Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Google CEO Sundar Pichai will reportedly testify before Congress on December 5th

Sundar Pichai’s long-awaited congressional hearing will finally take place on December 5th, according to sources speaking to both CNET and the Washington Post. Google’s chief executive will reportedly respond to questions from the House Judiciary Committee in a session that’s likely to focus on accusations of political bias in its search results, as well as a censored “Dragonfly” search engine the company is said to be building for the Chinese market. Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

This won’t be the first time Pichai has travelled to Washington to address these concerns, but the last time he did so was for a private meeting with Republican lawmakers. In contrast, this hearing will be public, inviting a lot...

Continue reading…

Disqus Comments