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Google CEO Pichai to meet lawmakers amid ‘censorship’

Bloomberg Google Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai said he will meet with lawmakers on Capitol Hill this week as his company and other internet giants face increasing scrutiny from conservatives who allege that their views are being censored online. “I look forward to meeting with members on both sides of the aisle, answering a wide range of questions, and explaining ...

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Rupert Murdoch’s Sky windfall lessens sting of defeat

Bloomberg In Rupert Murdoch’s six decades of media dealmaking, UK broadcaster Sky Plc stands out as the one that got away. The octogenarian may still have the last laugh. While Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox Inc. lost out to Comcast Corp. in a weekend auction of the UK pay-TV company he launched almost three decades ago, the global media magnate now ...

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China’s racing to the top in income inequality

During China’s greatest period of economic growth, fed by widespread industrialisation that lifted millions out of poverty, inequality has also increased — at the fastest pace and to the highest level in the world. It may get worse. China’s Gini coefficient, a widely used measure of income dispersion across a population, has risen more steeply over the last decade than ...

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