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%....
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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...
by Katherine Huggins | Oct 5, 2021 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON – Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen told a Senate panel on Tuesday that the social media giant has consistently failed to protect children and “intentionally misled the public about what its own research reveals.” Haugen has also filed a...
