Speaking at the WSJ Tech Live conference, Mr. Delrahim laid out what has to be considered the worst-case scenario for Silicon Valley as the Justice Department’s antitrust review, unveiled over the summer, takes shape. The big question is: Are companies abusing the market power that they have gained,” Mr. Delrahim said. Mr. Delrahim, too, said he is adding to the talents of his team. He has assigned four attorneys and two staff economists to train in artificial intelligence and machine learning to better understand the work that technology companies do. One thing Mr. Delrahim won’t do, he said, is be swayed by politics, particularly the Trump administration’s posture toward China.

Source: Wall Street Journal October 22, 2019 17:36 UTC