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May 02, 2024
Uber Sued for $312 Million by London Cab Drivers

Uber is reportedly facing a $312 million lawsuit from drivers of London’s black cabs. That suit, according to a Bloomberg news report Thursday (May 2), was filed by more than 10,800 cabbies...


May 02, 2024
Visa Stresses Education as Small Businesses Confront Fraud Vulnerabilities

Most crimes, as the saying goes, are crimes of opportunity. And that’s bad news for small businesses, whose lack of resources and challenges when accessing financing often leaves them ill-prepared...


May 01, 2024
The Impact of Space Exploration Projects in Telecommunication Competition1

By Alan Favoretto2 & Daniel Favoretto3   I. Introduction Despite its sector-specific nature, telecommunications are the basis of the world economy’s digital transformation, as well as numerous applications that impact...


April 29, 2024
Side Hustles in Focus as Gig Worker Laws Stir Uncertainty

In the debate over the classification of gig workers, Massachusetts finds itself at the center of a legislative whirlwind, echoing a lengthy battle around California’s AB5 Gig-worker law. Proposals to...


April 26, 2024
Biometric Privacy as a Case Study for U.S. Privacy Overall

Privacy law in the United States is best described as a patchwork of rules and regulations at both the state and federal level. This development is perhaps no better exemplified...


April 25, 2024
This Week in B2B: Enterprise Metaverses, AI Accountants, Virtual Cards

Innovation is a key factor in any company’s ability to succeed in the long run.  And so are the ways in which they pay and get paid. That’s why, within...


April 24, 2024
TikTok Divesture Aftermath Focuses on Potential Suitors

The clock is running out on TikTok’s U.S. ambitions. President Joe Biden on Wednesday (April 24) signed a bipartisan measure that gives TikTok’s owner, Chinese tech giant ByteDance, nine months...


April 24, 2024
Musk’s Master Robotaxi Plan: Giving Tesla the Uber, Airbnb Treatment

The global electric vehicle (EV) marketplace is seeing demand suffer under ongoing macro pressures. That’s why, according to Tesla CEO Elon Musk, it’s a good thing that Tesla is not...


April 21, 2024
Critical Decision: COFECE and the Future of E-commerce Competition in...

By Mariana Camacho Ordonez1   Mexico’s Federal Commission of Economic Competition (“COFECE”) faces a critical moment regarding the ratification of its Investigating Authority’s findings on potential barriers to competition in...