US technology

EghtesadOnline: Google once had Barack Obama’s ear, served as a revolving door for White House staff and saw its political agenda advance. In Donald Trump’s Washington, some conservatives say it’s gotten so powerful it should be regulated like a public utility.

EghtesadOnline: As Silicon Valley girds for a possible rollback of net neutrality, the H-1B visa program and other prized policies, here’s a bit of potentially favorable news: The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump seems to be ready to embrace the “Obama tech surge,” the organized insertion of technologists and modern digital tools into the highest branches of the federal government.