How Platform Strategies Continue to Create Value

G. Parker, M. Van Alstyne, and P. Evans, here. 

AB InBev faces EU antitrust fine in Belgian beer case - sources

Reuters, here. 

Apple completes acquisition of Shazam, will remove ads from free version

Android Police, here. 

The Cryptocurrency Market

Source: @OxfordCompEcon

Why Instagram’s founders are leaving: dwindling independence from Facebook

TechCrunch, here. 

Drivers for Uber, Lyft are earning less than half of what they did four years ago, study finds

Market Watch, here. 

Helping the digital economy keep its promises

M. Vestager, here. 

Radical Markets versus Sensible Politics

Radical Markets, here. 

Bank customers increasingly open to big tech alternatives

FinExtra, here. 

The Ring is the smartphone

HT @flysanityfly

U.S. way behind the curve on open banking

American Banker, here. 

More on Chrome updates and headers

Unsearcher, here. 

Scott Galloway’s provocative predictions on Amazon, Walmart and the future of retail

Recode, here. 

Blockchain: Premiers éléments d’analyse

CNIL, ici. 

The Challenge of Digital Markets: First, Let Us Not Forget the Lessons Learnt Over the Years

P. Ibáñez Colomo, G. De Stefano, here. 

The next antitrust standoff — Big Tech’s use of data

Politico.eu, here. 

Grab-Uber Merger: CCCS Imposes Directions on Parties to Restore Market Contestability and Penalties to Deter Anti-Competitive Mergers

CCCS, here.

Singapore competition watchdog fines Uber and Grab $9.5m

FT, here. 

Technology is no longer simply an industry, it is a part of every industry

R. Slaughter, here.

Why the government must help shape the future of AI

Brookings, here.

Advantage China in the race to control AI?

FT, here.

The White House is considering an antitrust investigation into 'online platform bias' at Google and Facebook — read the leaked document here

Business Insider, here. See also here.

The Welfare Effects of Information

C. Sunstein, here.

Fifa transfer algorithm is 'ridiculous', says Premier League chief

The Telegraph, here.

Commission opens formal investigation into possible collusion between BMW, Daimler and the VW group on clean emission technology

EC, here.

Building smart transport with trust and confidence

M. Vestager, here.

E-mail: Google CEO denies bias in search results

Axios, here.

Work kicks-off to examine digital competition in UK

Gov.UK, here.

Brazil antitrust watchdog probes banks in cryptocurrency trade

Reuters, here. Proceedings here.

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE COMPETITION LAW AND ECONOMICS OF “FREE”

B.Edelman, D. Geradin, here.

Turkish Android Infringement Decision

Tough choice, but still my fav

Here, Google Translate from Turkish. Two lovely ❤️ students of mine who speak this beautiful language will soon provide a better translation. 

Smart technology regulation is essential for innovation

J. Ryan, Video here. 

Brussels bids to get ahead of the curve with Amazon investigation

FT, here. 

An open governance model for the AMP Project

AMP, here. 

EU-Wettbewerbshüter untersuchen Amazon

FAZ, hier. 

HOW TO EXERCISE THE POWER YOU DIDN’T ASK FOR

J. Zittrain, here. 

Amazon Probed by EU on Data Collection From Rival Retailers

Bloomberg, here.  More info hier and here.

Mentioned this possibility in my "old" big data paper, here (written 2015! - amazing how the years just fly by)

Tesla Faces U.S. Criminal Probe Over Musk Statements

Bloomberg, here. 

Android and Forking Restrictions: On the Hidden Closedness of “Open” (new, extended, more relaxed version)

S. Vezzoso (me), here.

French bookshops revolt after prize selects novel self-published on Amazon

The Guardian, here. 

Google admits changing phone settings remotely

BBC, here. 

Commission opens formal investigation into possible collusion between BMW, Daimler and the VW group on clean emission technology

EC, here. 

BUNDESKARTELLAMT VS FACEBOOK: TIME TO REFRESH ‘GDPR’S WALL’?

A. Massolo, here. 

THE ONLINE HOTEL BOOKING MONITORING EXERCISE

F. Manca, here. 

COPYRIGHTS ON DATA AND COMPETITION POLICY IN THE DIGITAL SINGLE MARKET STRATEGY

V. Falce, here. 

ALGORITHMIC OPACITY AND EXCLUSION IN ANTITRUST LAW

M. Patterson, here. 

Resale Price Maintenance and Artificial Intelligence

Hausfeld, here. 

Google-Deal lässt Aktienkurs von Tomtom um 30 Prozent fallen

FAZ, hier. 

Wirtschaftsvereinigung Stahl: Reformierte Verbandsarbeit

Bundeskartellamt, Fallbericht, hier. 

Germany high court postpones YouTube intellectual property case for EU interpretation

Jurist.org, here. 

What is blocking blockchains? A common sense, legal evaluation

E. Mik, here. 

Google partners with Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi to put Android into millions of vehicles

TechCrunch, here. 

