• Apple Spent How Much Lobbying Washington Last Year?

    Apple Spent How Much Lobbying Washington Last Year?

    For all the grief I’ve been giving to Apple lately about the HomePod, I do think the company is great.  And not just because of the products and devices they give us.  But because of the work they do outside of the campus walls.  I’m talking about humanitarian work or their support for helping more…

  • Tech CEOs Urge Congress to Pass Legislation to Protect Dreamers

    Tech CEOs Urge Congress to Pass Legislation to Protect Dreamers

    Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook, along with 100 other CEOs are urging the United States Congress to pass a bill that will protect young immigrants under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.  If you’re not familiar with the program, DACA allows about 800,000 illegal immigrants who entered the U.S. at age 16, or younger,…

  • Twitter Missed The Deadline to Provide Information to Congress – Now What?

    Twitter Missed The Deadline to Provide Information to Congress – Now What?

    It became clear that Russians posted advertisements on various social media platforms leading up to the 2016 presidential election.  The goal was to influence public opinion.  As part of their investigations, the Senate Intelligence Committee sent Facebook, Google, and Twitter written questions to answer by yesterday. Facebook and Google complied with the deadline, but Twitter hasn’t. …