Supreme Court justices hold stock in tech vendors, other firms
Two U.S. Supreme Court justices owned stock in tech vendors or other companies that filed briefs in cases under review by the high court in the past year, a watchdog group said Thursday.
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The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Wednesday, June 17
Baseball gets a hacking scandal... Airbus plans Internet satellites... European court holds site liable for comments... and more tech news.
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Google, Facebook, Apple spent record amounts on lobbying in 2014
The tech industry's most influential companies spent record amounts of money on federal lobbying in 2014 despite a general drop in lobbying by most tech companies. The spending was often directed at areas away from the central business of technology, and it indicates how diverse and powerful major tech companies are becoming.
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DirecTV won't show 'The Interview,' others won't say
DirecTV, the biggest satellite TV operator in the U.S., says it won't be offering "The Interview" to its customers.
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Google, Facebook continue massive lobbying efforts in Q3
Google and Facebook continued to pour millions of dollars into federal political lobbying in the third quarter in attempts to influence U.S. lawmakers and have legislation written in their favor.