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Biden Had "Slow Start", Admits Vice President On Tense Presidential Debate
Democratic President Joe Biden and his Republican rival Donald Trump faced off in the first presidential debate of the 2024 race. Below are reactions from lawmakers, political analysts, strategists and leaders of advocacy groups:
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US Will Fund Ukraine "As Long As It Takes", Says Biden Amid War
President Joe Biden voiced confidence Thursday that the United States would provide long-term military support to Ukraine, despite hesitation among some lawmakers in the rival Republican Party.
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Rishi Sunaks Rival Liz Truss Taking "Holiday From Reality": UK Lawmaker
Senior UK Conservative lawmaker Michael Gove on Saturday accused party leadership contender Liz Truss of taking a "holiday from reality" with her plans to cut taxes amid a cost-of-living crisis.
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Digital Markets Act, Digital Services Act Passed as EU Moves to Rein in Big Tech; Enforcement Concerns Remain
EU lawmakers have approved landmark rules on Tuesday, the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and Digital Services Act (DSA), both aimed at reining in Big Tech firms like Google, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft. However, concerns remain over the ability of the EU to enforce these rules, due to limited resources available to regulators. The DMA will for...
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Canada's Justin Trudeau Exploits Rival's Split On Vaccines As Parliament Reconvenes
Canada's vaccine mandate for parliament is helping Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau exploit divisions in the opposition Conservative Party, some of whose lawmakers will be shut out when the House of Commons reconvenes next week.
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DuckDuckGo, Other Google Rivals Want EU Lawmakers to Act via New Tech Rules
DuckDuckGo and three other search engine rivals to Google on Thursday urged EU lawmakers to take action against the Alphabet unit via new tech rules, saying they have yet to see positive results from an antitrust ruling against Google.
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Facebook Outage Shows Need for More Players: EU Antitrust Chief Margrethe Vestager
Facebook's six-hour outage shows the repercussions of relying on just a few big players and underscores the need for more rivals, EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager said.
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Israel Parliament Set To Vote On Anti-Benjamin Netanyahu Government
Israeli lawmakers are to vote Sunday on a "change" coalition government of bitter ideological rivals united by their determination to banish Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from power.
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Twitter Slammed by Government Over Account Blocking Row, Lawmakers Spark Exodus to Rival Koo
Twitter was rebuked by the government for not complying with its orders to take down certain content and warned the social media giant that it needs to obey local laws, even as the country’s lawmakers urged their followers to switch to home-grown rival Koo.
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Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google CEOs Invited to EU Hearing on Big Tech on February 1
EU lawmakers have invited the chief executives of Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, and Facebook to a February 1 hearing in Brussels as they try to crack down on the powers of US tech giants.
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Big Tech Report: US Lawmakers Detail Market Abuses and Press for Strict Reform
A US House of Representatives panel looking into abuses of market power by four big technology companies found they used "killer acquisitions" to smite rivals, charged exorbitant fees and forced small businesses into "oppressive" contracts in the name of profit.
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Apple, Google, Facebook, Amazon CEOs Face Hours Of Congress Grilling
The chief executives of four U.S. technology giants endured withering, rapid-fire questioning for more than five hours from lawmakers who accused their companies of using their power to crush rivals and squash competition.
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TikTok Bans 'Misleading Information' That Could Cause Harm to Its Community or the Public
TikTok issued a broad ban on Wednesday against "misleading information" that could cause harm to its community or the public, setting itself apart from rivals like Facebook which say that they do not want to be arbiters of truth.
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Apple Says Recent Changes Improve User Privacy, but Some US Lawmakers See Them as an Effort to Edge Out Rivals
Apple has made strengthening privacy protections a central part of its brand. But critics increasingly warn that the iPhone maker may be using privacy as a guise for anti-competitive behaviour.
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Democrats Launches Formal Trump Impeachment Inquiry Over Ukraine Row
The U.S. House of Representatives will launch an inquiry to investigate whether to impeach U.S. President Donald Trump for seeking foreign help to smear a political rival, a senior Democratic lawmaker said on Tuesday.
