Ctrl NGoogle chief executive Sundar Pichai speaks at the Google I/O conference in Mountain View, Calif., on May 8. Previous high-profile hearings with Silicon Valley executives have revealed lawmakers’ own knowledge gaps about how technology services work and make money. Now that tech leaders are at the table, lawmakers are under more pressure to get up to speed and actually hold them accountable. The proof will be in the pudding on Tuesday, since some Republicans make serious allegations against Google. Any U.S. actions against Huawei for alleged sanctions violations could devastate the Chinese company’s operations—and curtail business for U.S. tech companies.

Source: Washington Post December 10, 2018 13:41 UTC