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Image Image Halting the use of Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine could hinder the U.S.’s inoculation drive.Credit...Rob Engelaar/Agence France-Presse, via Anp/Afp Via Getty Images New worries about J.&.J.’s Covid vaccine Federal health officials have called for an immediate halt in using Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine, after recipients in the U.S. suffered blood clots within two weeks of vaccination. It could mark a hurdle for America’s inoculation efforts. Six women between age 18 to...

Remedies to gatekeepers range from nothing to an antitrust breakup Share Copy US antitrust legislators held a hearing on Thursday to consider how to limit the power of technology gatekeepers like Amazon, Apple, Google, and Facebook in order to promote competition. Over several hours, the House Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law considered the testimony of academics, policy advocates, legal professionals, and a map company executive as they weighed options for ...

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Feb 26 2021, 5:58 PM February 25 2021, 9:31 PM February 26 2021, 5:58 PM (Bloomberg) -- House lawmakers kicked off an effort to tackle dominant technology companies, vowing a revamp of competition laws to curb their power. (Bloomberg) -- House lawmakers kicked off an effort to tackle dominant technology companies, vowing a revamp of competition laws to curb their power. The House antitrust panel, led by Representative David Cicilline, heard from antitrust experts Thursday about potential propos...

House lawmakers argue to update antitrust laws to rein in tech giants "Change is coming. Laws are coming." Listen - 03:24 House lawmakers held another tech antitrust hearing. Getty The dominance of Facebook, Google, Apple and Amazon was again in the congressional spotlight on Thursday, as lawmakers discussed ways to reform antitrust laws to rein in Big Tech. At a hearing before a House Judiciary antitru...

In short, they told The Post, “We found that the ingredients were not tuna and not fish.” The lawsuit reads, “Consumers are consistently misled into purchasing the products for the commonly known and/or advertised benefits and characteristics of tuna when in fact no such benefits could be had, given that the products are in fact devoid of tuna.” Subway responded to the claims with a statement of their own. Katia Noll, a senior director for global food safety and quality for the restaura...

Merrick Garland Wants Former Facebook Lawyer to Top Antitrust Division Susan Davies has spent much of the last decade working on behalf of major mergers and fending off antitrust enforcement. Susan Walsh/AP Photo Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland is working behind the scenes to install longtime aide Susan Davies as head of antitrust at the Justice Department. This piece has been co-published with The Intercept. As the fight over the direction of the Biden administration’s antitrust ...

Pressure rises on Biden to shut tech out POLITICO 1/22/2021 By Nancy Scola © Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty Images Tech industry critics are ramping up the pressure on President Joe Biden to think twice before hiring tech industry veterans for the many still-unfilled administration roles that touch on tech. A Silicon Valley résumé is looking increasingly toxic in Washington — and that’s complicating President Joe Biden’s efforts to fill out his team to take on tech. I...

Special Programs for January 4 thru January 9 Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Short List: “The Hits” The Short List continues its look at jazz tunes that became popular hits. This week, host Bob Naujoks visits songs that almost made it to Number One on the pop charts. Tune in for these “almost Number Ones:” Kenny Ball’s “Midnight in Moscow,” the Chris Barber Jazz Band’s “Petit Fleur,” Ray Charles’s “You D...

Facebook has only itself to blame for drastic remedy The social media giant stifled competition in the industry and repeatedly ignored government mandates, leaving regulators no choice but to file antitrust lawsuits By Joe Nocera / Bloomberg Opinion Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook Inc, always knew. In 2012, when Instagram was two years old, with 13 employees and no obvious path to profitability, Zuckerberg knew that the fast-growing photo app was a potential threat to Facebook’s soc...