Antitrust, Competition Law, Consumer Protection
Arts, Books, Entertainment, Music
Big Data, Cybersecurity, the Digital Economy, and Privacy
Pakistani tech start-ups start to feel the heat amidst worsening economic conditions & global downturn
How tech start-ups could be a casualty of the war on self-preferencing
Big Tech bill advocates and critics keep pressure on U.S. lawmakers. Also, antitrust bill's progress sparks tech lobbying splurge
With clock ticking, battle over tech regulation intensifies. Both Big Tech and its opponents are focusing on Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer
How artificial intelligence can create any picture you want, and a Google engineer says its AI has become self-aware
Take a trip through the history of the internet
Tesla & SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said he may walk away from his potential $44B acquisition of Twitter. Possible options in this deal are here
US automakers report nearly 400 crashes involving partial or fully automated driving systems between July and May; Tesla accounted for 273 crashes out of an estimated 830,000 such vehicles on the road
RIP Internet Explorer
Is Google Search dying? One of the internet's most widely used tools is becoming increasingly ineffective and Google’s worst hardware flop was introduced 10 years ago this month. The Nexus Q had a standout design, but everything else about it was a miss
On the other hand, Steve Jobs knew the iPhone would be iconic. More than 2 billion Phones and 15 years later, he was right
New York state passes first-ever ‘right to repair’ law for electronics
Q&A with FTC Chair Lina Khan: “The word ‘efficiency’ doesn’t appear anywhere in the antitrust statutes.” Also, Lina Khan, a big tech critic, tries answering her own detractors [NY Times]
FTC’s antitrust probe of Amazon picks up speed under new boss and Advocates call on FTC to investigate manipulative design abuses in popular FIFA game
Window closes for FTC to intervene in Musk's Twitter takeover. See also Musk deal for Twitter dodges lengthy U.S. antitrust review
‘Back to the Future’ at the Federal Trade Commission: highlights from an expert panel discussion
The Competition and Transparency in Digital Advertising Act is fatally flawed
American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA): An affront to the rule of law. And AICOA’s Data Security, Privacy, and Content Moderation issues call for risk assessment
From the history books: Antitrust and Rule by Judges by Posner & Stigler
U.S. adoption of a Central Bank Digital Currency could revitalise payments markets with competition
Matt Stoller on Inflation: It's the monopoly profits, stupid. A raft of studies have come out showing that this inflationary episode is being driven by the supply side. Policymakers are responding
Matt Stoller on how Trump increased your cell phone bill. A set of lawsuits is charging that T-Mobile and Sprint executives lied to the judge who approved their 2020 merger. Now prices are going up. It's time for damages and a break-up
The Competition and Markets Authority’s General Counsel delivered a speech to The Law Society's Competition Section on “maximising our relevance and impact in a changing world”
The CMA has completed its market study into mobile ecosystems and as part of its market study into mobile ecosystems, the it commissioned consumer research into the UK smartphone market by research agency Accent
The CMA is investigating Google’s conduct in relation to distribution of apps on Android devices in the UK, in particular Google’s Play Store rules which oblige certain app developers to use Google’s own payment system (Google Play Billing) for in-app purchases and plans a market investigation into mobile browsers and cloud gaming
Arts, Books, Entertainment, Music
Susan Cain on longing as the fulcrum of creativity
Stranger Things 4 breaks record with 287 million hours viewed
Tracking what happens after a song goes viral (via YouTube)
Kurt Cobain's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" guitar sells for $4.6M at auction
Queen have discovered an unreleased song featuring Freddie Mercury. "It's beautiful, it's touching," said Brian May and Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill" tops UK charts 37 years after release following "Stranger Things" appearance
Metallica Is ‘totally blown away’ by ‘Stranger Things’ scene featuring ‘Master of Puppets’
Paramount sued over ‘Top Gun’ copyright as ‘Maverick’ soars at the box office
The 50 Best 3-hour-or-longer movies, according to Rotten Tomatoes
Check out this day in music
Netflix has greenlit “Squid Game: The Challenge,” a reality competition series based on the hit 2021 South Korean drama
Manufacturers struggle to keep pace with vinyl record demand
Big Data, Cybersecurity, the Digital Economy, and Privacy
Amazon Marketplace: Pakistani sellers among world's top 3 fastest growing and a former Amazon employee found guilty of hacking customers' cloud data systems, stealing information linked to 2019 Capital One data breach that exposed more than 100 million records
