October 29, 2025
Digital Wellbeing and Its Regulation for Children and Young People
This paper examines digital wellbeing as an evolving, multifaceted concept shaped by technological design, data practices, and policy measures. Focusing on children and young people, it explores how digital wellbeing...
October 29, 2025
Global Merger Control: Counting the Days and Paying the Bill...
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October 28, 2025
Swedish Giant Klarna Sues Google in $8.3 Billion Antitrust Battle
Swedish fintech company Klarna has filed a lawsuit against Google, alleging that the tech giant breached European Union antitrust laws by unfairly manipulating search results. The case, brought forward through...
October 26, 2025
Hospital Mergers and Quality: Lessons from a Recent Antitrust Case
Hospital consolidation matters. We know that mergers increase hospital prices and average cost per unit, but what about quality? Hospitals pursuing mergers often claim quality improvement as their goal, especially...
October 23, 2025
Tariff Tally: Global Losses Eclipse $35 Billion Going Into Q3...
Even before third-quarter 2025 earnings started rolling in, global businesses had warned of over $35 billion in costs from U.S. tariffs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
October 23, 2025
Alibaba Unveils AI Chatbot and Prices AI Glasses at $659
Alibaba has unveiled a new artificial intelligence chatbot for consumers and announced the pricing and launch date of its new AI glasses. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
October 23, 2025
On Artificial Intelligence and Network Effects
Network effects have long been identified as a significant driver of growth for digital platforms. Emergence of artificial intelligence (“AI”) technologies stands to interact with network effects in significant ways....
October 23, 2025
Are Digital Platforms Bound to Decay? An Economic Examination of...
In this article, I critically evaluate Cory Doctorow’s “enshittification” thesis, which posits that digital platforms inevitably decline in quality as they mature, increasingly extracting value from users until they ultimately...
October 21, 2025
BRG Announces New Global Leader for Its Digital Economy and...
Global consulting and expert services firm Berkeley Research Group (BRG) has appointed Dr. Rosa (Romy) M. Abrantes-Metz as the new global leader of its Digital Economy and Platform Markets practice....