Apple and big tech lobbying fends off U.S. legislative efforts

US legislative attempts to curb the power of the tech giants have failed, reportedly beaten by the hundreds of millions of dollars spent on lobbyists working for Apple, Amazon, Google, and Meta.US Capitol. [Alejandro Barba]A last-minute and aggressive effort was made to include a pair of bills, the American Innovation and Choice Online Act and the Open App Markets Act, in the end-of-year spending package on Monday, but one that ultimately failed. The package would've been the last real chance the bills had to pass in 2022. Read more...