How big data is cracking the codes of love, happiness, and success
Europe’s Digital Markets Act: it’s still a privacy danger
[PAPER] Privacy Costs and Consumer Data Acquisition: An Economic Analysis of Data Privacy Regulation
Many tech employees say they prefer to quit rather than be monitored during work. A Morning Consult survey finds that roughly half of tech workers who said they’re not monitored at work would resign rather than be subject to facial recognition or having their employer record audio or video of them
The federal Government Accountability Office pointed out recent administrations haven’t actually had a single, up-to-date strategy for closing the digital divide and suggested that having one might actually be … useful
Congress is actually taking a go at a real privacy bill. Three of the four congressional negotiators have come to agreements on consumer lawsuits, pre-emption of state laws and much more, but the sudden action doesn't mean the text is close to passing
And Office 365 is watching you work…and much more than just watch. there seems to be a lack of transparency for users in terms of what data is collected and for what purpose
What is Opportunity Cost and how to calculate it?
Thinking about the 2000s productivity slowdown
What sort of economic ‘vibe shift’ is America really facing?
In the U.S. and around the world, inflation is high and getting higher and how should developing countries deal with inflation? A Q&A with Raghuram Rajan
Which companies are paying the typical worker $200K? A few companies are paying top dollar for employees with the right sets of skills, but pay levels vary widely
The Federal Reserve has approved the largest interest rate hike since 1994 in an effort to continue to slow down the economy and curb high inflation
Can privacy regulations outsmart smart toys?
A new approach to regulating credit-scoring AI
The regulatory challenges of FinTech
The procurement path to AI governance
Using AI to reduce performance risk in U.S. procurement
Should the European Union require tech firms to adopt a common charger?
And will the DSA’s short compliance deadlines set some companies up to fail?
The Digital Markets Act – We gonna catch ‘em all?
Food giant Kellogg to split into three companies focused on snacks, cereals, and plant-based foods
Ernst & Young hit with $100 million fine after auditors cheat on ethics exam
The world’s biggest companies generate an incredible amount of money each year, with tech giants such as Apple posting annual profits of as much as $55 billion. See how much they make each second
Behind the scenes, McKinsey guided companies at the centre of the opioid crisis [NYT]
Israel signs historic trade deal with UAE, its biggest with any Arab country
Influence through sports? Saudi Arabia's inaugural LIV Golf tournament debuted in London, the first event in the country's newly launched professional golf series. Financed by the Saudi sovereign wealth fund, the organisation has made waves for its aggressive recruitment of the sport's biggest stars. The league is viewed as a direct rival to the US-based PGA Tour and has been criticised as an effort to "sportswash" the country's image in the face of a track record of human rights violations.
Russia-Ukraine at 100 days and a visual deep-dive into the war impact on global food supply chains
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson survived a no-confidence vote, securing enough support from his Conservative Party to remain in office. The win insulates Johnson from another vote for 12 months under current rules, but those rules could change
The first flight scheduled to deport asylum seekers from Britain was grounded at the last minute after the European Court of Human Rights intervened, citing a risk of harm to migrants on board. The flight was part of a new controversial partnership between the UK and Rwanda, in which migrants from the Middle East, Sudan, and other countries who enter Britain illegally via the English Channel would be sent to the East African nation for asylum-processing
The World Bank raised the risk of a global recession, warning economies may face a 1970s-like period of stagflation, characterised by slow economic growth and rising prices. The Bank lowered its global growth forecast for this year to 2.9%, down from 5.7% in 2021. Growth is expected to hover around that figure through 2024 because of disrupted human activity, trade, and investments due to pandemic lockdowns and Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The report is here
This is how to laugh online in 26 languages
Visualising the coming shift in global economic power (2006-2036)
Pakistani government chided for ‘Drink less tea, save money’ plea
The economic crisis in Sri Lanka
The world's most liveable cities for 2022
How to get yourself to enjoy running (beginner’s guide)
Drinking coffee may be linked to lower risk of death, even with a little sugar. People in the U.K. who had more than one daily cup of coffee had a lower mortality risk than non-coffee drinkers, a study found
How does heart transplant surgery work?
