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Support for more regulation of tech companies has declined in U.S., especially among Republicans…and in private, vulnerable Senate Democrats back off tech bill. Democratic leaders want to crack down on Big Tech. Others in the party think it's too big of a risk
The UK Government has set out a framework for an entirely new “pro-competition regime” for digital markets [pdf] this month. The DIGITAL MARKETS UNIT (DMU), launched in shadow form within the COMPETITION AND MARKETS AUTHORITY (CMA) in April 2021, will be responsible for designating firms with Strategic Market Status (SMS) and developing tailored, binding conduct requirements for each of those SMS firms
DC Attorney General gets it wrong in his lawsuit against Mark Zuckerberg
Governments and big tech in playoff for world power. Big tech companies and the Chinese and US governments are embroiled in a complex relationship of harmony and conflict
Tech Policy in Congress and the European Union
Walter Lohman on The Real Problem with CHIPS Subsidies and Robert Atkinson on why he’s wrong about the CHIPS Act
Want to fight big tech censorship? Here’s where to start [Heritage Foundation]
Big Tech companies are starting to freeze hiring…
Twitter shareholder sues Musk over on-again, off-again deal and just who is Elon Musk?
Tech leaders can do more to avoid unintended consequences and the US Department of Justice is looking at an algorithmic pattern of bias
Google attacks the EU for treating it almost like a ‘criminal’
When it comes to climate disclosures, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are not in agreement à what you share about climate change with investors (SEC) may not be permissible with your customers and prospects (FTC)
Alvaro Bedoya was sworn in as FTC Commissioner after a long confirmation process
Microsoft’s Activision deal might require compromise. The FTC is in the process of reviewing the biggest-ever gaming acquisition. Here’s how it could change the Xbox business
An article says that antitrust can address areas where the free market and equality issues overlap, and that antitrust law can complement anti-discrimination law in addressing systemic racism
'Hipster Antitrust' Rules Are Dangerous. Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said that he’s concerned about a populist tilt among US antitrust regulators
And antitrust experts critique US antitrust bills promoting other interests
Return of the National Nanny: When activists took charge of FTC rulemaking in the 1970s, the agency barely survived the debacle [Wall Street Journal]
Arts, Books, Entertainment, Music
Using data to get what you really want in life
The Internet is not what you think it is: a history, a philosophy, a warning!
5 books on the latest trends in business and technology
Giant tech firms plan to read your mind and control your emotions. Can they be stopped? Maurice Stucke on his new book, Breaking Away: How to Regain Control Over Our Data, Privacy, and Autonomy
Big Data, Cybersecurity, the Digital Economy, and Privacy
Apple privacy push, Euro bills, and India debate. Tech and privacy perspectives from around the globe
Google sued for using the NHS data of 1.6 million Britons 'without their knowledge or consent.' The Royal Free NHS Trust in London, which gave Google the patient data, was previously told the move was illegal after an investigation by the Information Commissioner's Office. Similarly, Spain also fines Google €10 million for breaching data protection law
Building cyber resilience before the next attack occurs
Religion and law, Cities’ COVID-19 responses, data governance … and more
The European Data Protection Board’s strategy for 2021-23 is here
Russian, Ukrainian cyber-attacks are a global threat
[PAPER] Unintended consequences of GDPR: the authors say GDPR induced the exit of about a third of available apps; and in the quarters following implementation, entry of new apps fell by half
Compliance programmes should track what really drives well-being (hint: it’s not just salary). Managing compliance and ethics requires understanding topics like safety and engagement
Using IoT to enable the modern workplace
Jeffrey Sachs on the bad news about the economy and Larry Summers on inflation and the Fed’s attempts to cool the economy
Eve Ottenberg on Biden and Inflation…and Fareed Zakaria says Biden has the means to reduce inflation but is not doing so
U.S. inflation is driven by too much money chasing too few goods, not market power and Democrats’ plan to fight inflation with price controls is misguided
Here are the main tools for fighting inflation
Governments should subsidise food and energy, says IMF boss
The March 2022 Treasury report on labour market competition [PDF] gives misleading narrative about labour market concentration and its effect on workers. In short, firms are not profiting at the expense of workers
Too big to fail but failing yet again. Critics say it’s high time central banks were rethought, reformed and pulled back under more political control.
Dark patterns – online strategies that can influence people into doing things they did not intend – cannot stay in the dark
Risk management as a business enabler: What is the relationship between governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) and business agility?
The UN gets radical on economic transformation. The world's biggest intergovernmental body says economics is broken, fossil fuel firms have blocked reform, and governments are lying to us
Why is India facing its worst power crisis in over six years? And while India has the third-largest start-up ecosystem in the world, with over 60,000 start-ups and 65 unicorns (those that reach US$ 1 billion in valuation) in multiple industries, 90% of these enterprises are likely to fail within the first five years, which makes it a difficult market to break into
Chinese views of the world at the time of the Russia-Ukraine war - evidence [PDF] from a March 2022 public opinion survey, conducted by the CENTRAL EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF ASIAN STUDIES (CEIAS), an independent think tank based in Bratislava, Slovakia
Who is ‘Davos Man’ today?
Interesting talk on pandemic tracking and the future of data
5 mobility exercises you should be doing if you sit all day
A group performance expert on building better culture at work
9 servant leadership characteristics to have as a leader and how to deal with a micromanager
Top performers don’t always provide the best advice
why the design of TikTok’s business model is both a success and a threat
How (and why) leaders can (and should) leverage the power of visual thinking
Silo-busting networking: How organisations can break down barriers to belonging and retain exceptional talent
The one habit that changed my life. Change yourself and you will change your life
When faced with a morally challenging situation, what helps you stick to your values?
How emotionally intelligent people use the “Tom Hanks Rule” – learning to say no – to get more out of work and life
Is America ready for a four-day week? Aren’t we all?
[PODCAST] What people get wrong about setting goals
People prone to mind-wandering are better at shifting between tasks
We unconsciously pay more attention to someone who has dilated pupils
Former President George W. Bush mistakenly described the invasion of Iraq as "brutal" and "unjustified" before correcting himself to say he meant to refer to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. A brutal faux pas?
And the cheapness of attacks on Bush’s Iraq ‘Freudian slip’ but here’s an analysis of hundreds of thousands of tweets from US Members of Congress that has found that the language in their posts has become more and more rude and disrespectful since 2009
Elon Musk does not care about spam bots
Facebook promised to remove “sensitive” ads. Here’s what it left behind. It’s the only online tracking company that knows your name
Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri recently said in a TED talk that every internet user would own their data which will be stored in a blockchain that only they will have access to in Web3
How to avoid extremism on social media and Facebook and Twitter are getting rich by building a culture of snitching
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