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Venezuela power flickers after worst blackout in decades
Elizabeth Warren Imagines Big Tech After the Breakup
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Venezuela power flickers after worst blackout in decades

Posted: 09 Mar 2019 09:27 AM PST

Power went out across the recession-stricken country on Thursday afternoon due to a problem at Venezuela's main hydroelectric plant, the government said, calling the event an act of "sabotage" by ideological adversaries. Neither Socialist Party officials nor state power company Corpoelec have provided further updates on the situation. Opposition leader Juan Guaido, who most Western nations recognize as Venezuela's legitimate head of state, criticized the government for bungling the country's energy supply and said Maduro was the one sabotaging the nation.

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Elizabeth Warren Imagines Big Tech After the Breakup

Posted: 09 Mar 2019 12:12 AM PST

Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts, joins a growing chorus across the political spectrum voicing concern about the power of Silicon Valley and proposing some kind of government action. At the center of Warren's is the argument that certain parts of the tech industry have become utilities. The services these companies provide are so ubiquitous and essential that they're now similar to electricity and water: basics for human existence that must have their supply and price regulated for the benefit of society. This isn't necessarily a new idea -- Donald Trump's former adviser Stephen Bannon suggested this.