Results for The Communicators

Washington, D.C. reporters discussed the future of the technology industry.

Gary Shapiro, president and chief executive officer of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), discussed the major technology issues facing Congress and the Biden administration including protecting free speech online, antitrust, and broadband access as well as the future of communications technology. He provided an update from the all-digital 2021 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) where some of the world's largest technology companies and small start-ups show their latest innovations.

Sujit Raman, former associate deputy attorney general during the Trump administration, talked about national security matters including oversight of cyber threats and ransomware attacks.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown, senior editor for the libertarian publication Reason Magazine, talked about her recent article, "The Bipartisan Antitrust Crusade Against Big Tech." In the piece she examined conservatives and liberals' accusations against big tech and social media firms of monopolistic speech and economic power, and legislative proposals to regulate them.

Steven Feldstein talked about his book, The Rise of Digital Repression: How Technology is Reshaping Power, Politics, and Resistance, on the ways autocratic governments utilize new digital technology to reinforce their power and influence politics.

Topics included 5G, innovation, and connectivity in the U.S. as U.S.... He also discussed the bans of, past controversies over, and concerns with Huawei products in the U.S.

Kara Frederick, a Heritage Foundation fellow of technology policy, talked about the views of some conservatives on the future of tech policy, including "big tech" censorship, Section 230, and related telecommunications issues.

Adam Kovacevich, founder and CEO of the tech industry coalition Chamber of Progress, talked about online speech platforms, policy issues facing the Biden administration, and the future of tech regulation.

Darrell West, author and Brookings Institution vice president, talked about his book, Turning Point: Policymaking in the Era of Artificial Intelligence, which looks at the use of artificial intelligence and explores its potential regulation, opportunities, and risks.

Representative Bob Latta (R-OH), ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, talked about tech issues facing Congress, including data privacy and social media regulation.

Ed Parkinson talked about high-speed broadband network FirstNet Authority and the technology it provides America's first responders to support public safety. FirstNet is an independent authority within the U.S.

,-based tech reporters talked about tech and the telecommunications industry issues as the Biden administration completed its first month. Topics included anti-trust cases, legislative proposals from the Biden administration, Congress, and the FCC.

Jessica Melugin, director of the Center for Technology and Innovation at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, talked about technology issues that included antitrust, social media content, and net neutrality regulation.

Brendan Carr, senior Republican commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), discussed some of the issues facing the agency, including broadband infrastructure, telecommunications policies, and media regulation.

Michael Powell, president and CEO of NCTA - The Internet and Television Association, talked about the cable industry, broadband expansion and telecommunications issues. ... Powell served as the Republican chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from 2001-2005.

Tom Wheeler talked about broadband infrastructure, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and other telecommunications issues. ... Wheeler, chair of the FCC from 2013-17, is a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution's Center for Technology Innovation.

Chilson is a senior research fellow with the advocacy group Stand Together and the Charles Koch Institute, a telecommunications lawyer and former Federal Trade Commission chief technologist.

Representative Jerry McNerney (D-CA), senior member of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, talked about potential media regulation and other social media and tech issues facing the 117 Congress.

Colin Bryar and Bill Carr, longtime Amazon executives, talked about their book, Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon, which breaks down the online retailer's approach to culture and leadership.

Reshma Saujani, founder and CEO of Girls Who Code, talked about how the organization was working to close the gender gap in technology training and employment and how women coders were changing the image of computer programmers.