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TechCheck+ Regulators Take On Amazon: The FTC’s Make or Break Moment 9/29/23
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9 minutes
Released:
Sep 29, 2023
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Podcast episode
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President Biden signaled an aggressive new agenda to curb the power of companies like Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta when he appointed Lina Khan, Jonathan Kanter, and Tim Wu – a trio of the toughest antitrust regulators to hold them accountable. Instead, two years in, big tech is bigger and more powerful than ever. This week on Tech Check, we dive into the toothless regulators and their upcoming showdowns that could be make-or-break for them, and for the dominance of big tech.
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Sep 29, 2023
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Podcast episode
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Visa and Mastercard Suspend Operations in Russia, Former Cisco CEO John Chambers on Ukraine Conflict & GameStop Chairman Ryan Cohen’s Bed Bath & Beyond Stake: Our anchors start today’s show breaking down the current macro headwinds for tech with CNBC’s Mike Santoli, and Bessemer Venture Partners’ Byron Deeter offers a look at opportunities in the cloud sector. Next, CNBC’s Kate Rooney reports on payments firms including Visa and Mastercard suspending operations in Russia, and Baird Senior Research Analyst Colin Sebastian weighs in on a range of delivery platforms competing in the advertising ecosystem. Then, Former Cisco CEO John Chambers discusses the market implications of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and CNBC’s Dom Chu analyzes the performance of several pandemic stay-at-home stocks. Later, CNBC’s Leslie Picker covers billionaire GameStop Chairman Ryan Cohen taking a nearly 10% stake in retailer Bed Bath & Beyond, sending shares soaring. by TechCheck