Tag: Technology
A very antitrust situation
Posted by The Financial Times
A very antitrust situation
By Rana Foroohar
Last week, my colleague Ed asked readers to “think bigly” about a grand strategy around...
Economists Gear Up to Challenge the Monopolies
Posted by Bloomberg Opinion
Economists Gear Up to Challenge the Monopolies
By Noah Smith
The antitrust movement is making a comeback. Zephyr Teachout, candidate for New York...
Taking on big tech: where does Australia stand?
Posted by The Conversation
Taking on big tech: where does Australia stand?
By Caron Beaton-Wells
Big tech is under fire in Europe. In its latest sting, the European...
No One Is Innocent In The Global Game of Monopoly
Posted by Bloomberg
No One Is Innocent In The Global Game of Monopoly
By Ferdinando Giugliano
Europe shouldn’t be smug about market dominance. It’s not just a...
US: Trump administration to block Chinese tech Investments
The US Treasury Department is reportedly gearing up to announce rules that would prevent companies with 25% or more Chinese ownership from purchasing a...
US: Microsoft President: “If you create tech that changes the world,...
Speaking at Recode’s Code Conference in Palos Verdes, California, Microsoft President Brad Smith drew lessons from the software giant’s “gut wrenching” antitrust battles of...
Antitrust and the Design of Production
Posted by Social Science Research Network
Antitrust and the Design of Production
By Herbert J. Hovenkamp (University of Pennsylvania)
Abstract: Both economics and antitrust policy...
US: Mastercard gains AI acquisition
MasterCard announced on Monday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Brighterion, Inc., a leading software company specializing in artificial intelligence (AI)...
Exclusion in Digital Markets
Posted by Social Science Research Network
Exclusion in Digital Markets
By Konstantinos Stylianou (University of Leeds)
Abstract: Exclusionary practices and effects are at the core of...
Hong Kong: In first its legal action regulator takes IT companies...
In its first legal action since the city’s competition law came into effect in December 2015, the Hong Kong’s antitrust regulator has taken five...