Democratic Rep. David Cicilline Discusses Probe Into Big Tech Antitrust Regulations NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I. about Congress' announcement that it will begin investigating top tech companies to determine if they violated antitrust regulations.
'Do I Know You?' And Other Spam Phone Calls We Can't Get Rid Of A majority of consumers now ignore phone calls, assuming they're mostly spam. Regulators and the wireless industry admit they don't yet have answers about stopping the growing scourge. Yuki Noguchi
Are Lawmakers Tech Savvy Enough To Conduct Their Antitrust Investigation? The House Judiciary Committee will hold antitrust hearings on big tech amid calls that new regulations or breaking up top companies is needed. But some wonder whether lawmakers understand the platforms. Kelsey Snell
YouTube Announces It Will Ban White Supremacist Content, Other Hateful Material YouTube announced Wednesday that it is removing thousands of videos from its platform that promote white supremacy and other hateful material. Hannah Allam
Seattle employers woo tech talent with a lot of perks, but culture counts Companies are going to extraordinary lengths to attract tech talent from the latest batch of computer science graduates. David Hyde
Feds Look Into Big Tech Firms For Anti-Competitive Behavior Bruce Hoffman, director of the Bureau of Competition at the Federal Trade Commission, tells NPR's Noel King why the government is stepping up its scrutiny of some of the biggest tech companies.
Lawmakers Turn To Look At The Economics, Equity And Fairness Of Silicon Valley Lawmakers and regulators are both looking into antitrust violations, getting tougher on a quest to strengthen oversight of Big Tech. But antitrust laws were written with other industries in mind. Aarti Shahani
Huawei Chairman Willing To Sign A 'No-Spy' Deal With The United States A top Huawei executive accused the U.S. of inappropriate conduct, while also striking a conciliatory tone — a response that reflected the level of exasperation being felt by the Chinese tech giant. Pallavi Gogoi
Apple Will Not Offer iTunes As Part Of Its New Operating System Apple announced Monday it will not offer iTunes in its new operating system. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Amy Wang, senior music business editor at Rolling Stone, about iTunes' cultural significance.
Astronomers Worry That Elon Musk's New Satellites Will Ruin The View The billionaire wants to deploy thousands of satellites in order to provide global Internet, but astronomers say they could create unsightly glare. Geoff Brumfiel