by Zoya Mirza | Oct 28, 2021 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON –– Cyber policy experts, tech auditors, and Congressional lawmakers from both sides of the aisle pushed for reforming cyberspace laws such as Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, and called for transparency on data from social media platforms in a...
by Andrew Marquardt | Oct 26, 2021 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON – Despite deploying similar algorithmic tools to advertise and accelerate growth to massive numbers of users – includings millions of teenagers – social media sites like Snapchat and TikTok have largely evaded the public and Congressional eye as of late....
by Katherine Huggins | Oct 20, 2021 | Business & Tech
PayPal made an offer to purchase digital photo sharing site Pinterest for $45 billion, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing multiple people familiar with the matter. Reports of the acquisition caused Pinterest stock to jump 11%, while PayPal dipped by about 5%....
by Zoya Mirza | Oct 20, 2021 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON –– Easing age limits on truckers’ driver’s licenses, reducing barriers on international trade, and creating incentives for retired persons to rejoin the workforce topped the solutions suggested by small business owners and government officials in a hearing...
by Ariel Gans | Oct 14, 2021 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — Workers and consumers alike are experiencing supply chain issues, but economic experts and industry professionals warned Congress to tread carefully at a House Committee on Energy and Commerce hearing Thursday. Over a year and a half into the COVID-19...
by Zoya Mirza | Oct 13, 2021 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON –– The alarming increase in gun and organ trafficking and the illegal sales of counterfeit pharmaceuticals made through online platforms underscores the imperative to update and draft new cyberspace laws, according to an organized crime expert. “Our laws...