Comment on Google layoffs: Sundar Pichai-led company fires entire Python team for ‘cheaper labour’
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 5 months agoThe Senate dropped the original TikTok Ban Bill as a stand alone. The House stapled the TikTok ban to its Ukraine relief bill, which Schumer considered a Must-Pass. There’s no shortage of Silicon Valley shills in the Dem Majority US Senate, but that’s not why the amendment ultimately succeeded.
This is because Steven Mnuchin is trying to force a buyout for personal gain and lobbying Congressional Republicans to do his dirty work. Its got far less to do with Sundar Pichai fearing that TikTok might eclipse YouTube.
afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 5 months ago
That’s nice. Doesn’t change what I said but whatever.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 5 months ago
If you track the history of the failed independent TikTok bill in the Senate, you’ll understand the situation better.
afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 5 months ago
If you go to opensecrets.org and look at how much money alphabet and meta have spent on lobbying, you’ll understand the situation better.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I would recommend checking your own link. OpenSecrets has been dead for a while now. Nothing in there after 2014.