U.S. to Spare Some Apple Goods From Latest China Tariffs, Sources Say

Bloomberg, here. 

Top German court delays YouTube illegal uploads case to seek EU opinion

Euractiv, here. 

An Estonian Startup Is Undercutting Billion-Dollar Gaming Stores

Bloomberg, here. 

Le plan qui fait trembler les revues scientifiques

Le Monde, ici. 

New York sues the OCC over fintech charter rule

FinExtra, here. 

Banks jump on to the fintech bandwagon

FT, here. 

German Digital Market Power Modernization - Update

D. Sokol, here. 

The German Monopolies Commission’s Proposals Regarding Pricing Algorithms

Covington, here. 

Developments in competition law in Australia in 2018

Clifford Chance, here. 

Amazon should split into two companies to avoid antitrust scrutiny from Trump administration: Citi

CNBC, here. 

What makes a monopoly in the age of Amazon?

CNN, here. 

Salesforce expands integrations between its clouds, Google Analytics 360

ZDNet, here. 

EU antitrust ruling on Microsoft buy of GitHub due by October 19

Reuters, here. 

Spotify can tell if you’re sad. Here’s why that should scare you

The Guardian, here.

Google aktivierte von außen Stromsparmodus auf Android-9-Smartphones

Der Standard, hier.

Amazon Investigates Report That Employees Leaked Data for Bribes

Bloomberg, here. 

A public reckoning with the power of Big Tech

Book Forum, here. 

SIM cards with pre-installed services can be an aggressive practice: CJEU on Wind Tre

Recent-ecl.blogspot.com, here. 

Is fortnite becoming a relationship wrecker?

Divorce Online, here. 

Google Leadership’s Dismayed Reaction to Trump Election: A "Fun" Watch, Two Years Later

Breitbart, here.
Could boredom explain vote results and help build extremism?

"La régulation des télécoms doit s'étendre aux terminaux"

La Tribune, ici. Rapport ici.

How Game Apps That Captivate Kids Have Been Collecting Their Data

NYTimes, here. 

GOOGLE CHINA PROTOTYPE LINKS SEARCHES TO PHONE NUMBERS

The Intercept, here.

Here is Google's official response:

"We've been investing for many years to help Chinese users, from developing Android, through mobile apps such as Google Translate and Files Go, and our developer tools. But our work on search has been exploratory, and we are not close to launching a search product in China."

(Big) Data and the North-in-South: Australia’s Informational Imperialism and Digital Colonialism

M. Mann, A. Daly, here. 

FADING OUT THE ECHO OF CONSUMER PROTECTION

G. Noto La Diega, Presentation here. 

Apple 'wants to serve everyone,' says Tim Cook

Asian Review, here.

Class action in Italia contro Facebook: richiesta di rimborso per l’uso ‘abusivo’ dei dati

Business Insider, qui. 

F.T.C. Hearings Add to Efforts That Threaten Tech Industry

NYTimes, here. 

Think writing process

Here.

Ubernomics: Platform Monopolies & How to Fix Them

R. Pollock, here. 

Behördliche Durchsetzung des Verbraucherrechts?

R. Podszum, C. Busch, F. Hennig-Bodewig, hier. 

Viele Apps halten sich nicht an die neuen Datenschutzregeln

Handelsblatt, here. 

Open Energy

Fingleton Associates, here. 

Anatomy of an AI System

K. Crawford, V. Joler, here. 

IA, Big Data, robots : quels bénéfices en attendre ? À quelles conditions ?

Anvie, ici. 

FAIR PLAY: Apple’s Shazam Deal Shows EU Eyeing, Not Halting, Big Data

Bloomberg, here. 

Teller has abused its dominant position by using rebates conditional on exclusivity and provisions regarding exclusivity

Danish Competition and Consumer Authority, here. 

A Right to Reasonable Inferences: Re-thinking Data Protection Law in the Age of Big Data and AI

S. Wachter, B. Mittelstadt, here. 

Zu hohe Maklergebühren? Grüne fordern Kartellamts-Prüfung

Die Welt, hier. 

Haftung von YouTube für Urheberrechtsverletzungen

Bundesgerichtshof, hier.

Promoting fairness and transparency for business users of online intermediation services

EP, Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, Draft Report, here. 

SENIOR GOOGLE SCIENTIST RESIGNS OVER “FORFEITURE OF OUR VALUES” IN CHINA

The Intercept, here. 

Sector Inquiry Health

The Austrian Pharmacy Market, here. 

Congress seeks probe of deepfakes

Axios, here. 

FTC Hearings

FTC, here. Videos available here.

Economists (and Economics) in Tech Companies

S. athey, M. Luca, here. 

iTunes: Verwirrung um verschwundene Filme

Heise.de, hier. 

Man jailed in Italy for selling fake TripAdvisor reviews

The Guardian, here.