EU proposes rules allowing media companies to freeze out ad blockers

FT, here. 

Proposal for a Regulation on Privacy and Electronic Communications

EC, here. 

Daten in Österreich

iab-austria.at, hier. 

Communication on Building a European Data Economy

EC, here; Commission Staff Working Document (49 pp.), here. 

Most Exponential Law Firms 2025

R. Talwar, A. Whittington, here. 

France does not currently need the new 3D printing laws that parliament is considering, say experts

Out-law.com, here. 

What if the iPhone had never arrived?

TechCrunch, here.

‘Alexa, are voicebots taking over?’

VentureBeat, here.

Top Economists Grapple With Public Disdain for Initiatives They Championed

WSJ, here. 

The mind-blowing AI announcement from Google that you probably missed.

freeCodeCamp, here and here. 

The Humans Working Behind the AI Curtain

HBR, here. 

Behavioural economics – a critique of its policy conclusions

P. Booth, here. 

Flight Centre: Australian High Court finds agent competed with principal and breached cartel laws

J. Clarke, here. 

Take Me to Tomorrowland: The Cloud, Big Data, and the Internet of Things

V. Mosco, Video here. 

European civil law rules in robotics

EP, Study, here. 

I have seen the future: Alexa controls everything

ArsTechnica.co.uk, here. 

F.B.I. Arrests Volkswagen Executive on Conspiracy Charges in Emissions Scandal

NYTimes, here. 

Regard d’un prix Nobel d’économie sur la politique concurrentielle

T. Schrepel, ici. 

Why go long on artificial intelligence?

N. Benaich, here. 

Deezer Hires Facebook, Spotify Managers to Fight Bigger Rivals

Bloomberg, here. 

Data Could Be the Next Tech Hot Button for Regulators

NYTimes, here. 

Uber Extends an Olive Branch to Local Governments: Its Data

NYTimes, here. 

What does 2017 hold for open data initiatives?

TheGuardian, here. 

EC-Karten-Kartell kommt vor den Kadi

Bargeldlosblog.de, hier. 

Policing the digital cartels

FT, here.

Big Data, algorithmes et marketing : rendre des comptes

C. Benavent, ici.

The ‘death of software patents’ in the US has been greatly exaggerated

Patentology, here.

Big Data, Open Data, Privacy Regulations, Intellectual Property and Competition Law in an Internet of Things World

B. Lundqvist, here.

CES 2017 Day 3 recap: The blurred lines between hyperpersonalization and user privacy

Mobilebusinessinsights, here.

How to Destroy the Business Model of Breitbart and Fake News

NYTimes, here.

Moral panic over fake news hides the real enemy – the digital giants

TheGuardian, here.

Was wird der Mensch?

FAZ, hier.

The Best Films of 2016 (for Behavioral Economists)

C. Sunstein, here.

Statement Regarding the Investigation into Alleged Anti-Competitive Conduct by Apple

Competition Bureau, here.

Alexa: Amazon's Operating System

Stratechery, here.

Why Amazon's Alexa is the future of computing

Vox, here.

(Machine) Learning Securely

Cacm.acm, here.

Bike courier wins 'gig' economy employment rights case

BBC, here.

U.S. loses bid to overturn AmEx antitrust decision

Reuters, here. 

Neue Ordnungsökonomik

FAZ, hier. 

Data politics and the internet of things

SiliconRepublic, here. 

Cross-Device Tracking: Measurement and Disclosures

FTC, here. 

If Only AI Could Save Us from Ourselves

TechnologyReview, here. 

Japanese insurance firm replaces 34 staff with AI

BBC, here. 

Uber drivers deemed to be employees by Swiss insurance provider

TechCrunch, here. 

Cashing in on dystopia

D. Bandurski, here. 

Book of the Week: Lack of effective antitrust oversight leaves us at the mercy of digital platforms

J. Powles, here. 

Data Financing for Global Good

Oxford Internet Institute, here. 

Surge Pricing Solves the Wild Goose Chase

J. Castillo, E. Weyl, here. 

What So Many Strategists Get Wrong About Digital Disruption

F. Vermeulen, here. 

The Battle of the Tech Brains

Bloomberg, here. 

Tech Giants Seem Invincible. That Worries Lawmakers.

NYTimes, here. 

"Through A Glass, Darkly" Technical, Policy, and Financial Actions to Avert the Coming Digital Dark Ages

R. Whitt, here. 

The death of the single price?

BBC, Money Box, Podcast here. 

