Politico has a great post Wednesday that details how folks in Washington are astonished Apple isn’t blanketing Capitol Hill with lobbyists and money. It goes against standard procedure in our nation’s capital, but as is well known in tech, Apple doesn’t tend to follow standard procedures Read more »
The proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) has drawn the ire of many tech industry leaders for its potential to squash innovation. GigaOM talked to O’Reilly Media founder Tim O’Reilly about why SOPA is wrong and what the tech industry can do to stop it. Read more »
Apple spent $790,000 on lobbying efforts during the second quarter of 2011, according to its most recent disclosure report. That’s up from $560,000 during the first quarter of the year, and more than double the $330,000 Apple spent during the second quarter of 2010. Read more »
When most people think about Google and Facebook, they think about California’s Silicon Valley. But according to newly filed disclosure documents, the tech industry’s titans are spending increasing amounts of time and money making their voices heard in Washington, D.C. Are they crossing the line? Read more »
Google boosted the amount it spends on lobbying by 57 percent in the first quarter compared with last year, according to documents that were filed with federal authorities. A non-profit agency called Consumer Watchdog says the company is now “one of the highest rollers in Washington.” Read more »
With so much activity in Washington, D.C., these days — from funding opportunities to policies like cap and trade — that could affect cleantech industries, many startups have sent their executives to the capital or hired lobbyists in the hope of adding their voices to the […] Read more »
Digital Lumens Lands $6.3M: Digital Lumens, Inc., a quiet startup based in Salem, Mass. that’s working on high-efficiency, low-cost LED lighting, has raised $6.3 million in venture funding. — Mass High Tech Is Waxman-Markey Enough? Will the compromises that allowed the Waxman-Markey climate and energy bill […] Read more »
