April 24, 2024
UK Set to Revise AI Oversight Amid Big Tech Data...
The head of the U.K.’s financial regulator announced plans to explore how big tech companies’ access to extensive data might lead to improved financial products and more options for consumers. The regulatory shift seeks to maximize artificial...
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...
April 18, 2024
Why Europe Must End Its 30-Year Digital Winter to Ensure...
In the last 30 years, Europe — defined here as the EU plus the U.K., Norway and Switzerland — has created few leading digital businesses compared to the U.S. and...
April 08, 2024
Alibaba Offers Deep Cloud Discounts Amid AI Boom
Chinese conglomerate Alibaba is reportedly offering steep price cuts to its cloud customers. These markdowns — as high as 59% and aimed at customers from the U.S. to Singapore — come amid a leap...
March 26, 2024
Alibaba Offers $3.75 Billion for Remaining Stake in Cainiao
Alibaba announced on Tuesday its decision to forego the initial public offering (IPO) of its logistics arm, Cainiao, in Hong Kong. Instead, the e-commerce giant disclosed its intention to acquire...
March 19, 2024
Is Merger Enforcement Keeping Up with the Cloud?
U.S. merger enforcement has taken a back seat in the cloud market, which has grown largely through acquisition and is now relatively mature. When merger enforcement in cloud does take...
March 14, 2024
EU Presses Big Tech Companies on AI Threats
European regulators want to question Big Tech firms about potential threats of generative artificial intelligence (AI). To that end, the European Commission (EC) has sent requests under the Digital Services...
March 07, 2024
South Korea Cracks Down on Overseas Shopping Giants
In response to a significant surge in South Korean consumers using Chinese e-commerce platforms like AliExpress and Temu, South Korea’s personal data protection watchdog has initiated an investigation into the...
February 16, 2024
The Economics of the Data-Driven Economy and the Demand for...
Increasing returns to scale in the heyday of industrialization in the late 19th century and early 20th century concentrated wealth and power, triggering demand for antitrust activism. A similar dynamic...
