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Big Tech Archive

Archives for October 2017

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Amazon is shutting down its Amazon Wine business in the wake of the Whole Foods dealAmazon is shutting down its Amazon Wine business in the wake of the Whole Foods deal
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Amazon Wine will close up shop at the end of this year.

By Jason Del Rey
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Amazon received more than 200 proposals from places that want to host its new headquartersAmazon received more than 200 proposals from places that want to host its new headquarters
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The unorthodox search process seems to have worked.

By Jason Del Rey
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It’s 2017 and Amazon only has one woman among its 18 most powerful executivesIt’s 2017 and Amazon only has one woman among its 18 most powerful executives
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HR head Beth Galetti stands alone.

By Jason Del Rey
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Facebook and Google are spending big money to lobby on Russia, sex trafficking and immigrationFacebook and Google are spending big money to lobby on Russia, sex trafficking and immigration
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Along with Apple and Amazon, tech’s new lobbying data show they’re under siege in the nation’s capital.

By Tony Romm
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The super-secret Google X lab has hired its own lobbyists in the nation’s capitalThe super-secret Google X lab has hired its own lobbyists in the nation’s capital
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Google’s secretive experimental unit hired a new firm, a federal ethics report shows.

By Tony Romm
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Jeff Bezos christened Amazon’s largest wind farm while 300 feet in the airJeff Bezos christened Amazon’s largest wind farm while 300 feet in the air
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The new Amazon Wind Farm Texas is its largest farm, and one of the company’s 18 clean-energy projects.

By Kat Borgerding
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Amazon is showing some rare Twitter love to these four states in their new headquarters bidAmazon is showing some rare Twitter love to these four states in their new headquarters bid
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North America cities are battling it out to be the location of HQ2.

By Rani Molla
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Microsoft and the Green Bay Packers want to score some innovation via a $10 million venture effortMicrosoft and the Green Bay Packers want to score some innovation via a $10 million venture effort
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It’s small, but yet another nod by tech giants to show they care about the rest of America.

By Kara Swisher
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Here’s how U.S. lawmakers want to regulate political ads on Facebook, Google and TwitterHere’s how U.S. lawmakers want to regulate political ads on Facebook, Google and Twitter
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An early look at the Honest Ads Act by Sens. Mark Warner, Amy Klobuchar and John McCain

By Tony Romm
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Facebook and Apple can’t agree on terms, so Facebook’s subscription tool will only launch on Android phonesFacebook and Apple can’t agree on terms, so Facebook’s subscription tool will only launch on Android phones
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The problem: Apple’s 30 percent tax.

By Peter Kafka
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Alphabet is leading a $1 billion round in Lyft that values the company at $11 billionAlphabet is leading a $1 billion round in Lyft that values the company at $11 billion
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David Lawee, a partner at Alphabet’s investment arm CapitalG, is joining the board.

By Johana Bhuiyan
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Amazon’s invasion of Kohl’s has begunAmazon’s invasion of Kohl’s has begun
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An unlikely tie-up begins.

By Jason Del Rey
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The federal lawmakers who regulate Amazon are begging the company to move to their home statesThe federal lawmakers who regulate Amazon are begging the company to move to their home states
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Democrats and Republicans in Congress are warring to snag the jobs and investment that might come from HQ2.

By Tony Romm
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Amazon Studios chief Roy Price has resigned in the wake of sexual harassment allegationsAmazon Studios chief Roy Price has resigned in the wake of sexual harassment allegations
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TV producer Isa Hackett recently went public with complaints.

By Jason Del Rey