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"Blue sky “let’s launch this and I’m sure we’ll eventually find sufficient rent seeking or surveillance possibilities to one day make money” things don’t fly too well here"
I know I've posted it before, but people are again saying that Europe is dumb & should just give up on the cloud, since "we can't innovate". And this is then blamed on our "nature" or on regulation. Here some previously popular nuances on these thoughts, plus ways out: berthub.eu/articles/pos...
Is Europe Just Not Good at Innovating? - Bert Hubert
This article is part of a series on (European) innovation and capabilities. Feedback is very welcome on bert@hubertnet.nl. I’d also like to thank the many proofreaders, but all mistakes remain mine!
I...
berthub.eu
July 27, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"Blue sky “let’s launch this and I’m sure we’ll eventually find sufficient rent seeking or surveillance possibilities to one day make money” things don’t fly too well here"
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Ideally, all of them further discussing how to save the frog also with @robin.berjon.com @mariafarrell.bsky.social - who's putting this panel together?
July 26, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Ideally, all of them further discussing how to save the frog also with @robin.berjon.com @mariafarrell.bsky.social - who's putting this panel together?
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📣📣📣 Remember the deadline for the friendliest DMA conference in the whole 🌍 www.article19.org/digital-mark... - submit, share your ideas!
July 17, 2025 at 6:09 PM
📣📣📣 Remember the deadline for the friendliest DMA conference in the whole 🌍 www.article19.org/digital-mark... - submit, share your ideas!
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Louis XIV? Please. This is straight out of Tiberius’ Capri with a hint of Caligula.
MAGA is revolting over Jeffrey Epstein.
Is it over for Trump?
Is it over for Trump?
July 19, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Louis XIV? Please. This is straight out of Tiberius’ Capri with a hint of Caligula.
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"Poor people, get better lobbyists!" youtu.be/7jopMwHa4Uk?...
Kyla Scanlon – “In This Economy? How Money and Markets Really Work” | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
youtu.be
July 19, 2025 at 8:48 AM
"Poor people, get better lobbyists!" youtu.be/7jopMwHa4Uk?...
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"Most economic problems and political problems"
"But they don't say it""Why would they?" - Think antitrust and economics 💯
"But they don't say it""Why would they?" - Think antitrust and economics 💯
July 19, 2025 at 8:52 AM
"Most economic problems and political problems"
"But they don't say it""Why would they?" - Think antitrust and economics 💯
"But they don't say it""Why would they?" - Think antitrust and economics 💯
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Meta-morphosis? www.politico.eu/newsletter/b...
EU plots trade revenge
Presented by ExxonMobil By SARAH WHEATON with ZOYA SHEFTALOVICH PRESENTED BY Send tips here | Contact us on X @NicholasVinocur @swheaton @TimRoss_1 | Listen to Playbook and view in your browser HOW…
www.politico.eu
July 15, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Meta-morphosis? www.politico.eu/newsletter/b...
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#apple: We need to lock down devices against #Competition to protect user #Privacy!
Researchers: The #AppleWatch collects vast amounts of intimate #health and #fitness data. Users have little choice regarding how this data is processed. We publicly #reverseengineer the watch's wireless […]
Researchers: The #AppleWatch collects vast amounts of intimate #health and #fitness data. Users have little choice regarding how this data is processed. We publicly #reverseengineer the watch's wireless […]
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eupolicy.social
July 14, 2025 at 7:17 AM
#apple: We need to lock down devices against #Competition to protect user #Privacy!
Researchers: The #AppleWatch collects vast amounts of intimate #health and #fitness data. Users have little choice regarding how this data is processed. We publicly #reverseengineer the watch's wireless […]
Researchers: The #AppleWatch collects vast amounts of intimate #health and #fitness data. Users have little choice regarding how this data is processed. We publicly #reverseengineer the watch's wireless […]
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"They said an interim measure was necessary to prevent serious irreparable harm to competition and to ensure access to news" www.reuters.com/legal/litiga... not 3 years later...
