EU pressures internet giants to remove illegal content sooner

Reuters, here. See also here.

Why Monetize Information?

D. Laney, here.

Uber: A New Challenge for Regulation and Competition Law?

M. Colangelo, M. Maggiolino, here.

The GDPR’s likely impact on Asian organizations

Iapp, here.

Health Data for Sale?

Norwegian Consumer Council, here.

Why does Google look different in Europe?

The Economist, here.

Puissance publique et plateformes numériques : accompagner l’«ubérisation»

Conseil d'État, ici.

Google makes changes amid wider antitrust fire

Politico.eu, here.

S.E.C. Hacking Response Provides Road Map for Compromised Companie

NYTimes, here.

Google pulls YouTube off the Amazon Echo Show

The Verge,.here.

Getting your data out of Tinder is really hard – but it shouldn't be

P.-O. Dehaye, here.

Commission fines Scania €880 million for participating in trucks cartel

EC, here.

Watchdog to meerkats: comparison is not the same as competition

FT, here.

Pfizer sues Johnson & Johnson, alleging anticompetitive practices to maintain a drug monopoly

The Washington Post, here.

China’s security chief calls for greater use of AI to predict terrorism, social unrest

SCMP, here.

Google now lets you mute an ad because it 'knew too much'

Mashable.com, here.

Ford arbeitet mit Uber-Konkurrent zusammen

FAZ, hier.

REGULATING DATA PROTECTION

B. Van Alsenoy, here.

Behavioral Insights and Trends for Millennials in the UK, France and Germany

EMarketer, here.

Mergers: Commission opens in-depth investigation into proposed merger between Essilor and Luxottica

Press Release, here.

Google Splits Off Shopping Service to Meet EU Demands

Bloomberg, here.

Personal Data Economy

E. Hafen, Video here.

How the Russian search market looks now

SearchEngineLand, here.

Kontroverse um Piraterie-Studie der EU-Kommission

Heise.de, hier.

Trivago bought an AI startup that eased peoples’ fears about giving up data

FastCompany, here.

A Data Commons for Food Security

J. Baarbé, M. Blom, J. de Beer, here.

AI and Privacy

C. Tucker, Video here; slides here. Discussant's slides here.. 

Apple switches from Bing to Google for Siri web search results on iOS and Spotlight on Mac

TechCrunch, here. 

Digital comparison tools: Competitive landscape and effectiveness of competition

CMA, here. 

CMA steps in to give people a better deal on comparison sites

CMA, here. 

I asked Tinder for my data. It sent me 800 pages of my deepest, darkest secrets

TheGuardian, here. 

Pioneers of Artificial Intelligence

NBER Conference, Video here (from 06:08).

A patent on convolutional 

nets was filed in 1989, which then expired in 2007. 

 Clément Ader, you know?

EXPEDIA TARGETED ONCE AGAIN BY THE FRENCH

EU-competitionlaw, here. 

Deloitte hit by cyber-attack revealing clients’ secret emails

TheGuardian, here. 

Antitrust gets the John Oliver treatment

Axios, here.

Video here. 

Artificial Intelligence and Competition

H. Varian, C. Shapiro, Video here.
Interesting disagreement between Varian and Shapiro on how easy it is to "purchase data specific to the application" (16:38).

Book Review : What if we could reimagine copyright? Let's fix copyright.

IPKat, here. 

Première plainte contre « l’obsolescence programmée » : « La loi risque d’être difficile à mettre en œuvre »

Numérama, ici. 

Photo marketplace Picfair raises £1.5M, aims to ‘weaponise’ photographers

TechCrunch, here.

European Conference on Data Ethics

Here. 

Spain and Catalonia Wrestle Over .Cat Internet Domain

NYTimes, here.

Amazon at one time thought it could really compete with Alibaba. No longer

Recode, here.

WeChat confirms that it makes all private user data available to the Chinese government

MoneyControl, here.

When Machines Learn to Collude: Lessons from a Recent Research Study on Artificial Intelligence

A. Deng, here.

Women used this fertility app more after AI learned when best to ping them

FastCompany, here.

Hackers broke into SEC computer systems and may have traded on the stolen information

Quartz, here.

BGH: Googles Bildersuche verletzt Urheberrecht nicht

Heise.de, hier.

Search Engines and Data Retention: Implications for Privacy and Antitrust

L. Chiou, C. Tucker, here.

Industrie 4.0: Verfassungsschutzchef warnt vor Massendaten im "Hochrisikoraum"

Heise.de, here.

