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Lina Khan’s Square Deal: How the FTC is redefining antitrust for a populist age

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After a lengthy process, the FTC and the DoJ recently released new guidelines for evaluating the legality of mergers and acquisitions.

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WINNER: There’s Nothing Fake About AI’s Hype

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Shares of Nvidia soared over the past year as investors found a stock on which to pin their ultimate AI hopes and dreams.

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Patent Drop Wrapped: A Year in Review

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What a year in patents from Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia and more taught us.

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Germany Has a Cold

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Germany’s position as an economic and industrial powerhouse has been compromised after a decade of monetary success.

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Dealmakers Fall Short of Decade-long Standard

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For the first time in exactly 10 years, Wall Street dealmakers will fall short of facilitating at least $3 trillion worth of deals.

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Big Banks Rethink Business Divisions New and Old

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From the Experts: What to Expect From Tech in 2024

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What’s next for AI, cybersecurity, artificial reality and more.

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How the Biggest Themes of the Year Will Hold Sway Over 2024

Forecasting shifts in wealth, climate and the changing world order.

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2023: The Year in Tech

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2023 saw AI live rent-free in all of our heads, plus in an unexpected twist Mark Zuckerberg became the adult in the room.

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New York City’s Airbnb Ban is Driving Up Hotel Prices

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New York City put the kibosh on Airbnb. Now, hotels prices are skyrocketing this holiday season amid soaring demand.

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Big Pharma Uses Subsidies for Rare Diseases to Develop Blockbuster Drugs

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The US government designed a program to incentivize the development of treatments for rare tropical diseases. Big Pharma had other plans.

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Tesla’s Nordic Headache Intensifies

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Following a Reuters investigation into parts failing on Tesla vehicles, Norway’s road regulator says it’s looking into Tesla’s suspensions.

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Apple Continues Health Patents Throughout Watch Legal Battle

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Apple continues to build its “war chest” of defensive patents as the Masimo battle pulls it’s two newest watch from shelves.

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Top UK Court Rules AI Can’t Be ‘Inventors’

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UK’s top court ruled that AI programs cannot be named as an inventor of patents. Fair or not, humans sneer at the work of non-humans.

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eBay Vision Patent Tracks User Identity Over Time

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E-commerce companies are in an “arms race” to develop and implement user-tracking AI tech throughout their platforms.

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Southwest Is Attracting Pilots, But Not For Long

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Southwest Airlines executives told Bloomberg that they’ve seen an increase in pilots who apply to the airline.

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DeepMind’s AI Training Tech Shows The Need for Speed

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As the AI race gets faster, speed and efficiency in development are becoming vital to keep up.

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New York AG Sues SiriusXM for its Annoying Cancellation Process

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New York Attorney General Letitia James sued SiriusXM Radio on Wednesday for “trapping consumers in subscriptions.”

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Climate Change Turbulence Stalks Record Holiday Air Travel

The data are conclusive – but don’t let it keep you from flying.

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VR Headsets Sales Are Way, Way Down

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Sales of virtual-reality headsets, consumers’ conduit to the metaverse, plummeted 40% between November 2022 and November 2023.

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Can ‘Terror Management Theory’ Explain Inheritance Spending?

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Meet the BlackRock ETF Taking Aim at Invesco’s QQQ

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Neurocrine Scoops Up Hunger-Drug Maker in Latest Multi-Billion-Dollar Pharma Deal

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