Barcelona hits Airbnb with a hefty fine

TheEconomist, here.

Economists are prone to fads, and the latest is machine learning

TheEconomist, here.

Skyscanner sells to Ctrip for $1.75 billion

Tnooz, here. 

Monsanto Sued Over Alleged CEO, Board Bayer Merger Conflicts

Bloomberg, here. 

The Interesting Case of the Vertical Merger

J. Sallet, here. 

Lutte contre les cartels et comportement des managers

E. Combe, ici, 

“I want my update!”

Consumentenbond, here. 

Competition in the GCC SME Lending Markets: An Initial Assessment

World Bank, here. 

Russia losing patience with Google over non-compliance with antitrust ruling

RT, here. 

Response to the Preliminary Report on the E-commerce Sector Inquiry

CMA, here. 

9. GWB-Novelle und Digitalisierung: Innovative oder innovationshemmende Gesetzgebung?

P. Pohlmann, hier. 

The challenges of measuring GDP in the digital, borderless world

D. Coyle, here. 

Facebook, Google and now Verizon are accelerating their tracking efforts despite consumers’ privacy concerns

Recode, here. 

Going with the flow: The global battle for your personal data

ArsTechnica, here. 

“The Big Data rich and the Big Data poor”: the new digital divide raises questions about future academic research

K. Metzler, here. 

Hub-Konferenz des Bitkom: Die "New new Economy" boomt

Heise.de, hier. 

Samsung receives antimonopoly watchdog's query on price coordination, prepares response

Tass, here. 

Neutrality in Distribution

B. Batchelor, Presentation here. 

Retailers look to artificial intelligence to bag sales

FT, here.

Uber: No, We’re Not Going To Sell User Information

Consumerist, here. 

Microsoft offers EU hardware, software LinkedIn concessions: sources

Reuters, here.

(See also here).

Schumpeter über Ökonomik und Ökonomen

FAZ, hier. 

Fears raised over Google company’s deal to use NHS medical data

FT, here.

Kartellamt soll Internetnutzer besser schützen

Morgenpost.de, hier. 

Otto verwirrt mit persönlicher Hotline-Ansprache

Golem.de, hier. 

Un label pour le matériel libre !

Pingbase, ici. 

Google, Facebook, and Microsoft Are Remaking Themselves Around AI

Wired, here. 

The ethics of big data as a public good: which public? Whose good?

L. Taylor, here. 

Accordo fra Amazon ed Fca: Fiat Panda e 500 «acquistabili» con un click

IlSole24Ore, qui.

Protecting consumers from exploitation

M. Vestager, here. Video here. 

Consultation publique sur le Règlement européen sur la protection des données: Synthèse des contributions

CNIL, ici. 

The EU’s Android Antitrust Complaints Are Contrived

Wired, here. 

Smartphones als Lernmittel

Heise.de, hier. 

Die Verbraucherschutzbehörde fürs Internet kommt

FAZ, hier.. 

One Hundred Year Study on Artificial Intelligence

AI100Stanford, here.

We are on the verge of a consumer M&A avalanche

TechCrunch, here.

Once again, Siri helps attackers bypass your iPhone’s passcode

Hotforsecurity.bitdefender.com, here. 

Facebook halts WhatsApp data sharing across Europe over privacy concerns

ArsTechnica, here. 

How to fight weapons of math destruction

EDRi, here. 

Le numérique sous l'angle du droit de la concurrence

I. De Silva, Vidéo ici.

(Assez bizarre...Complètement ignorées les décisions allemandes en matière de rate parity - parité tarifaire).

The “Sharing” Economy: Issues Facing Platforms, Participants & Regulators

FTC, here. 

Budget US Android smartphones found secretly sending personal data to China

TechCrunch, here. 

Microsoft offers concessions to EU regulators eyeing its $26.2BN LinkedIn bid

TechCrunch, here.

La CJUE décapite ReLire, le régime français des livres indisponibles

NextImpact, ici, 

Salesforce CEO says companies buy each other for the data, and the government isn’t doing anything about it

Recode, here. 

The ethics of data and of data science: an economist’s perspective

J. Cave, here. 

Ce n’est pas une blague : Microsoft vient de rejoindre la Linux Foundation

Numerama, ici. 

Facebook says it miscalculated more metrics, but it’s telling advertisers not to worry

Recode.net, here.

These Professors Make More Than a Thousand Bucks an Hour Peddling Mega-Mergers

ProPublica, here. 

Amazon Files Lawsuits to Keep Counterfeit Goods Off Website

Bloomberg, here. 

Auditing for Transparency in Content Personalization Systems

B. Mittelstadt, here. 

Google and Facebook's "fake news" ban is a welcome nail in the coffin of "software objectivity"

BoingBoing, here. 

