“Welcome everyone to today's hearing on online platforms and market power, part six, examining the dominance of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google.” With these words, House Judiciary Subcommittee Chairman Rep. David Cicilline, (D-R.I.), gaveled to order a meeting that grilled the leaders of each of these tech titans.

For the first Empathetic Machines current events podcast we convened a panel of technology firm leaders, business "transformationists", and digital product executives. They bring doses of reality to understanding the meeting.