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New head of US regulator FTC favours working through regulation than having court battles
Joe Biden appoints 32-year-old professor as chair of Federal Trade Commission
Politicians acknowledge the FTC’s competition policy needs updating for the digital era
Bills introduced in Congress would represent the biggest shake-up of competition law in a generation
G7 deal was a step forward but rocky path still lies ahead for US president
Bookings recover faster than expected across Europe as lockdown restrictions lift
Tie-up avoided in-depth merger probe after groups agreed to sell Gumtree UK and Shpock
Google and Facebook could pay about A$200m a year for media content under groundbreaking law
The digital age has transformed civilisation, but policymakers remain one step behind
The rewards of a superstar economy must be shared more equally
Security agencies cannot protect people if they are unable to decipher communications, yet there are big privacy concerns
Long-term investment case for sector remains intact even with inflation pick-up
The cloud has become an integral part of IT systems worldwide, allowing the on-demand access of computer system resources, data storage and additional computing power. What opportunities and challenges can migration to the cloud present? This is the final part of the series.
Some tech groups are stepping back from becoming too ‘interconnected’, while others are stepping in
Artificial intelligence has been honed by new techniques of machine learning to maximum effect
The government fudges a pioneering law by excluding digital advertising
Technology that tracks facial movements is being used by big business to learn what their customers want
Pace of growth continues to astonish and it seems only regulators can spoil the party
Accelerating revenue and profits suggest an enduring effect from shift to digital during pandemic
The benefits of scale are more evident than ever in software
Brussels has poured efforts into regulation, but that has left the bloc exposed
Long-awaited privacy changes on the iPhone will redefine how apps make money
Carolyn Everson’s emails in long-running lawsuit say social network should ‘prepare for worst’
Move comes as European regulators test gig-economy model for food delivery
Pandemic not an excuse to approve mergers and acquisitions, they say in joint statement
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