Competition concerns over Mastercard/VocaLink merger

CMA, here. 

Adtech funding drops in face of Facebook-Google duopoly

FT, here.

“Even if you manage to build a sustainable advantage for a few years, how do you scale to compete with Google or Facebook? That’s why traditional adtech does feel dead from a venture perspective.”

Management theory is becoming a compendium of dead ideas

TheEconomist, here. 

Zwischenlösung im Streit über Vergütungsregel für digitale Semesterapparate

Heise.de, hier. 

How Online Retailers Ripped You Off These Holidays

Interview with A. Ezrachi and M. Stucke, Podcast here (from 3:42).

Intel: Analysing the Advocate General’s Opinion

Concurrences, here. 

Recent issues in Antitrust in the Pharmaceutical sector

Concurrences, here. 

2016 Out-of-Cycle Review of Notorious Markets

US Trade Representative, here. 

Uber explains why it looks like its app is still tracking your location, long after drop-off

TechCrunch, here. 

We need European regulation of Facebook and Google

L. Andrews, here. 

Schnelle Eskalation des Patentstreites: Nokia fordert iPhone-Verkaufsstopp

Heise.de, hier. 

The Obama Administration’s Roadmap for AI Policy

A. Agrawal, J. Gans, A. Goldfarb, here. 

The Copyright Office Report On Software-Enabled Consumer Products, Part Ii: Interoperability And Competition

J. Band, here. 

Ski Taxi SA, Follo Taxi SA og Ski Follo Taxidrift AS v Staten v/Konkurransetilsynet

EFTA Court, here. 

Senator Al Franken asks Uber for more clarity on new location data sharing

TechCrunch, here. 

Big Banks Are Stocking Up on Blockchain Patents

Bloomberg, here. 

Nokia accused by Apple of ‘patent troll’ tactics

Bloomberg, here. 

'Biggest Ad Fraud Ever': Hackers Make $5M A Day By Faking 300M Video Views

Forbes, here.

Alphabet tried to convince Wall Street it’s not just a search engine this year

TechCrunch, here. 

3D Printed Bio-Tissues: Navigating Patent Protection

3dprint.com, here. 

Putting data back into the hands of owners

TechCrunch, here. 

La « responsabilité sociale des plateformes » devrait devenir réalité en 2018

Nextinpact, ici. 

The European Data Market Monitoring Tool

Datalandscape.eu, here. 

American Airlines wins $15 million in antitrust case against Sabre

Reuters, here. 

Artificial Intelligence, Automation, and the Economy

The White House, here.

New York Appeals Court Rules No Public Performance Rights in Pre-1972 Sound Recordings

HollywoodReporter, here. 

Discrimination by algorithm: scientists devise test to detect AI bias

Theguardian, here. 

Übernahme von LinkedIn durch Microsoft: 26 Mil­li­arden Dollar-Daten

lto.de, hier. 

L'IA est plus artificielle que réellement intelligente, la raison pour laquelle elle est si vulnérable

Linc, ici. 

Thinking Outside the Blocks

BCG, here. 

How to Force Our Machines to Play Fair

QuantaMagazine, here.. 

What IoT players can learn from software monetization

Deloitte, here. 

Amazon launches Amazon Pay Balance in bid to increase cashless transactions

LiveMint, here. 

Qualité des données client : le maillon faible de votre transformation numérique ?

LesEchos, ici.

Commission alleges Facebook provided misleading information about WhatsApp takeover

Press Release, here. 

Microsoft’s plan to use machine learning to improve eyecare in India

TechCrunch, here. 

Cost benefit analysis of changes to the Copyright Act 1968 (Fair Use)

Ernst & Young for the AU Department of Communications and the Arts, here. 

Tom Friedman: The internet is an 'open sewer’

Recode, Podcast here. 

The limits of parental consent in an algorithmic world

Blogs.lse.ac.uk, here. 

First take on the leaked e-Privacy Regulations

ORG, here. 

Kongress "Love and Sex with Robots": Menschen, Maschinen, große Gefühle

Heise.de, hier. 

Among Nature's 10: The founder of an illegal hub for paywalled papers

Nature.com, here. 

CWD, Privacy Rights Clearinghouse File Complaint Over Google/Doubleclick Privacy Pledge

Here. 

Intellectual Property Arrangements: Inquiry Report

Productivity Commission, here. 

Verbraucherrecht 2.0

Sachverständigenrat für Verbraucherfragen, hier.

Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement (FY 2017-2019)

The Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, here.