Exclusive: Google's AI Overviews hit by EU antitrust complaint from independent publishers
Alphabet's Google has been hit by an EU antitrust complaint over its AI Overviews from a group of independent publishers, which has also asked for an interim measure to prevent allegedly irreparable harm to them, according to a document seen by Reuters.
www.reuters.com
July 4, 2025 at 3:06 PM
"They said an interim measure was necessary to prevent serious irreparable harm to competition and to ensure access to news" www.reuters.com/legal/litiga... not 3 years later...
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"Like locusts, Microsoft's fiscal approach has been to swarm into a section with money and acquisitions. Then, under-invest and under-deliver, subsequently ruin the product, and then bail when the next over-hyped tech fad opportunity rolls around" www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/...
Why Microsoft's enshittification of Xbox, Surface, and even Windows itself — are all by design
With Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and CFO Amy Hood placing unrealistic expectations on Xbox, Windows, and others — the damage is becoming increasingly untenable.
www.windowscentral.com
July 5, 2025 at 6:01 AM
"Like locusts, Microsoft's fiscal approach has been to swarm into a section with money and acquisitions. Then, under-invest and under-deliver, subsequently ruin the product, and then bail when the next over-hyped tech fad opportunity rolls around" www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/...
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"Für diese dezentral organisierte Infrastruktur seien Matrix, aber auch Mastodon Vorbilder gewesen" netzpolitik.org/2025/verwalt...
Verwaltungsdigitalisierung: Arbeitsgruppe empfiehlt Matrix-Protokoll für Behördenkommunikation
Online-Kommunikation mit Behörden ist für Bürger*innen und Unternehmen kompliziert, für Verwaltungen oft teuer und aufwendig. Das soll sich ändern: Eine Arbeitsgruppe von IT-Architekten aus Bund und L...
netzpolitik.org
July 5, 2025 at 6:21 AM
"Für diese dezentral organisierte Infrastruktur seien Matrix, aber auch Mastodon Vorbilder gewesen" netzpolitik.org/2025/verwalt...
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„Was hat denn die Demokratie mit dem Kartellrecht zu tun?“ – fragt der Ökonom beim Anruf zum Thema Wettbewerb.
Der Jurist antwortet.
Der Jurist antwortet.
Frisch zurück aus Chicago: Rupprecht Podszun berichtet @haucap.bsky.social in der neuen Folge von #BeiAnrufWettbewerb über die ASCOLA-Tagung, das „public interest“ – und wer ihn als Vorsitz abgelöst hat. Plus: Geht’s jetzt ins Filmgeschäft? 🎙️🎬 #Kartellrecht open.spotify.com/episode/28Gz...
Kartellrecht, Chicago und ein bisschen Hollywood
Bei Anruf Wettbewerb · Episode
open.spotify.com
July 5, 2025 at 6:32 AM
„Was hat denn die Demokratie mit dem Kartellrecht zu tun?“ – fragt der Ökonom beim Anruf zum Thema Wettbewerb.
Der Jurist antwortet.
Der Jurist antwortet.
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And, of course, just in time for the DMA enforcement/compliance workshop - kicking off in 12 minutes digital-markets-act.ec.europa.eu/events-poolp...
July 3, 2025 at 7:18 AM
And, of course, just in time for the DMA enforcement/compliance workshop - kicking off in 12 minutes digital-markets-act.ec.europa.eu/events-poolp...
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"The latest offer, called Option B, is an alternative to last week's proposal, according to a Google document sent by the Commission to involved parties and seen by Reuters" www.reuters.com/legal/litiga... which one was discussed at the public workshop then 🤔?
Exclusive: Google offers new proposal to stave off EU antitrust fine, document shows
Alphabet's Google has proposed fresh changes to its search results in an attempt to fend off growing criticism from rivals, a week before a key meeting that could lead to yet another EU antitrust fine, according to a document seen by Reuters.
www.reuters.com
July 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
"The latest offer, called Option B, is an alternative to last week's proposal, according to a Google document sent by the Commission to involved parties and seen by Reuters" www.reuters.com/legal/litiga... which one was discussed at the public workshop then 🤔?
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Finito (started on Sunday - I know). Too long 🤔?
June 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Finito (started on Sunday - I know). Too long 🤔?
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Brasil, rumo ao ("DMA") gol! competitionwave.blogspot.com/2025/07/bras...
July 2, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Brasil, rumo ao ("DMA") gol! competitionwave.blogspot.com/2025/07/bras...
