

David McCabe
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Justice Dept. Plans to Block $13 Billion Deal by UnitedHealth Group
The agency’s expected lawsuit against the deal for a health technology company would be the latest move by the Biden administration to quash corporate consolidation.

F.C.C. revokes the ability of China Unicom to operate in the U.S.
The agency cited national security in revoking the license for the American subsidiary of a state-owned Chinese telecom operator.

Google Asks Court to Dismiss Texas Antitrust Case
The effort is the first time the tech giant has tried to get a government case against it tossed out.

Sundar Pichai OK'd on deal at center of Google antitrust case, states say.
The states argue that Google reached a deal with Facebook to have the social network join its effort in an effort to “kill” a competing...

Instagram Parental Controls Are Set Arrive in March
Adam Mosseri, the head of the company, is expected to face questions from lawmakers this week about whether social media harms children.

Google questions if the new Justice Department antitrust boss can be impartial.
Jonathan Kanter, who was confirmed by the Senate earlier this week as the assistant attorney general for antitrust, has been a longtime behind-the-scenes player in...

Visions of a U.S. Computer Chip Boom Have Cities Hustling
Many local governments see a silver lining in the shortage of semiconductor chips that has contributed to a slowdown in the global economy.

Anonymity No More? Age Checks Come to the Web.
To protect children online, more companies and governments are forcing users to prove how old they are.

Google said it had successfully ‘slowed down’ European privacy rules, according to lawsuit.
The new details came in an unredacted version of a lawsuit filed by Texas and 11 other states.

Facebook Settles Claims That It Discriminated Against American Workers
The Justice Department sued the company in December, arguing that Facebook had declined to “recruit, consider or hire” qualified Americans for more than 2,000 positions.