Mark Zuckerberg Is in Denial

NYTimes, here. 

Antitrust in the digital age

M. Grenfell, here. 

(Most competition authorities waiting for Coty?) 

Notice on certain articles of Directive 98/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions

EC, here. 

Europe’s new privacy regime will disrupt the adtech Lumascape

Pagefair, here.

The Ripple Effects of Online Marketplace Bans

A. Ezrachi, here (research supported by the Computer and Communications Industry Association - CCIA).

I Think, Therefore I Invent: Creative Computers and the Future of Patent Law

R. Abbott, here. 

AI at Facebook

A. Bordes, Video here. 

The Trick Data Scientists Use To Know You’re Paying Attention To Beyoncé

FastCompany, here. 

Bundling

H. Singer, Presentation here. 

Privacy is an essentially contested concept: a multi-dimensional analytic for mapping privacy

D. Mulligan, C. Koopman, N. Doty, here. 

Les applications de messagerie sortent leurs « bots » pour séduire les marques

LesEchos, ici. 

Clicks and mortarboards: how can higher education make the most of digital technology?

Nesta, here. 

Google, Facebook Move to Punish Fake News Sites With Ad Rules

Bloomberg, here. 

‘I’m sorry, my friend, but you’re implicit in the algorithm…’ Privacy and internal access to #BigDataStream

An interview with Giovanni Buttarelli, European Data Protection Supervisor, here. 

Artificial Intelligence and Ethics – Who does the thinking?

IEEE AI & Ethics Summit 2016, here. 

Die Union will der Ministererlaubnis Zügel anlegen

FAZ, hier.

Man hacks Alexa into singing fish robot, terror ensues

TheVerge, here.

Work done: “Microsoft” rushed to the disadvantage of others

FAS, here.

Can Google Make Its Mark on the Cloud?

Bloomberg, here.

While Amazon Alexa quickly becomes part of the family, Google Home is like a stranger who knows too much about you

Recode, here.

Russia to Block Access to LinkedIn Over Alleged Legal Violations

Bloomberg, here.

Microsoft-LinkedIn deal gets approved in South Africa

Mybroadband.co.za, here.

FTC Seeks Comment on Proposed Changes to Contact Lens Rule

FTC, here.

Google sanctioned in Italy for abuse of economic dependence

Preiskel & Co, here.

Skating on Thin Ice: The European Commission challenges the governance rules of an international sports association as being incompatible with European antitrust rules

P. Alexiados, P. Figueroa, here.

Twitter and Facebook go soul-searching after Trump's win

Bloomberg, here.

CJEU annuls EUIPO decision on registration of Rubik’s Cube shape as EU trade mark

Judgment in Case C-30/15 P Simba Toys GmbH & Co. KG v EUIPO, here. 

The Data Said Clinton Would Win. Why You Shouldn’t Have Believed It.

NYTimes, here. 

Algorithmic accountability and transparency in the digital single market

European Parliament Hearing, Video here. 

Rapport de la mission de réflexion sur la création d’un droit voisin pour les éditeurs de presse

L. Franceschini, ici. 

Why we should worry about WhatsApp accessing our personal information

ICO for the Guardian, here. 

Siri can now send money via PayPal

TechCrunch, here. 

Ergebnisse der 92. Konferenz der unabhängigen Datenschutzbehörden

Pressemitteilung, hier. 

Parallels Between Europe’s Antitrust Cases Against Google and Microsoft

NYTimes, here.

Bradley Tusk points out the bright side of Trump presidency in memo to portfolio companies

TechCrunch, here.

Future of Big Mergers Under Trump? Like Much Else, It’s Unclear

NYTimes, here.

Robots and the Developing World

UNCTAD, here. 

Le prêt d'ebook assimilable au prêt d'un livre papier, sous conditions

Actualitte, ici.
Judgment in Case C-174/15, here.  

Looking beyond transatlantic data transfers

Brookings, here.

Facebook’s new ads let brands connect with you on Messenger

Recode, here. 

Trump on Antitrust

NatLawReview, here.

Guidelines on the protection of personal data processed by mobile applications provided by European Union institutions

EDPS, here.

Apple says Australian banks are ‘not interested’ in promoting mobile payments competition

Nfcworld.com, here. Apple's submission here. Other submissions here. 

U.S. Chief Data Scientist DJ Patil: Data can help everyone

Recode, Podcast here.

Commission to open probe into tech companies’ algorithms next year

EurActiv, here.

The Role of Demand-Side Remedies in Driving Effective Competition: A Review for Which?

A. Fletcher, here. 

The Brilliance of Spotify Internal APIs to Mitigate Payments

Nordicapis, here. 

FCC Releases Order Imposing New Privacy Rules on ISPs and Telcos

Paulhastings.com, here.