July 30, 2021
Open Banking, Restaurant Rewards, Social Commerce Top This Week’s News
In this week’s news, we saw Lloyds Bank is teaming up with Mastercard to launch PayFrom Bank. Also, new insights have emerged on social commerce and restaurant rewards. The Weekender...
July 27, 2021
The Old Brandeis and the New Madison in Historical Perspective
The modern progressive view of antitrust, which has its origins in Louis Brandeis’s famous attack on “The Curse of Bigness,” regards large firm size as a source of improper political...
July 26, 2021
Today In Healthcare: The Push For Hybrid Healthcare IDs, France...
Today in healthcare, Demand is increasing for hybrid healthcare IDs with the increase in virtual and in-person visits and France is requiring travelers and diners to show COVID passes. Plus,...
July 26, 2021
France Requires ‘COVID Passes’ For Travel, Dining Out
The French parliament has passed a new law requiring all health workers to get vaccinated, and has also mandated special COVID passes for anyone who wants to eat in a...
July 19, 2021
COVID-Closed Factories, Canceled Orders Hit Asia’s Clothing Industry
Garment workers in Bangladesh have taken a heavy hit because of the pandemic’s economic disruptions, losing almost $12 billion in wages, a report from CleanClothes.org says. Makers of garments, textile,...
July 06, 2021
Global Retailers Watch Chinese Tech Crackdown In Lucrative But Challenging...
Warnings to Hong Kong from Amazon, Facebook and Google about the Chinese region’s proposed data-protection laws are a sign that even the biggest eCommerce companies are worried about doing business...
July 05, 2021
Facebook, Google, Twitter Could Quit Hong Kong Over Proposed Data...
US tech giants Facebook, Alphabet’s Google, and Twitter have privately warned the Hong Kong government that they could stop offering their services in the city if authorities proceed with planned...
June 18, 2021
Juneteenth Celebrations To Help Black-Owned Restaurants Rebuild From Pandemic
This Juneteenth, many cities around the United States are holding events to boost local Black-owned restaurants. After all, while interest in Black-owned restaurants spiked in June 2020 amid the George...
May 09, 2021
Russian Watchdog Fines Google, Facebook & Twitter
Russian federal competition regulator Roskomnadzor has concluded sixteen decisions on refusals to remove content prohibited in Russia by Google, Facebook and Twitter, reports Cnews.ru. The companies could face fines totaling...