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The ACCC Digital platform services inquiry wraps up: so, what did we learn, and what’s next? competitionwave.blogspot.com/2025/06/digi...
The ACCC Digital platform services inquiry wraps up: so, what did we learn, and what’s next?
ACCC, FINAL REPORT here . Key findings, here .
competitionwave.blogspot.com
June 23, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The ACCC Digital platform services inquiry wraps up: so, what did we learn, and what’s next? competitionwave.blogspot.com/2025/06/digi...
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Did Thomas Regnier (EC) today say that DMA enforcement is indeed part of the US/EU trade negotiations? competitionwave.blogspot.com/2025/06/did-...
Did Thomas Regnier (EC) today say that DMA enforcement is indeed part of the US/EU trade negotiations?
Video here .
competitionwave.blogspot.com
June 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Did Thomas Regnier (EC) today say that DMA enforcement is indeed part of the US/EU trade negotiations? competitionwave.blogspot.com/2025/06/did-...
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The quiet dismantling of the only meaningful tool Brussels has ever deployed to rein in Big Tech, or merely a tactical leak to shape the narrative and apply pressure? Either way, there is cause for concern.
"It would see the U.S. and EU enter a dialogue on how to implement Europe’s Digital Markets Act—a tech-competition law that has drawn complaints from large American firms—and exempt U.S. companies from enforcement during those talks" WTF www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
Exclusive | U.S., EU Near Deal on Nontariff Trade Irritants
A draft agreement on reciprocal trade touches a litany of economic disputes between the economies—but not tariffs.
www.wsj.com
June 22, 2025 at 7:26 AM
The quiet dismantling of the only meaningful tool Brussels has ever deployed to rein in Big Tech, or merely a tactical leak to shape the narrative and apply pressure? Either way, there is cause for concern.
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"It would see the U.S. and EU enter a dialogue on how to implement Europe’s Digital Markets Act—a tech-competition law that has drawn complaints from large American firms—and exempt U.S. companies from enforcement during those talks" WTF www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
Exclusive | U.S., EU Near Deal on Nontariff Trade Irritants
A draft agreement on reciprocal trade touches a litany of economic disputes between the economies—but not tariffs.
www.wsj.com
June 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"It would see the U.S. and EU enter a dialogue on how to implement Europe’s Digital Markets Act—a tech-competition law that has drawn complaints from large American firms—and exempt U.S. companies from enforcement during those talks" WTF www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
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"Die Entscheidung liest sich ehrlich gesagt etwas, als hätte das Gericht (vielleicht aus Ohnmacht vor der Aufgabe) einfach die Eingabe von Metas Rechtsvertretung ungeprüft übernommen" yep www.linkedin.com/posts/michae...
OLG Köln und Metas KI: Wenn Gerichte Neuland betreten 🫣 | Michael Hasler
OLG Köln und Metas KI: Wenn Gerichte Neuland betreten 🫣
Der volle Entscheidungstext des OLG Köln zur beantragten einstweiligen Verfügung gegen #Meta wurde am Mittwoch veröffentlicht. Mit diesem Antra...
www.linkedin.com
June 20, 2025 at 3:21 PM
"Die Entscheidung liest sich ehrlich gesagt etwas, als hätte das Gericht (vielleicht aus Ohnmacht vor der Aufgabe) einfach die Eingabe von Metas Rechtsvertretung ungeprüft übernommen" yep www.linkedin.com/posts/michae...
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Incredible how many things the gatekeepers failed to grasp when reading the text of the DMA (eg, uninstallable) #DMAcomplianceworkshops
June 20, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Incredible how many things the gatekeepers failed to grasp when reading the text of the DMA (eg, uninstallable) #DMAcomplianceworkshops
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Haha this conversation with #windows lawyers is so wild I don't even find time to post here about it.
So, I asked them how it's legal under the #dma's Art 5(2) data cross-use prohibition to automatically sign up Windows users with #onedrive and thereby sharing my personal data (login […]
So, I asked them how it's legal under the #dma's Art 5(2) data cross-use prohibition to automatically sign up Windows users with #onedrive and thereby sharing my personal data (login […]
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June 20, 2025 at 10:28 AM