Why Google is spending $1.1 billion to acq-hire 2,000 HTC engineers

Recode, here.

Do Tech Companies Really Need All That User Data?

W.Frick, here.

iOS 11: toggling wifi and Bluetooth in Control Centre doesn't actually turn them off

The Guardian, here.

Mitfahrgelegenheiten: Google bindet BlaBlaCar in Maps ein

Onlinehaendler-news.de, here.

Data governance: Landscape Review

Royal Society, here.

Warum Google HTC will

FAZ, hier, 

Estimating displacement rates of copyrighted content in the EU

EU, here. 

Japan to certify big-data providers to drive innovation

Asia.nikkei, here. 

How competition can build trust in our societies

M. Vestager, here. 

Music Industry Recovery Continues, Powered by a Surge in Subscriptions

WSJ, here. 

Competition policy from a European perspective: A conversation with EU Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager

AEI, here. 

The ICO craze, explained

Recode, here. 

What’s affiliate marketing? Should I care?

FTC, here. 

Data management and use: Governance in the 21st century

 British Academy and Royal Society, here. 

The implications for Australian companies navigating the new section 46 misuse of market power test after the European court of justice decision in intel

Clifford Chance, here. 

Google confirms it will pay $1.1 billion to acquire HTC's Pixel team and license technology

AndroidPolice, here. 

"DISRUPTION" IS HOW SILICON VALLEY EATS ITS YOUNG

Wired, here. 

Netflix and Escobar Family in Bitter Trademark Dispute Over 'Narcos'

HollywoodReporter, here. 

Big Tech's power remains unchallenged

FT, Audio here.

Hal Singer on the Digital Show

Audio here. 

Waymo wants Uber to pay $2.6 billion in damages—just for starters

ArsTechnica, here. 

What Role for Economists in Policy-Making?

A. Bénassy-Quéréa , O. Blanchardb and J. Tirole, here. 

Amazon Reviewing Site After Algorithm Suggests Bomb Supplies

Bloomberg, here. 

Time for a Conservative Anti-Monopoly Movement

TheAmericanConservative, here.

Study: EU-US Privacy Shield Essential to Leading European Companies

FPF, here. 

National Data Opt-out Programme

NHS, here. 

US Cross-Border Data Deal Could Open Surveillance Floodgates

HRW, here. 

No university needed: A Stanford-born company is equipping India’s youth for well-paid tech jobs

Quartz, here, 

Founder of the information age

Enlightenmenteconomics, here. 

Drugmaker AbbVie Can’t Convince Judge on ‘Sham’ Lawsuits

Bloomberg BNA, here. 

Focus on Google DeepMind under the GDPR’s Lens

Hogan Lovells, here. 

On a testé les premiers pas de l’Open Data « par défaut »

NextImpact, here. 

Response to calls for automated takedowns of online extremist content

ORG, here.

Synthèse de la consultation publique sur la transmission de certains titres financiers au moyen de la technologie "blockchain

Trésor, ici. 

The State of the Data Protection Union

EDPS, here. 

The first autonomous drone delivery network will fly above Switzerland starting next month

TheVerge, here. 

Alt-Right Twitter App Developers Sue Google After Gab.Ai App Is Kicked Out Of The Play Store

TechDirt, here. 

Synopsis report of the public consultation on building a European data economy

EC, here. Annex here. Position papers here. 

Closer together: The Case for International Cooperation

J. Laitenberger, here.. 

Brexit and Competition Policy (and the Google Case)

House of Lords and CMA, watch here.
CMA Submission here. 

Me, my data and I: The future of the personal data economy

Decode Project, here.

Now Apple needs to reinvent the digital economy

FT, here.

Auswirkungen der Markttransparenzstelle für Kraftstoffe (MTS-K): Änderungen im Anbieterund Nachfragerverhalten

J. Haucap, U. Heimeshoff, C. Kehder, J. Odenkirchen, S. Thorwarth, hier.

Swiss Crypto Valley Association Calls for ‘Careful’ ICO Regulation

CryptoCoinsNews, here.

Artificial Intelligence's Fair Use Crisis

B. Sobel, here.

Automotive Data Treasure

Deloitte, hier.

Whole Foods Is Becoming Amazon’s Brick-and-Mortar Pricing Lab

H. Simon, here.

Apple is facing questions from the U.S. Senate on the privacy protections in iPhone X and Face ID

Recode, here.

