic U.S. politics. Even if they were right, they will still push the world to Internet 3.0.

Facebook and Twitter Suspend Trump, Parler Suspended Everywhere, Context and Culture

Monday, January 11, 2021

Facebook and Twitter ban Trump; Apple, Google, and Amazon ban Parler; this wasn’t an ideal solution, but it was a uniquely American one.

Zuckerberg and Dorsey in Congress, Again; Apple Reduces App Store Fees for Small Developers; Apple’s Aggregation Politics

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey were in front of Congress again, while Apple reduced its App Store take for small developers.

Tech in Congress, Again; Twitter vs. the New York Post; Who Are the Refs?

Thursday, October 29, 2020

Congressional tech hearings are becoming more compelling with time, as tech companies run the risk of making not just economic enemies but political ones.

Facebook’s Missing Monopoly, Facebook Takes Down QAnon, Facebook Versus Turkey

Thursday, October 8, 2020

Calling Facebook a monopoly in the antitrust sense doesn’t make any sense, because digital goods aren’t a zero-sum game. Facebook, though, is increasingly American in the way it operates.

Panic Rankings: Pistons Picking Up the Pieces, Rockets on the Ropes, Blazers Pinching Pennies, and More from the NBA Playoffs

App Stores in Congress, Apple’s Arguments, Meta Points

Podcast Subscriptions vs. the App Store

Panic Rankings: Pistons Picking Up the Pieces, Rockets on the Ropes, Blazers Pinching Pennies, and More from the NBA Playoffs

Play-In Chaos and Knueppel Slippage, Anyone But the Thunder, Title Picks and Awards Resolution

Vibe App Quality

TSMC Earnings, New N3 Fabs, The Nvidia Ramp

An Interview with F1 Driver and Venture Capitalist Nico Rosberg About the Drive to Win

Amazon Buys Globalstar, Delta to Add Leo, The Apple Angle

Panic Rankings: Pistons Picking Up the Pieces, Rockets on the Ropes, Blazers Pinching Pennies, and More from the NBA Playoffs

Play-In Chaos and Knueppel Slippage, Anyone But the Thunder, Title Picks and Awards Resolution

Vibe App Quality

An Interview with F1 Driver and Venture Capitalist Nico Rosberg About the Drive to Win

An Interview with Asymco’s Horace Dediu About Apple at 50

An Interview with Arm CEO Rene Haas About Selling Chips