Tech Magnates Urge Reform in White House Visit With Obama

U.S. President Barack Obama met with a gaggle of top tech industry executives on Tuesday, including representatives from Google, Apple, Facebook and more. The main purpose of the meeting was different depending on who you asked

It was all smiles and jokes during a brief photo op prior to the meeting, with Obama saying he wished Washington politics were as "ruthlessly efficient" as on the Netflix series House of Cards. Then the tech leaders headed to the White House with a serious bone to pick over government surveillance tactics

The White House's intention for the meeting was as follows, according to an emailed statement: Read more...