Saturday, July 11, 2026

What kind of incentives are we creating for the future of journalism, entertainment, and original content

 C. Pedigo, here.

At Politico Tech Week I argued this isnthe type of questions useful economic thinking should deal with - forget Industrial Organization, which is mostly only a dangerous distraction. 

Alba on the General Court's recent ruling rejecting Apple's appeal on its designation decision

 Here.

Meta pulls new AI image feature after days of backlash

 BBC, here.

CREATED AND SCALED IN EUROPE

 EIC, here.

Dreading your next teaching semester in the AI age? AI-resilient pedagogy might help

 U. Chicago, Law School, here.

I subscribe to many of the points made here. 

However, devices are great to take notes. Condemning students to the use of pen and paper is anachronistic at best. I'd erect barricades to restore the right to use my pad and e-pen in the classroom!

The public deserves socially beneficial technology in return for its AI investment

 S. Wachter, here.

Instagram, Facebook failing EU's digital rules by hooking teens

 Euractiv, here.

Letter: Ireland should recuse itself from key EU negotiations

 FT, here.


Eine wettbewerbsorientierte Wirtschaftspolitik für die KI-Transformation

 Monopolkommission, hier.

Guidelines 02/2026 on Anonymisation

 EDPB, here.

Commission accepts binding commitments by SAP to address competition concerns about services for its popular business management software

 EC, here.

European “AI Maximalists” (and their Masters) Worry About EuroStack

 Eurostack, here.

For IO economists and consultants only? What could possibly go wrong?

Theories of dynamic harm
  • Giulio Federico, Oxera, Project Director for the Study
  • Chiara Fumagalli, Bocconi University
  • Nancy Rose, MIT
  • Michele Polo, Bocconi University
  • Laurent Eymard, BRG
here.

Once Unimaginable, Publishers Are Preparing to Opt Out of Google Search

 AdWeek, here.

Towards digital autonomy

 ACM & Co., here.