Thursday, July 6, 2017

Is Big Tech Getting Too Big? (Joshua Johnson, 1A)

Uber founder Travis Kalanick just resigned as CEO after a controversial run, but he leaves behind a very powerful company — one worth an estimated $70 billion.

Silicon Valley leaders like Kalanick have unprecedented power. Uber, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google have huge bank accounts and tremendous influence, culturally and politically.

Where does that leave the rest of us, who are dependent on their tech and how it drives the economy? Is it time for people to push back against these multi-billion dollar companies?
Interview:
http://the1a.org/shows/2017-06-22/is-big-tech-getting-too-big

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