Yet another tech worker unionThere’s another tech union to watch. Technology industry workers have formed a new labor union as part... By: Dave Sobel/February 5, 2021/Business Strategy, Newsletter, Regulation
Comcast changes their basic internet packageI feel obligated to talk about this change – Comcast is bumping it’s Internet Essentials plan... By: Dave Sobel/February 4, 2021/Regulation
Lessons about social media biasA new report from NYU Stern’s Center for Business and Human rights is out. It’s findings? ... By: Dave Sobel/February 3, 2021/Business Strategy, Regulation
Broadband changes on the horizonBroadband! I keep talking about it, because it’s so critical to what we do. There’s a... By: Dave Sobel/February 1, 2021/Regulation
Growing pains at the Alphabet Workers UnionAll is not well at that new Alphabet Workers Union. As reported last week, they formed... By: Dave Sobel/February 1, 2021/Regulation
European data sovereignty takes another stepA follow up to some stories about European data sovereignty. Atos and OVHcloud have come together... By: Dave Sobel/January 28, 2021/Regulation
Tax laws cause upcoming issues for remote workNext up today, remote work. Growing concerns about the tax liabilities from work-from-home. Tax laws aren’t... By: Dave Sobel/January 27, 2021/Newsletter, Regulation
Going deeper with broadband access dataLong time listeners know I’m tracking heavily on broadband access, particularly in the US. Let’s hit... By: Dave Sobel/January 26, 2021/Regulation
Is Google pulling out of Australia?Google is threatening to pull search out of Australia. Why? A proposed new law that would... By: Dave Sobel/January 25, 2021/Regulation
FCC Policy coming and goingBefore leaving, former FCC Chairman Ajit Pai sent out his Annual Broadband Report. His take –... By: Dave Sobel/January 22, 2021/Regulation
New Administration, new approach to regulationYesterday, Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the US. Let’s hit a... By: Dave Sobel/January 21, 2021/Regulation
Social Media misinformation statsIn the battle to combat misinformation online, there’s now research. In the week after President Trump... By: Dave Sobel/January 20, 2021/Regulation
Lobbying continues to be a difficult space: let’s look at oneI talk a lot about regulation on the show, and I bemoan the question of “who... By: Dave Sobel/January 19, 2021/Regulation
CES did happen: What’s the trend?CES was this week. With all the other things going on, one could think we missed... By: Dave Sobel/January 15, 2021/Business Strategy, Regulation
Three kinds of internet blocksUganda has ordered ISPs to block all social media apps as of Tuesday this week. This... By: Dave Sobel/January 14, 2021/Regulation
HBO Max’s deal with Amazon came with strings attachedHow did HBO Max end up on Amazon devices, after months of a stand off? The... By: Dave Sobel/January 11, 2021/Regulation
Tech fallout from the incidents in DCTo start Thursday’s news, let’s talk about the tech impact around what happened at the US... By: Dave Sobel/January 7, 2021/Regulation
Right to Repair: a required DMCA renewal stepI’ve covered right to repair before on the show – and now, again. Digital rights activists... By: Dave Sobel/January 6, 2021/Regulation
Haven is no more: Big Tech’s powerI wanted to cover this – the Amazon-Berkshire Hathaway – JP Morgan Chase joint venture named... By: Dave Sobel/January 6, 2021/Regulation
Netscape Navigator returns in the Brexit dealWith the deal struck at the last minute, Brexit is officially done. In the deal, however,... By: Dave Sobel/January 5, 2021/Regulation