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June 24, 2024
Retailers Turn Digital Breadcrumbs Into Better Customer Experiences

Every time you swipe a credit card, click on a website or carry your phone, you leave behind digital breadcrumbs. For most people, this trail of data seems insignificant. But...


June 24, 2024
Antitrust Chronicle® – Labor & Antitrust

Dear Readers, Antitrust enforcers are increasingly turning their attention to competition in labor markets, both in the context of mergers, and where, for example, noncompete agreements limit employees’ freedom to...


June 24, 2024
A Brief History of Labor Within Antitrust Law

This brief history of the relationship between antitrust law and organized labor in the U.S. argues that understanding the power and plight of laborers requires examining how antitrust law has...


June 24, 2024
No-Poach Agreements: An Economic Perspective

No-poach agreements, wherein competing firms agree not to hire each other’s employees, are potentially illegal under European competition law. This paper examines the rising scrutiny of these agreements in Europe....


June 24, 2024
Apple’s App Store Under Fire as EU Enforces Digital Markets...

In a groundbreaking move, the European Commission has accused Apple of stifling competition on its App Store, making it the first time EU regulators have used new digital rules against...


June 23, 2024
EU Continues Testing Digital Identity Wallets

The European Union (EU) is getting closer to rolling out its digital identity wallet. As the European Commission (EC) noted on its website recently, the wallet “will be a secure...


June 23, 2024
Germany’s Economy Minister: EU Tariffs on Chinese Goods Are Not...

During a visit to Beijing, Germany’s Economy Minister, Robert Habeck, clarified to Chinese officials that the European Union’s proposed tariffs on Chinese goods are not punitive. This visit is significant...


June 23, 2024
Apple Halts Rollout of Key AI Features in EU Amid...

Apple announced on Friday that it will delay the release of three recently announced features, including its highly anticipated “Apple Intelligence” AI product, in the European Union throughout 2024. The...


June 21, 2024
Apple Withholds AI, Other Offerings From EU amid DMA Conflicts

Apple will reportedly withhold several new technologies from consumers in the European Union (EU). The company will block the release of Apple Intelligence, iPhone Mirroring and SharePlay Screen Sharing in the EU this year, citing...


The Real-Time Payments World Map

Real-time payments in the EU are on the verge of achieving their instantaneous promise, with a new rule from the European Council requiring instant fund transfers  to be available within 10 seconds. In this edition of the “Real-Time Payments World Map,” a collaboration with The Clearing House, PYMNTS explores this development along with other advancements unfolding across the global real-time payments landscape.