Emerging Technology
PODCAST – All Things Tech in Sacramento and Washington
The Executive Director of the Innovation Economy Institute, Bartlett Cleland, joins Pacific Research Institutes podcast to discuss big tech debates and how the upcoming prresidential election could affect tech policy. Click here to listen to the podcast.
The Golden Age of Streaming Has Begun, Enjoy Every Episode
Less than two weeks before the release of “Wonder Woman 1984,” Roku Inc. and WarnerMedia had yet to reach a deal that would allow for the streaming of the movie or any other HBOMax content on Roku. Reportedly, Roku had set tough terms and WarnerMedia was refusing to...
FCC Chairman Pai Proposes Two Big Wins for American Innovation
FCC Chairman Pai has included an item on the November 18th meeting agenda to free up a slice of spectrum for public use. No longer will it continue to be hoarded by the federal government and left unused. The spectrum in question is the 5.9 band which has been held...
Washington’s ‘Knowledge Problem’ About Innovation, Technology and Google
Frequent antitrust interventions into the economy have thankfully been out of fashion in recent years. However, about once a decade Washington uses government’s biggest hammer against industry, antitrust law, in an effort to smash a disfavored company. This is one of...