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Big Tech Wants to Use Healthcare Data to Advance Discoveries
Big Tech Wants to Use Healthcare Data to Advance Discoveries
January 31, 2022  |  Healthcare

As much as 30% of the world’s data is generated by the healthcare industry, and it is expected to reach 36% in three years, findings from...

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Intense Regulatory Pressure on Big Tech Firms in Europe Continues But Meta Granted Conditional Reprieve
Intense Regulatory Pressure on Big Tech Firms in Europe Continues But Meta Granted Conditional Reprieve
January 28, 2022  |  Regulation

The intense regulatory focus on Big Tech giants in Europe has not eased. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Regulators and Economic Experts Debate on Possible Challenges in Platform Regulation
Regulators and Economic Experts Debate on Possible Challenges in Platform Regulation
January 28, 2022  |  Regulation

The rise of the so-called “platforms” is leading to a new wave of regulation. This regulation overlaps with antitrust law in several respects, but it...

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UK’s ICO Wants Larger Role in Regulating Big Tech
UK’s ICO Wants Larger Role in Regulating Big Tech
January 28, 2022  |  Regulation

The UK’s new information watchdog says his county will seek a leading role in making Big Tech companies accountable as Britain frees itself of European...

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UK Launches Panel to Promote Data Flow
UK Launches Panel to Promote Data Flow
January 26, 2022  |  Data

For the first time, experts, leadership from Google, Mastercard and Microsoft and nearly two dozen other companies launched the International Data Transfer Expert Council as...

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The Flip Side of Tougher Merger Rules, Enforcement
The Flip Side of Tougher Merger Rules, Enforcement
January 26, 2022  |  Regulation

Nvidia’s $40 billion deal with Arm may soon fall apart as the parties prepare to quietly abandon the transaction due to increasing antitrust concerns in...

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Big Tech’s Three Biggest Regulatory Threats
Big Tech’s Three Biggest Regulatory Threats
January 24, 2022  |  Big Tech

When the Senate Judiciary Committee voted last Thursday to advance the American Innovation and Choice Online Act, a bipartisan antitrust bill, it set the path...

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The Week Saw Big Tech Take More Hits, Amazon Flip Flop
The Week Saw Big Tech Take More Hits, Amazon Flip Flop
January 23, 2022  |  Big Tech

It was a good week for cleaning up bad online content.  The European Parliament approved the Digital Service Act (DSA) on Thursday (Jan. 20) by...

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Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Big Tech Antitrust Bill
Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Big Tech Antitrust Bill
January 20, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved antitrust legislation that blocks some of the world’s largest tech companies from showing favoritism to their own products or...

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