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Biden Had "Slow Start", Admits Vice President On Tense Presidential Debate
Democratic President Joe Biden and his Republican rival Donald Trump faced off in the first presidential debate of the 2024 race. Below are reactions from lawmakers, political analysts, strategists and leaders of advocacy groups:
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US Will Fund Ukraine "As Long As It Takes", Says Biden Amid War
President Joe Biden voiced confidence Thursday that the United States would provide long-term military support to Ukraine, despite hesitation among some lawmakers in the rival Republican Party.
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Rishi Sunaks Rival Liz Truss Taking "Holiday From Reality": UK Lawmaker
Senior UK Conservative lawmaker Michael Gove on Saturday accused party leadership contender Liz Truss of taking a "holiday from reality" with her plans to cut taxes amid a cost-of-living crisis.
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Digital Markets Act, Digital Services Act Passed as EU Moves to Rein in Big Tech; Enforcement Concerns Remain
EU lawmakers have approved landmark rules on Tuesday, the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and Digital Services Act (DSA), both aimed at reining in Big Tech firms like Google, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft. However, concerns remain over the ability of the EU to enforce these rules, due to limited resources available to regulators. The DMA will for...
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Canada's Justin Trudeau Exploits Rival's Split On Vaccines As Parliament Reconvenes
Canada's vaccine mandate for parliament is helping Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau exploit divisions in the opposition Conservative Party, some of whose lawmakers will be shut out when the House of Commons reconvenes next week.
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DuckDuckGo, Other Google Rivals Want EU Lawmakers to Act via New Tech Rules
DuckDuckGo and three other search engine rivals to Google on Thursday urged EU lawmakers to take action against the Alphabet unit via new tech rules, saying they have yet to see positive results from an antitrust ruling against Google.
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Facebook Outage Shows Need for More Players: EU Antitrust Chief Margrethe Vestager
Facebook's six-hour outage shows the repercussions of relying on just a few big players and underscores the need for more rivals, EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager said.
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Israel Parliament Set To Vote On Anti-Benjamin Netanyahu Government
Israeli lawmakers are to vote Sunday on a "change" coalition government of bitter ideological rivals united by their determination to banish Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from power.
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Twitter Slammed by Government Over Account Blocking Row, Lawmakers Spark Exodus to Rival Koo
Twitter was rebuked by the government for not complying with its orders to take down certain content and warned the social media giant that it needs to obey local laws, even as the country’s lawmakers urged their followers to switch to home-grown rival Koo.
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Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google CEOs Invited to EU Hearing on Big Tech on February 1
EU lawmakers have invited the chief executives of Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, and Facebook to a February 1 hearing in Brussels as they try to crack down on the powers of US tech giants.
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Big Tech Report: US Lawmakers Detail Market Abuses and Press for Strict Reform
A US House of Representatives panel looking into abuses of market power by four big technology companies found they used "killer acquisitions" to smite rivals, charged exorbitant fees and forced small businesses into "oppressive" contracts in the name of profit.
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Apple, Google, Facebook, Amazon CEOs Face Hours Of Congress Grilling
The chief executives of four U.S. technology giants endured withering, rapid-fire questioning for more than five hours from lawmakers who accused their companies of using their power to crush rivals and squash competition.
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TikTok Bans 'Misleading Information' That Could Cause Harm to Its Community or the Public
TikTok issued a broad ban on Wednesday against "misleading information" that could cause harm to its community or the public, setting itself apart from rivals like Facebook which say that they do not want to be arbiters of truth.
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Apple Says Recent Changes Improve User Privacy, but Some US Lawmakers See Them as an Effort to Edge Out Rivals
Apple has made strengthening privacy protections a central part of its brand. But critics increasingly warn that the iPhone maker may be using privacy as a guise for anti-competitive behaviour.
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Democrats Launches Formal Trump Impeachment Inquiry Over Ukraine Row
The U.S. House of Representatives will launch an inquiry to investigate whether to impeach U.S. President Donald Trump for seeking foreign help to smear a political rival, a senior Democratic lawmaker said on Tuesday.
