If regulators could make markets behave simply by watching them more closely, Italy would be about to crack the code. Instead, the Italian government’s latest energy measures suggest something else: …
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Everyone wants faster broadband—no one wants to wait for the permits. Modern communications infrastructure doesn’t stand still. Providers must keep investing in upgrades and expansion to meet consumer demand. Next-generation …
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A familiar concern in antitrust-adjacent debates goes like this: when a company such as Walmart grows large enough, it can strong-arm suppliers into steep discounts. Suppliers, in turn, recoup those …
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Alvin, can you briefly describe your professional background? In my role as chief executive of the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCS), I oversee the administration and enforcement of …
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Google may have built the foundation of the modern AI economy—and then published the instructions. In 2017, eight researchers across Google’s Brain and Research divisions released a paper titled “Attention …
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Washington has found its latest villain: “Big Medicine.” The proposed fix? Break it up and hope the pieces behave better than the whole. Americans have real reasons to be frustrated …
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Brussels has boxed itself into a familiar corner: first limit how a platform can make money, then regulate what is left. The European Commission’s case against Meta over WhatsApp is …
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Washington may be closing in on an AI “term sheet.” The industry, meanwhile, is already writing its own rules. Recent commentary suggests U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) policy may be coalescing …
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In 1992, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Eastman Kodak Co. v. Image Technical Services that a firm without market power in photocopiers might still possess market power in photocopier …
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Competition authorities are gearing up to regulate quantum computing. The problem: there is no market there yet. In March 2026, the Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) launched an “IC59 fact-finding inquiry” …