Government & Policy
Platforms beware: Politics won’t save you from antitrust legislation
10:16 am PDT • October 6, 2022
Usually, the number of times a major policy issue receives bipartisan support is between none and zero. But in this case, each party has an axe to grind.
Facebook should be charting a course of humility, introspection and transparency as their best and only strategy for sustaining growth. What does this look like? Well, it starts with an…
A California judge just struck down Prop 22: Now what?
10:02 am PDT • August 24, 2021
California is not going to resolve this issue. Congress is not going to resolve this issue because it almost never resolves anything. So the game comes down to individual states.
Politics is about leverage. Startups now have it. They should take advantage of it before things change again.
Transportation
In London, Uber has won the battle but risks losing the war
9:00 pm PDT • June 28, 2018
The sighs of relief are palpable. Uber can keep operating in London. With 3.6 million customers, 45,000 drivers and a slew of reforms, changes and concessions already made to Transport…
Shockingly, Congress acted responsibly in regulating autonomous cars… So what’s next?
3:30 pm PDT • September 10, 2017
It didn’t get a lot of attention – it’s hard to compete these days with Harvey, Irma, Donald and Kim Jong Un — but the House Energy and Commerce Committee…
When don’t f*** with people’s cars became don’t f*** with people’s phones
6:30 am PST • January 29, 2017
As the politics of not messing with people’s cars wanes, a new refrain has taken root — don’t f*** with people’s phones.
Why Reed Hastings is the nation’s best chance for curbing the influence of money in politics
6:30 am PST • December 3, 2016
Between Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, and good old fashioned DVR, other than senior citizens watching traditional news broadcasts and people watching live sports, tv ads just don’t reach that many…
The speech the technology industry won’t hear from any candidate… but should
9:30 am PDT • April 4, 2016
Not one of the 2016 presidential candidates stands out when it comes to ensuring that common sense technology and entrepreneurship policy will prevail. In the absence of these issues receiving…
All it takes is a quick look at the market to see that we are in for a bumpy ride — and a longer-term downturn may be imminent. Tech is…
