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Today's big tech hearing is set to be a bizarre spectacle: 4 men who run companies worth nearly $5 trillion combined — and who include 2 of the world's richest individuals — primed to argue that their businesses are really not that powerful after all.
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The captains of the New Gilded Age — Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Tim Cook of Apple, Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook and Sundar Pichai of Google — will testify via video call.

You can watch live and follow along with our tech reporters here: nyti.ms/3jQI1Kq
Lawmakers collected over 1.3 million documents during their investigations.

The exact content is unknown, but they're said to include information related to some of the companies’ acquisitions and internal communications among top executives.
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Our tech reporter @ceciliakang is in the building:
The CEOs, however, will testify remotely — meaning any note-passing from aides and underlings will likely happen off-camera.

And while most of the companies make their own video-calling software, today they'll be using Cisco's Webex. More details:
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The Big Tech hearing is underway. Watch live here: nyti.ms/3jQI1Kq
Rep. David Cicilline, the chairman of the antitrust subcommittee, opened the hearing: "Any single action by one of these companies can affect hundreds of millions of us in profound and lasting ways."

“Simply put: They have too much power.”
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Jeff Bezos is giving his opening statement now. He's never faced Congress before.

Some lawmakers' questions for him may go after the disparity between his wealth and the labor conditions of the workers who form Amazon's logistical advantage.
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As the Big Tech CEOs defend their businesses to Congress, read up on their arguments — and the facts:
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We're not that big! We're good for America! We'll get back to you! Walmart!

Keep track of how often the Big Tech CEOs fall back on the same catchphrases and arguments during the antitrust hearing: nytimes.com/live/2020/07/2…
Democrats on the antitrust subcommittee have dug into the issue of competition, citing documents obtained from inside the tech companies that they said showed their anti-competitive conduct
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Rep. Jim Jordan listed anecdotes of Republican officials being subject to platforms' enforcement policies — without mentioning that conservative publications and figures routinely rank among the top performing pages on Facebook and other platforms
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“The secret of Amazon is we’re happy to help you be very successful,” a former Amazon VP told @KYWeise. “You just have to kiss the ring.”
Inspired by @ratemyskyperoom, @mikeisaac rated the Big Tech CEOs' set-ups for their Congressional hearing:
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Catch up on the rest of the Big Tech hearing with our tech reporters' updates: nytimes.com/live/2020/07/2…
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