European Commission finally admits their copyright proposal would levy a link tax for articles shared on social media

OpenMedia, here. 

6 areas of artificial intelligence to watch closely

N. Benaich, here. 

Microsoft-Chef Nadella: Künstliche Intelligenz ist eine demokratisierende Technik

Heise.de, hier. 

What if we could reimagine copyright?

 R. Giblin & K. Weatherall, here. 

Mathematical precision has replaced political speculation in economics courses. Why?

TheEconomist, here. 

La politique du faux et de la laideur: le triste laboratoire italien, du Trecento à Berlusconi

P. Boucheron, Vidéo ici. 

US enforcers clear their desks before Trump arrives

FT, here.

Antitrust Guidelines for International Enforcement and Cooperation

FTC, DOJ, here.

#makeantitrustexcitingagain

"So to you, our dear readers who took the time to join this endeavor, we thank you. Few get excited about antitrust anymore. But apathy has a price. We cannot assume that the digitized hand will always protect our welfare. It is ultimately up to us to start asking our elected officials and agencies what they are doing to prevent these scenarios from happening." 

Updated Antitrust Guidelines for the Licensing of Intellectual Property

FTC, DOJ, here.

(Still "curiously unhelpful", at first glance).

Bornes pour voitures électriques : l’Open Data devient la règle, sauf pour les données en temps réel

NextImpact, here. 

A Future That Works: Automation, Employment, and Productivity

McKinsey, here. 

The Watchers: Assaults on privacy in America

J. Shaw, here. 

“OK Facebook”—Why stop at assistants? Facebook has grander ambitions for modern AI

ArsTechnica, here. 

Artificial Intelligence - Law, Policy, & Ethics eJournal

Here. 

Turkish Competition Authority fines Booking.com

Dailysabah, here. 

Autonomy and the Collection of Personal Data: Measuring the Privacy Impact Google’s Privacy Policy Change

J. Cooper, here.. 

A User-Centered Perspective on Algorithmic Personalization

A. Lange,  R. Coen, E. Paul, P. Vanegas, G. Hans, here. 

Statement on Algorithmic Transparency and Accountability

Association for Computing Machinery, here.  

Software Copyright Litigation After Oracle v. Google

J. Band, here. 

U.S. appeals court revives Apple App Store antitrust lawsuit

VentureBeat, here.

Global Risks Report 2017: Emerging Technologies

WEF, here. 

New rules for robots backed by European Parliament committee

Out-law.com, here. 

A course for these troubled times: Calling Bullshit in the Age of Big Data

C. Bergstrom and J. West, here. 

Europe’s Data Marketplaces – Current Status and Future Perspectives

IDC, Open Evidence for the EC, here. 

EPA: Fiat Chrysler diesels have illegal software to thwart emissions controls

ArsTechnica, here. 

Bayer says had productive meeting with Trump over Monsanto deal

Reuters, here. 

Bundeskartellamt verhängt Bußgelder wegen vertikaler Preisbindung bei Möbeln

Bundeskartellamt, hier. Fallbericht hier.

"Teilweise ergänzt wurde die Praxis um spezielle „Spielregeln“ für den OnlineHandel, deren formuliertes Ziel es war, ein festes und stabiles Preisgefüge am Markt durchzusetzen und deren Einhaltung überwacht und mit dem Mittel der Androhung und Umsetzung von Liefersperren bzw. der Kündigung der Liefervereinbarung durchgesetzt wurde."

France’s ‘right to disconnect’ is a nice idea, but it’s also pretty vague

TheVerge, here. 

The Problem with Legacy Ecosystems

M. Wessel, A. Levie, R. Siegel, here. 

Enter the Data Economy

EPSC Strategic Notes, here.

Amazon changes pricing practices and pays $1.1 million to settle price advertising case

Competition Bureau, here. 

Flying cars: transforming a dream into reality

WIPO Magazine, here. 

Data-Driven Discrimination at Work

P. Kim, here. 

The demand for AI is helping Nvidia and AMD leapfrog Intel

TheVerge, here. 

Nobel Laureates: Eliminating Rent Seeking and Tougher Antitrust Enforcement Are Critical to Reducing Inequality

Promarket, here. 

Who’s responsible for building trust with personal data?

Nesta, here. 

Windows 10 et vie privée : un nouveau panneau de contrôle en préparation

CNetFrance, ici. 

Datenschützer schliesst Sachverhaltsabklärung zu Windows 10 ab

Eidgenössischer Datenschutz- und Öffentlichkeitsbeauftragter (EDÖB), hier. 

Paid Internet advertising in the EU

Eurostat, here. 

Android, iOS and Market Power – What Does Mobile Platform Competition Really Look Like? – Part Ii

Project-disco.org, here. 

How Your Medical Data Fuels a Hidden Multi-Billion Dollar Industry

Time, here. 

‘AI-powered’ is tech’s meaningless equivalent of ‘all natural’

TechCrunch, here. 

Privacy in Mobile Devices and Web-Applications

DG-JRC, here (p. 36 ff.). 

Mobile Apps Study

FPF, here. 

The Constitution Says Nothing About Behavioral Economics

WSJ, here. 

Why Fake News Is An Antitrust Problem

Forbes, here. 

The impact of artificial intelligence on the travel industry

Econsultancy, here. 

Data capitalism is cashing in on our privacy . . . for now

FT, here. 

Behavioural Insights at the United Nations

UNDP, here. 

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.