The European Commission says that Google may have abused its dominant position by basically favoring its own ad tech services. The interesting thing about this is Google, they're active on all sides of the ad tech transaction, sell side by side. So the concern is there's there's a monopoly here. Is this a problem? And what do you think might happen next?
A former Samsung executive allegedly stole plans in order to build a chip plant down the road from the existing factory. What could possibly go wrong?
(00:15) Bill Mann and Deidre Woollard discuss:
- The high value of getting a leg up on the competition in the semiconductor industry.
- If companies can do anything to keep secrets from leaking out.
- Why Alphabet’s adtech is attracting regulators’ attention.
(13:53) Ricky Mulvey and Kirsten Guerra take a look at Vertex Pharmaceuticals and its role at the center of cystic fibrosis treatment.
Companies discussed: GOOG, GOOGL,KO, VRTX, SSNLFHost: Deidre Woollard
Guests: Bill Mann, Ricky Mulvey, Kirsten Guerra Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineer: Tim Sparks
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