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NTD Business Full Broadcast (Feb. 24)

The federal reserve chair Jerome Powell’s back in the hot seat today. NTD gets analysis from Peter Schiff at Schiff gold. Powell also says the federal reserve is looking at rolling out a Digital Dollar. And it’s a very high priority. Apple has acquired a hundred companies in the last six years, that means a new…


Big Tech Employees Donated More To Biden’s Campaign Than Any Other Sector

Employees at Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Alphabet, Google’s parent company, donated at least $15.1 million to President Joe Biden’s presidential campaign, according to Open Secrets. The donations eclipsed the amount given from employees in the banking and legal sectors, according to The Wall Street Journal. The five companies were also the largest fundraising sources…


NTD Business Full Broadcast (Feb. 1)

Game-stopped. The company’s shares fall 30% today. Retailer investors were left out in the cold. We bring you the latest update on the virus relief talks. President Biden is meeting a group of Republicans on Monday on a new proposal. What’s in the Republican bill and will it go anywhere? And are you worried about…


Apple CEO Escalates Battle With Facebook Over Online Privacy

SAN RAMON, California—Apple CEO Tim Cook fired off a series of thinly veiled shots at Facebook and other social media companies Thursday, escalating an online privacy battle pitting the iPhone maker against digital services that depend on tracking people to help sell ads. “Too many are still asking the question ‘how much can we get…


The Monstrous Hybrids That Control Us

Commentary Conservatives are confused about how to view the tech giants, which have become so powerful in so many areas of our lives. Should the Facebooks, Twitters, and Googles be seen as private companies and thus be left alone to be disciplined by the free market? Or should they be seen as de facto monopolies,…


Group Sues Apple for Not Removing Telegram From App Store

A Washington group is suing Apple for not taking action to remove the messaging app Telegram, alleging that the platform is allowing violent and radical discussions related to the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S Capitol. In its suit, the Coalition for a Safer Web alleges negligent infliction of emotional distress and violation of the California…


Apple CEO Says Company Suspended Parler Because ‘Incitement to Violence’ Is Not Free Speech

Apple CEO Tim Cook said the removal of Parler from Apple’s online store was done because the company doesn’t consider incitement of violence free speech. “We looked at the incitement to violence that was on there and we don’t consider that free speech and incitement of violence has an intersection,” Cook told Fox News anchor…


Online Censorship Cancels the Right of Free Speech

Commentary There is an astonishing trend afoot, and if something isn’t done to stop it in its ugly tracks, your right to freely express an opinion is in jeopardy. President Donald Trump may be the most reviled person in the United States right now, but the moves to silence him in the public square—and others…


Amazon to Remove Parler From Its Web Hosting Service

Parler is fending off another attempt to shut down the social media network after Amazon said it is suspending the company from its web hosting service. Parler founder and CEO John Matze said in a statement that the multinational technology company will be shutting Parler’s servers at midnight Sunday, Jan. 10. Matze has characterized the…


Parler Removed From Google Play Store, Apple Threatens Ban

Google removed the Parler social networking service from its app store, saying that the app will remain suspended until the developers commit to a moderation policy that could handle objectionable content on the platform. “In order to protect user safety on Google Play, our longstanding policies require that apps displaying user-generated content have moderation policies and…