The Amazon Monopoly Problem: Prime Time For Antitrust Action Vs. These Internet Giants?

Investors, here.

Big data and Innovation: Implications for Competition Policy in Canada

Competition Bureau, here. 

EFF Resigns From W3C After DRM In HTML Is Approved In Secret Vote

TechDirt, here. 

How competition can build a better market

M. Vestager, here. 

HOW ONE OF APPLE'S KEY PRIVACY SAFEGUARDS FALLS SHORT

Wired, here.

To control AI, we need to understand more about humans

TechCrunch, here.

Cambridge Analytica: 'Getting people to vote no different from marketing toothpaste'

Campaignlive, here.

The Impact of Machine Learning on Economics

S. Athey, here.

Tesla’s Damaged Goods Problem

A. Tabarrok, here.

Every Major Advertising Group Is Blasting Apple for Blocking Cookies in the Safari Browser

AdWeek, here.

Evaluating market consolidation in mobile communications

C. Genakos, T. Valletti and F. Verboven, here.

The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Innovation

I. Cockburn, R. Henderson, S. Stern, here.

Economics of Artificial Intelligence

NBER Conference, here. Videos here.

US: Trump blocks Lattice Semiconductor’s $1.3 billion sale to China

CPI, here. 

The robots are coming for Mozart

Qz, here. 

Facial recognition is here. The iPhone X is just the beginning

The Guardian, here.

Questions on Article 13 and Recital Art. 38 of the Proposal for a Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market

MPI, Contributions here.

Data will be oil for robot cars so these humans are hoarding it now

FastCompany, here.

Flux raises $1.5 million as Starling Bank opens fintech Marketplace

FinExtra, here.

On the Equifax Data Breach

Schneier.com, here.

U.S. agency demands endorsement info from Instagram 'influencers'

Reuters, here.

Autortiesību un komunicēšanās konsultāciju aģentūra / Latvijas Autoru apvienība v Konkurences padome,

CJEU, C-177/16, here.

Opinion Paper on Cryptocurrencies in the EU

ENISA, here.

The Amazon Monopoly Problem: Prime Time For Antitrust Action Vs. Internet Giants?

Investors.com, here.

Acxiom’s European Privacy Officer (Mostly) Demystifies GDPR

AdExchanger, here.

Equifax Isn’t A Data Problem. It’s A Political Problem

M. Stoller, here.

Apple is facing questions from the U.S. Senate on the privacy protections in iPhone X and Face ID

Recode, here.

Der Google-Staat

Zeit.de, here.

Fuel price data can benefit motorists and retailers

ACCC, here. 

Examining the Fintech Landscape

US COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS, here. 

Book Review: We Are Data: Algorithms and the Making of Our Digital Selves by John Cheney-Lippold

LSE, here. 

Cyber security and data protection

E. Denham, here. 

Nine lines that changed history - at least on the internet

EU Observer, here. 

Reiseportale: Schweizer Preisüberwacher leitet Verfahren gegen Booking.com ein

Heise.de, here. 

Understanding Digital Consent

MEF, here. 

Data in the Digital Single Market: the next stage

A. Ansip, here.
Proposal for a Regulation on a framework for the free flow of non-personal data in the European Union here. 

Algorithms and Collusion: Competition policy in the digital age

OECD, here. 

What percentage will consent to tracking for advertising?

PageFair, here. 

Apple explains how it’s making Siri smart without endangering user privacy

FastCompany, here. 

The Dynamics Of Platform Business Value Creation

E. Garcés-Tolon, here.

Rights on Data: The EU Communication ‘Building a European Data Economy’ From an Economic Perspective

W. Kerber, here.

Chatbot lets you sue Equifax for up to $25,000 without a lawyer

The Verge, here.

An Exit Interview With Richard Posner, Judicial Provocateur

NYTimes, here.

Keeping It Real?

D. Gangjee, here. 

What does Google know about you? Its new privacy dashboard should reveal all

ZDNet, here. 

Leaked Draft Regulation on a framework for the free flow of data in the EU

Here. 

Competition Policy at the FTC in the New Administration

M. Ohlhausen, here. 

Equifax’s Maddening Unaccountability

NYTimes, here. 

Bridging Policy, Regulation, and Practice? A Techno-Legal Analysis of Three Types of Data in the GDPR

R. Hu, S. Stalla-Bourdillon, M. Yang, V. Schiavo, V. Sassone, here. 

How blockchain will finally convert you: Control over your own data

VentureBeat, here. 

