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Bezos is going full Tron Carter tomorrow

Hopefully the aliens pull up wit a stick 👽🤫

considering that p much nobody in congress is under 40 and even remotely adept with technology, this wont go anywhere

in for another 5 minute video of zuckerberg laughing at our government to their faces

what they doing there

Tim Cook - A Written Testimony OUT NOW

assets.documentcloud.org/documents/7009148/Tim-Cook-Written-Testimony.pdf

It's going down

fire 10/10

Fiiiiiiif

Chef Tim Cook!

Is that even legal?

That’s a complete conflict of interest.

Yeah nothing is gonna happen lmfao

f*** the us government!

I’m legit curious cuz if that’s the case and they can still hold a hearing with them niggas that’s insane

yeah forreal me too man, the idea of that seems highly illegal yet common practice im sure you hear about this? was an insider trading schedule from a months ago en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Congressional_insider_trading_scandal

I thought this was the Jay album thread lmao

If I was getting s***ted on in terms of PR as much as modern facebook has, or if I had as great as PR as 2020 Google has, I dont see why I wouldnt play my cards and try to drag Apple down with me

YUP this s*** was horrendous.

Especially taking advantage of the COVID crash. Very f***ed. One thing when the economy isn’t crashing cuz we’re literally trying to keep people from dying. A whole nother when that’s the case and you still do some s*** like this.

Jeff Bezos Opening Statement 👉 docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/JU05/20200729/110883/HHRG-116-JU05-Wstate-BezosJ-20200729.pdf

"Amazon accounts for less than 1% of the $25 trillion global retail market and less than 4% of retail in the U.S.

"Unlike industries that are winner-take-all, there’s room in retail for many winners.

"We didn’t have to invite third-party sellers into the store. We could have kept this valuable real estate for ourselves... But we committed to the idea that over the long term it would increase selection for customers, and that more satisfied customers would be great for both third-party sellers and for Amazon. And that’s what happened.

"I believe Amazon should be scrutinized. We should scrutinize all large institutions, whether they’re companies, government agencies, or non-profits. Our responsibility is to make sure we pass such scrutiny with flying colors."

Also talks about growing up poor, being the son of Cuban immigrants under Castro

Mark Zuckerberg Opening Statement 👉 docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/JU05/20200729/110883/HHRG-116-JU05-Wstate-ZuckerbergM-20200729.pdf

"I understand that people have concerns about the size and perceived power that tech companies have. Ultimately, I believe companies shouldn’t be making so many judgments about important issues like harmful content, privacy, and election integrity on their own. That’s why I’ve called for a more active role for governments and regulators and updated rules for the internet.

"Several years ago, Facebook moved our headquarters to the campus where Sun Microsystems used to be. We kept their sign out front, on the back of ours, to remind us that things change fast in tech. I’ve long believed that the nature of our industry is that someday a product will replace Facebook. I want us to be the ones that build it, because if we don’t, someone else will. Thank you, and I look forward to your questions."

It's worth noting that all of the other tech CEOs opening statements reference specific competitors as evidence that they are not monopolies-- Jeff Bezos brings up Target, Kroger, Walmart and Costco; Tim Cook mentions LG, Samsung and Huawei; Sundar Pichai names Alexa, WhatsApp, Twitter, Snap and Pinterest-- except this one

Also hints that regulating Facebook would help China

Sundar Pichai Opening Statement 👉 docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/JU05/20200729/110883/HHRG-116-JU05-Wstate-PichaiS-20200729.pdf

Talks about growing up poor in India without a computer

"At Google, we take pride in the number of people who choose our products and services; we’re even prouder of what they do with them — whether it’s the 140 million students and educators using G Suite for Education to stay connected during the pandemic . . . the 5 million Americans gaining digital skills through Grow with Google, part of our $1 billion initiative to expand economic opportunity . . . or the millions of small business owners connecting with customers through Google products such as Maps and Search.

"We now employ more than 120,000 Googlers around the world — more than 75,000 here in the U.S., across offices and data centers in 26 states. PPI estimated that in 2018 alone we invested more than $20 billion across the U.S., citing us as the largest capital investor in America that year. It’s also ranked us in the top five U.S. investors for the last three years.

"Another way we contribute is by making deep technology investments in America’s future. Every year, we are among the world’s biggest investors in research and development. At the end of 2019, our R&D spend had increased almost 10 times over 10 years, from $2.8 billion to $26 billion. We’ve invested over $90 billion over the last 5 years.

"Through these investments, our teams of engineers are helping America solidify its position as the global leader in emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, self-driving cars, and quantum computing. For example, last fall, our team of researchers based here in the U.S. was the first to reach a quantum computing milestone, a discovery that could eventually lead to new breakthroughs in medicine and more efficient batteries."