TechnologyBig tech to testify before Senate on the midtermsExecutives from Facebook, Twitter and Google will testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday about how the big technology companies are preparing for the midterm elections. The chief operating officer of Facebook, Sheryl Sandberg, and Twitter’s chief executive, Jack Dorsey, have already confirmed their attendance. The Senate committee also invited Larry Page, chief executive of the Google parent company Alphabet, though it was not clear if he would attend. The committee rejected Google’s offer to send Kent Walker, its senior vice president of global affairs, saying it wanted a more senior executive. — Sheera FrenkelEconomyJobs report could show another healthy numberThe Labor Department on Friday will report the latest numbers on the jobs created in August.

Source: New York Times September 02, 2018 16:52 UTC