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Part of the hearing was a sheer political show-off, but the questions put to the bosses of Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon – companies valued at nearly $ 5 trillion together – give a strong message. American legislators found hooks to accuse them of building monopolies. It was a historic audition. For the first time since the 1970s, the heads of the largest companies were brought to Washington – though only remotely – to testify on antitrust issues. It is also the first time several heads of big tech companies have testified in Congress together. So far, only individual CEOs have been called. This was the case with Bill Gates, when he headed Microsoft or Mark Zuckerberg after the Cambride Analytica scandal. This time, the entire Big Four appeared in front of the antitrust subcommittee, which is part of the House of Representatives’ justice committee: Tim Cook – Apple’s president, Mark Zuckerberg – head and creator of Facebook, Sundar Pichai – president of the entire Alphabet, whi...

Part of the hearing was a sheer political show-off, but the questions put to the bosses of Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon – companies valued at nearly $ 5 trillion together – give a strong message. American legislators found hooks to accuse them of building monopolies. It was a historic audition. For the first time since the 1970s, the heads of the largest companies were brought to Washington – though only remotely – to testify on antitrust issues. It is also the first time several heads of big tech companies have testified in Congress together. So far, only individual CEOs have been called. This was the case with Bill Gates, when he headed Microsoft or Mark Zuckerberg after the Cambride Analytica scandal. This time, the entire Big Four appeared in front of the antitrust subcommittee, which is part of the House of Representatives’ justice committee: Tim Cook – Apple’s president, Mark Zuckerberg – head and creator of Facebook, Sundar Pichai – president of the entire Alphabet, whi...

Part of the hearing was a sheer political show-off, but the questions put to the bosses of Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon – companies valued at nearly $ 5 trillion together – give a strong message. American legislators found hooks to accuse them of building monopolies. It was a historic audition. For the first time since the 1970s, the heads of the largest companies were brought to Washington – though only remotely – to testify on antitrust issues. It is also the first time several heads of big tech companies have testified in Congress together. So far, only individual CEOs have been called. This was the case with Bill Gates, when he headed Microsoft or Mark Zuckerberg after the Cambride Analytica scandal. This time, the entire Big Four appeared in front of the antitrust subcommittee, which is part of the House of Representatives’ justice committee: Tim Cook – Apple’s president, Mark Zuckerberg – head and creator of Facebook, Sundar Pichai – president of the entire Alphabet, whi...

Part of the hearing was a sheer political show-off, but the questions put to the bosses of Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon – companies valued at nearly $ 5 trillion together – give a strong message. American legislators found hooks to accuse them of building monopolies. It was a historic audition. For the first time since the 1970s, the heads of the largest companies were brought to Washington – though only remotely – to testify on antitrust issues. It is also the first time several heads of big tech companies have testified in Congress together. So far, only individual CEOs have been called. This was the case with Bill Gates, when he headed Microsoft or Mark Zuckerberg after the Cambride Analytica scandal. This time, the entire Big Four appeared in front of the antitrust subcommittee, which is part of the House of Representatives’ justice committee: Tim Cook – Apple’s president, Mark Zuckerberg – head and creator of Facebook, Sundar Pichai – president of the entire Alphabet, whi...