Researchers are learning more about how the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus stifles smell — and how they might revive it
Three ways to hear what your team thinks about you
Help your team (actually) work smarter, not harder
The C-Suite skills that matter most
Is your strategy ready for the global stage? Related: A critical challenge is key to creating good strategy, says Richard Rumelt. And there are some strategy lessons CEOs can learn from the military
Angelica Ross on 3 lessons for overcoming your biggest challenges in both life and business. She discusses what it took to understand her own value and create a welcoming environment for her employees
How to know when it's time to pivot. Assessing when it is time to adapt to the latest trends
Why your leadership hinges on your communication skills
A six-month trial of a four-day workweek kicked off in the UK, the biggest pilot to take place so far. More than 3,000 employees from 70 companies will work one less day for the same pay. Organized by the UK-based research group Autonomy and its partners, analysts will track productivity and employee well-being during the pilot. A similar trial conducted in Iceland from 2015 to 2019 found an increase in overall well-being while productivity remained the same; 86% of workers in Iceland are now on or transitioning to a four-day schedule. Other countries plan to test the schedule this year, including Scotland, Australia, New Zealand, and Spain. In the US and Canada, 38 companies will participate in a similar pilot
The salary gap female start-up CEOs face won’t go away. In 2019, the gap between male and female early-stage startup CEO pay was $5,000. Today, it’s $20,000
Lunching@Work: when eating at your desk is forbidden
How the CEO’s leadership in digital transformation can tip the scales toward success
Multitasking: Is it good and can you master it?
Change your life – one tiny step at a time
How to have executive presence while staying true to yourself. Passion and enthusiasm often fail to translate effectively in settings that call for authority, clarity, and confidence
Don't tell your audience to turn off their phones!
How the pandemic is reshaping food and beverage innovation and packages are getting smaller
Our perceptions of wealth may affect us more profoundly than we realise
4 rituals to keep you happy all the time
Watergate. On 17 June 1972, five men were arrested attempting to infiltrate and bug the Democratic National Committee in the lead-up to that year's presidential election (see visual timeline). Originally claiming to be anti-communists and freedom fighters, the men were eventually linked to the Nixon campaign
‘A merry-go-round of buck-passing’: inside the four-year Grenfell inquiry five years after the fire that killed 72 and over 300 days of evidence
How three sisters (and their mom) tried to swindle the Canadian Revenue Agency out of millions
The US Supreme Court struck down a New York law restricting the ability of residents to carry firearms outside of the home. The 6-3 decision marks the most significant gun rights ruling by the court in more than a decade AND in a highly anticipated decision, overturned Roe v. Wade, a 1973 ruling that provided a constitutional basis for abortion rights in the US for nearly 50 years. Under the court's decision, individual states will have the legal authority to allow, regulate, or ban abortion procedures, creating a patchwork of laws
Think like Elon Musk with first principles thinking
Bryce Dallas Howard on how to preserve your private life in the age of social media
Amber Heard ordered to pay $15M in abuse claims defamation trial. The verdict suggests that the jury believed arguments from Depp that Heard faked her injuries in the rare celebrity defamation case to go to trial.
Innovators under 35 (2022)
Vietnam 'Napalm Girl' gets final burn treatment in Florida 50 years later
Sheryl Sandberg to step down as Meta COO. Her career-defining moments from "Lean In" to January 6 and everything in between. See also Facebook’s first grown-up steps down. Who is Mark Zuckerberg’s new No. 2? It’s a Trick Question. Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, has restructured his company so that he no longer has a top deputy
U.S. FCC commissioner wants Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores
Every week, two more newspapers close — and ‘news deserts’ grow larger. In poorer, less-wired parts of the U.S., it’s harder to find credible news about your local community. That has dire implications for democracy
Can online dating burnout be stopped? It can be a depressing grind that leaves many singles feeling burnt out.
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