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Issue 41/2019
The war on Big Tech
It's on. All of these articles are from last week:Microsoft President: Democracy Is At Stake. Regulate Big Tech »France and Germany agree to block Facebook's Libra »Google faces antitrust investigatio […] Read on →
Delivered on 17 September, 2019
Issue 40/2019
Big, irrelevant data
For those out of the loop, World Health Organisation goodwill ambassador and murderous dictator Robert Mugabe passed away last week at the ripe old age of 95. Apparently he will be granted national he […] Read on →
Delivered on 10 September, 2019
Issue 39/2019
The situation in Hong Kong
Most of you are, by now, aware of the ongoing turmoil in Hong Kong. While like most I have an opinion on various aspects of it, I'm not going to get into that here and will instead focus on the techno […] Read on →
Delivered on 03 September, 2019
Issue 38/2019
When in doubt, antitrust for the win
Last week President Donald Trump escalated his trade war with China (FYI his frequently updated Twitter feed is a near-endless source of amusement), citing theft of intellectual property and a lack of […] Read on →
Delivered on 27 August, 2019
Issue 37/2019
The benefits and costs of privacy
Economists like to point out, to many people's disdain, that there's no such thing as a free lunch. Even free things have a price, regardless of whether it's clearly visible, and every decision involv […] Read on →
Delivered on 20 August, 2019