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Read MorePopSockets, Sonos, and Tile Ask Congress to Rein in Big Tech
At a congressional hearing Friday, smaller companies including PopSockets, Tile, Sonos, and Basecamp criticized Apple, Facebook, Google, and Amazon for having power over them. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreInside the Feds’ Battle Against Huawei
How Washington went to war against the Chinese smartphone giant, and how the runaway conflict could spell the end of a single, global internet. Powered by WPeMatico
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He sees pools of data as raw material for visualizations that he calls a new kind of “sculpture.” Powered by WPeMatico
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Read MoreChris Evans Goes to Washington
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