3 Crucial Battles in the War of Big Tech
Click each headline to read the full article. 1. Google Plays Favorites and Arbitrarily Bans Content From Results Google used to base its search algorithms on what the user wanted to see. Now they are...
View ArticleWarning: One of These Monopolies is Going to Control You
Why are governments so interested in breaking up monopolies? To protect the biggest monopoly of all, the government. The American people are skilled mental gymnasts. They can totally agree that...
View ArticleHow Amazon and Google Smart Speaker Competition Reveals The Future of Government
I wouldn’t invite the Amazon Echo or the Google Home into my home. These smart speakers listen to everything that happens around them. Ostensibly this is to make shopping, playing music, and finding...
View ArticleYou Can Learn a Lot from John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods
Have you seen the media freaking out over Amazon buying Whole Foods? The photos you may have seen of empty Whole Foods shelves were taken during this past season’s hurricanes when customers bought up...
View ArticleImagine Being Personally Targeted by a Senator’s Law
I don’t need to tell you how powerful the United States government is. So imagine if you saw a piece of legislation with your name on it. And I’m not talking about that kind of law named after a...
View ArticleHere’s The Criticism Jeff Bezos and Amazon Actually Deserve…
People like Bernie Sanders attack the rich for being successful. Yesterday we talked about legislation Bernie Sanders introduced last week. Called the Stop BEZOS Act, it specifically targeted Jeff...
View ArticleThe Real Reason the Government Won’t Hold Big Tech Accountable
The villagers are marching with their torches and pitchforks. Big tech companies are in trouble. The government is coming to regulate them. Someone leaked a draft of an executive order from President...
View ArticleHow to Have Power Over the Big Tech Companies (And Still Use Their Products)
Governments are coming for the big tech companies. But governments use big tech’s data too… So obviously they aren’t going to solve the biggest privacy concerns. This is a problem because the main...
View ArticleWhat Sears’ Bankruptcy Says About Amazon’s Future
Sears was the Amazon of the 1900s. Sears Roebuck started in 1892 as a mail-order watch catalog. They soon moved into selling almost any consumer goods you could think of in their catalogs. Imagine...
View ArticleSome clear thinking about Amazon’s ‘shocking’ tax incentives
Via Sovereignman.com Amazon made big headlines yesterday when it announced it was walking away from its plan to build a new headquarters in New York City. The company was under intense pressure from...
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