A New Way to Learn Economics

Newyorker.com, here. 

Current Alliances in International Intellectual Property Lawmaking: The Emergence and Impact of Mega-Regionals

ICTSD, here. 

Should Amazon buy Nordstrom next?

Recode, here.

La AEPD sanciona a Facebook por vulnerar la normativa de protección de datos

AGPD.es, aquì.

Datenschutz-Grundverordnung: Datenschutzkonferenz veröffentlicht Kurzpapiere zum neuen Datenschutzrecht

BfDI, hier. 

Blockchain: Is the GDPR Already Outdated?

Scl.org, here. 

Eine Plattform für die Industrie 4.0

Heise.de, hier.

Network Effects: March to the Evidence, Not to the Slogans

D. Evans, R. Schmalensee, here.

YouTube und Google bei Urheberrechtsverstößen zur Herausgabe von Nutzerdaten verpflichtet

Heise.de, hier. 

How Facebook Changed the Spy Game

Politico.com, here. 

You Are the Product

J. Lanchester, here. 

Blockchain Regulation

M. Finck, here. 

Verizon will now trade you your personal data for ... concert tickets

Mashable, here. 

Our Response to the UK Government request for written evidence on A.I.

Robotenomics, here. 

Kann der Bitcoin die Notenbanken in Bedrängnis bringen?

NZZ, hier. 

Position paper transmitted to EU27 on Intellectual property rights (including geographical indications)

EC, here. 

VCAST Limited contro R.T.I. SpA

Conclusioni dell'AG, qui. 

La face cachée des algorithmes de Facebook et Google dévoilée

A. Laurent, ici. 

The ‘Internet Of Things’ Is Sending Us Back To The Middle Ages

DailyCaller, here. 

The Chips Are Down: Intel’s Victory in the European Court of Justice Has Implications on How Anticompetitive Conduct Is Analysed in EU Antitrust Cases

Orrick, here. 

Artificial Intelligence And Big Data: Good For Innovation?

Forbes, here. 

Access to “data” – the new competitive battlefield

Antitrust Law Source, here. 

Spotify: Don't Compare Us to Napster

HollywoodReporter, here. 

Tagungsprotokoll des Arbeitskreises Kartellrecht vom 6. Oktober 2016 in Bonn

Bundeskartellamt, hier. 

The GDPR will help or hurt publishers, depending on who you ask

DigiDay, here. 

Guidelines for Global Antitrust: The Three Cs – Cooperation, Comity, and Constraints

M. Ohlhausen, here. 

Why do big hacks happen? Blame Big Data

TheGuardian, here. 

Two sciences tie the knot

MIT News, here. 

True cost of Amazon pricing revealed

TheTimes, here. 

40 Techniques Used by Data Scientists

Data Science Central, here. 

New Software Helps Cars Recognize When You’re Texting and Driving

Futurism.com, here. 

How Silicon Valley is erasing your individuality

F. Foer, here. 

Uber Is Said to Face FBI Probe as Compliance Chief Exits

Bloomberg, here. 

Privacy and Platform Competition

P. Dimakopoulos, S. Sudaric, here. 

Amazon's 1-Click Patent Is About To Expire. What's The Big Deal?

NPR, here.

China bans initial coin offerings calling them 'illegal fundraising'

BBC, here.

AI’s rapid advance sparks call for a code for robots

FT, here.

America's Superstar Companies Are a Drag on Growth

Bloomberg, here.

A Serf on Google’s Farm

TPM, here.

Amazon Alexa vs. Google Assistant: The battle for connected future dominance is on

Cnbc, here.

UK needs to act urgently to secure NHS data for British public, report warns

TheGuardian, here. Report here.
" It will be important for any future regulatory system to regulate emergent and convergent technologies such as cell and gene therapies and algorithms, as well as digital medicines".

How the GDPR will disrupt Google and Facebook

J. Ryan, here.

Google Will Now Talk Through Speakers, Fridges and Vacuums

Bloomberg, here. 

Latin American endorsement of EU privacy model bolsters Brussels' leadership claim

MLex, here.

Online Markets and Offline Welfare Effects

Selected contributions from the CCLP conference hosted on 22 May 2017, here.

Data portability : Are the GAFAM ready ?

Y. Bruna, Presentation here.

DeepL schools other online translators with clever machine learning

TechCrunch, here.

What We Get Wrong About Technology

T. Harford, here.