INTERVIEW ON THE PRICE OF BUSINESS SHOW, MEDIA PARTNER OF THIS SITE.
Recently Kevin Price, Host of the nationally syndicated Price of Business Show, interviewed Barbara Comstock.
Price and Comstock discussed:
- Technology continues to play a crucial role in both combatting covid/vaccine misinformation, helping restore the economy, and returning to normalcy.
- The future of office work/meetings will rely on tech → hybrid setups; office webcams
- The future is collaborative: How communication platforms are shaping the way we work
- Tech companies combatting misinformation
- Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter export disinformation about covid vaccine
- Searching on TripAdvisor, Yelp, Expedia, and more to book post-pandemic travel
- Pandemic has brought a heightened focus on the importance of digital upskilling, and that’s why you’ve seen successful businesses like Google offering trainings and IT certificates to Americans.
- Sundar Pichai to Yahoo! Finance: “I think gone are those times where you read once, and that’s enough. For many people, they would need to have career shifts. And which is why ongoing skilling is important. And I think that’s what even our digital upskilling effort teaches us. Something in a 6-to-12-month window at some point in your life can be very profound,” Pichai said.
According to a statement:
“Antitrust law protects American consumers from low-quality goods and services, but Google’s products are highly innovative and free for everyone. The Justice Department’s misguided lawsuit stretches antitrust law beyond its breaking point and risks breaking the very products that Americans love and use every day.”
Barbara represented Virginia’s Tenth Congressional District, was a senior appointee in the Justice Department and worked as a Congressional aide. Her election marked her as the first woman elected to that seat. She was named as one of the “Top Ten Most Effective Lawmakers” in the 115th Congress by the Center for Effective Lawmaking, a joint effort of the University of Virginia and Vanderbilt University.
According to a statement from Ms. Comstock, “During her time in Congress, Barbara was a leader on technology and cybersecurity issues, chairing the Science, Space, and Technology Committee’s Research and Technology subcommittee, as well as serving on the Joint Economic Committee, the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and the House Administration Committee. Her legislative achievements include passing legislation to promote women and disadvantaged populations in STEM, as well as expanding research in the technology space. Barbara also was the leader on anti-sexual harassment legislation in Congress, and legislation to tackle the opioid crisis and gang crime. She partnered with Senator McCain to reauthorize multi-year firefighter grants to increase innovation and public safety. While in Congress, Barbara was the only woman in the Virginia congressional delegation and the only Virginia member to chair a subcommittee.”
