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William English, Who Helped Build the Computer Mouse, Dies at 91

By BY CADE METZ from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Pe9jMM Computers and the Internet, Desktop Computers

Florida Teenager Is Charged as ‘Mastermind’ of Twitter Hack

By BY KATE CONGER AND NATHANIEL POPPER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Xh4uqp Cyberattacks and Hackers, Computer Security, Computers and the Internet, Social Media, Bitcoin (Currency), Frauds and Swindling

Microsoft Said to Be in Talks to Buy TikTok, as Trump Weighs Curtailing App

By BY MIKE ISAAC AND ANA SWANSON from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3ffa42U Social Media, Foreign Investments, Mobile Applications, Computers and the Internet, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures

Amazon Wins Without Even Trying

By BY SHIRA OVIDE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2PckpBV Computers and the Internet, Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues, United States Economy, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates)

I Tried to Live Without the Tech Giants. It Was Impossible.

By BY KASHMIR HILL from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2CZuNe2 Computers and the Internet, Data-Mining and Database Marketing, Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues, Software, Social Media, Cloud Computing, Smartphones

The Economy Is in Record Decline, but Not for the Tech Giants

By BY DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI, KAREN WEISE, JACK NICAS AND MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/30eTE69 Computers and the Internet, Social Media, Online Advertising, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues, United States Economy, Company Reports, Stocks and Bonds

Big Tech’s Backlash Is Just Starting

By BY SHIRA OVIDE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3jTEKKz Computers and the Internet, Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues

Grilled by Lawmakers, Big Tech Turns Up the Gaslight

By BY KEVIN ROOSE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2BJv2cv Computers and the Internet, United States Politics and Government, Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Start-ups

Here’s a tally of the C.E.O.s’ catchphrases. Follow along as we update it live.

By BY KELLEN BROWNING from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2P8VO0O

The C.E.O.s are testifying remotely, using Cisco’s Webex videoconferencing.

By BY KELLEN BROWNING from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2X5I2AI

Big Tech’s rivals spoke out ahead of the hearing.

By BY MIKE ISAAC AND ERIN GRIFFITH from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3hZRqxR

Commerce Department Asks F.C.C. to Narrow Protections for Web Platforms

By BY DAVID MCCABE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2X7segu United States Politics and Government, Executive Orders and Memorandums, Social Media, Freedom of Speech and Expression

Congress Doesn’t Get Big Tech. By Design.

By BY SHIRA OVIDE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3hGSwOC Computers and the Internet

The C.E.O.s will testify remotely, using Cisco’s Webex videoconferencing.

By BY KELLEN BROWNING from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3ge8i36

What to expect from the hearing.

By BY CECILIA KANG, JACK NICAS AND DAVID MCCABE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2D0Ccth

Big Tech’s rivals are speaking out ahead of the hearing.

By BY MIKE ISAAC AND ERIN GRIFFITH from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/39Dd5IS

Bezos gets his first experience in the hot seat.

By BY KAREN WEISE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3fb82ke

There are many investigations into the tech companies. Here’s where they all stand.

By BY CECILIA KANG from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2X6VO64

Today’s hearing has echoes of Bill Gates, 22 years ago.

By BY STEVE LOHR from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/307Er6U

Here’s what to expect from the hearing.

By BY CECILIA KANG, JACK NICAS AND DAVID MCCABE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3gc0yij

How to Fight Against Big Tech’s Power

By BY BRIAN X. CHEN from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/39Oo1Ut Computers and the Internet, Mobile Applications, Social Media, Software, Chrome (Browser), E-Commerce, Smartphones

A Handbook to Today’s Tech Hearing

By BY JACK NICAS, DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI, KAREN WEISE AND MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3135WxY Computers and the Internet, E-Commerce, Mobile Applications, Online Advertising, Search Engines, Social Media, Shopping and Retail, Advertising and Marketing, Smartphones, Software, Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues

Misleading Virus Video, Pushed by the Trumps, Goes Viral

By BY SHEERA FRENKEL AND DAVEY ALBA from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2CZowin Social Media, Video Recordings, Downloads and Streaming, Computers and the Internet, Rumors and Misinformation, Hydroxychloroquine (Drug), Masks, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Fringe Groups and Movements, Corporate Social Responsibility

Amazon Is Jeff Bezos

By BY SHIRA OVIDE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/30XjfzI Computers and the Internet, Social Media, Rumors and Misinformation

Their Businesses Went Virtual. Then Apple Wanted a Cut.

By BY JACK NICAS AND DAVID MCCABE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3jLGOEj Mobile Applications, Computers and the Internet, E-Commerce, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues

Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google Prepare for Their ‘Big Tobacco Moment’

By BY CECILIA KANG, JACK NICAS AND DAVID MCCABE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2BByuG1 Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues, Computers and the Internet, Mobile Applications, United States Politics and Government, Social Media, E-Commerce, Online Advertising

What to Do About TikTok

By BY SHIRA OVIDE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2EpBJ4o Social Media, Data-Mining and Database Marketing

Don’t Ban TikTok. Make an Example of It.

By BY KEVIN ROOSE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2ZYhUtk Social Media, Politics and Government, Computers and the Internet, Surveillance of Citizens by Government, Data-Mining and Database Marketing, United States Politics and Government, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Censorship

Digital Habits Are Hard to Break

By BY SHIRA OVIDE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2BwckVC Computers and the Internet, E-Commerce, Data-Mining and Database Marketing

How a Tech-Funded Think Tank Influences Global Antitrust Regulators

By BY DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2CzjNE0 Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues, Philanthropy, Computers and the Internet, Colleges and Universities, Conflicts of Interest, Conventions, Fairs and Trade Shows, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Law Schools

Big Tech Versus Climate Change

By BY SHIRA OVIDE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2BplIKF Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Global Warming, Books and Literature

Google Takes Aim at Amazon. Again.

By BY DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2OM9heU E-Commerce, Computers and the Internet, Shopping and Retail, Search Engines, Advertising and Marketing

Health Care Comes to Us

By BY SHIRA OVIDE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3ju0YCt Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Advertising and Marketing, Telemedicine

The Amazon Critic Who Saw Its Power From the Inside

By BY KAREN WEISE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/32Lnotg Computers and the Internet, Cloud Computing, Delivery Services, Politics and Government, United States Politics and Government, Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues, E-Commerce, Shopping and Retail

Slack Accuses Microsoft of Illegally Crushing Competition

By BY STEVE LOHR from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/30B3vCn Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues, Enterprise Computing, Software, Computers and the Internet, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry

Your Trusty Maps App Can Help You Navigate the Pandemic

By BY J. D. BIERSDORFER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3fRNsGD Maps, Mobile Applications, Smartphones, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)

Twitter Takedown Targets QAnon Accounts

By BY KATE CONGER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2CSb13J Social Media, Fringe Groups and Movements, Conspiracy Theories, Rumors and Misinformation, Computers and the Internet, United States Politics and Government

Beware the ‘But China’ Excuses

By BY SHIRA OVIDE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2ZQkem9 United States Politics and Government, Computers and the Internet

Major Security Flaws Found in South Korea Quarantine App

By BY CHOE SANG-HUN, AARON KROLIK, RAYMOND ZHONG AND NATASHA SINGER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3fRhJ8K Mobile Applications, Computer Security, Cyberattacks and Hackers, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)

Google Promises Privacy With Virus App but Can Still Collect Location

By BY NATASHA SINGER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2ZNCvR4 Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns, Surveillance of Citizens by Government, Bluetooth Wireless Technology, Mobile Applications, Privacy, Computer Security, Android (Operating System), iOS (Operating System), Global Positioning System, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)