When Boulder-based phone accessory company PopSockets decided it was tired of being “bullied” by Amazon, the company terminated its relationship in 2018. It cost them $10 million in lost revenue. David Barnett started the company that makes collapsible phone grips and stands in 2014 while still a college philosophy professor. Now, he thinks powerful tech […]
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Calling Colorado’s unemployment line? You might end up talking to a Google-powered AI
The massive numbers of Coloradans who lost their jobs in the coronavirus pandemic will soon find their calls for unemployment help answered by an automated service powered by Google — including setting up a call back with an actual human. The artificial-intelligence system is expected to resolve issues for up to 30% of current callers […]
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PopSockets, Sonos complain of bullying by tech giants like Amazon in Congressional hearing held in Boulder
Concern that giant tech companies like Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google are using their digital might to shape markets unfairly took a local turn Friday as a Congressional antitrust subcommittee held a hearing in Boulder. Inside the Wittemyer Courtroom at the University of Colorado Law School, lawmakers including U.S. Reps. Ken Buck, R-Windsor, and Joe […]
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Hey Google, you can’t ski Everest with your Epic Pass
To the extent that you were scrolling Google News this morning for updates on Vail Resorts’ wildly popular Epic Pass and thought you had stumbled upon the deal of a lifetime that would allow you to take that pass all the way to the top of Mount Everest for only an extra $199, maybe put […]