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Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.bsky.social · 4h

Cassandra Bernie is likely 💯 right and over here we're naively pushing our companies to adopt (US) AI

Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 23h

The artificial intelligence and robotics being developed by multi-billionaires will allow corporate America to wipe out tens of millions of decent-paying jobs, cut labor costs and boost profits.

What happens to working class people who can’t find jobs because they don’t exist?

AI Could Wipe Out the Working Class | Sen. Bernie Sanders

YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders

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Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.bsky.social · 4h

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Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.bsky.social · 5h

Anti-freeze remedies needed, agree!

Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.bsky.social · 9h

"...since we initiated summary proceedings in court, we were able to obtain a decision within one and a half weeks. However, it only has legal effect in the Netherlands. Going through the DSC or the European Commission may take months, but the decision would apply across Europe"

Nate Schenkkan @nateschenkkan.bsky.social · 10h

Everyone interested in democracy should get familiar with the details of the DSA

Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 10h

Last week, a Dutch court ordered Meta to let Facebook and Instagram users set a chronological feed by default, a first test of the EU’s Digital Services Act in civil court.
Tech Policy Press spoke with Bits of Freedom’s Rejo Zenger on the ruling’s significance.

Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.bsky.social · 10h

"Temu possibly influencing the sellers’ pricing on its German online marketplace, including through possibly setting the final selling prices itself" www.bundeskartellamt.de/SharedDocs/M...

Proceedings initiated against Temu on suspicion of influencing marketplace sellers’ pricing

www.bundeskartellamt.de

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Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.bsky.social · 14h

Looks like an anticipatory blog by Google: We comply with Article 6(5) DMA (without mentioning it) blog.google/around-the-g...! Was it able to demonstrate effective compliance to the Commission? Or is the Commission infringement decision coming soon?

Supporting a dynamic online shopping industry in Europe

We're helping build an online shopping industry in Europe with more competition, choice, and opportunities for sellers and shoppers.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 23h

NVIDIA and OpenAi:

Concerns that their “increasingly complex and interconnected web of business transactions is artificially propping up the trillion-dollar AI boom.“

@bloomberg.com $NVDA 👀
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.bsky.social · 16h

"It is plausible that...the price of Game Pass subscriptions may increase commensurately [? - to the added Activision content] and therefore the purported benefit from the Merger may not ultimately accrue to UK consumers to the extent claimed" 🤷‍♀️ assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/644939...

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Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.bsky.social · 16h

Wondering whether this will have an educational effect comparable to Zuboff's "Surveillance Capitalism"

Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.bsky.social · 1d

Hesitant to use "that" word when teaching antitrust? Not any more

Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.bsky.social · 17h

Trump can't stop this type of state digital regulation but comes after our own digital regulation - again? www.politico.eu/newsletter/b...

Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.bsky.social · 19h

In California, "it is now illegal to coerce someone into using a pricing algorithm based on non-public data" www.thebignewsletter.com/p/how-to-ove...

How to Overturn an Oligarchy

We've had some real victories. The FTC is looking into fire truck monopolization, California passed a law against coercion machines, and lobbyists took a big loss last month. America is waking up.

www.thebignewsletter.com

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Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.bsky.social · 19h

In California, "it is now illegal to coerce someone into using a pricing algorithm based on non-public data" www.thebignewsletter.com/p/how-to-ove...

How to Overturn an Oligarchy

We've had some real victories. The FTC is looking into fire truck monopolization, California passed a law against coercion machines, and lobbyists took a big loss last month. America is waking up.

www.thebignewsletter.com

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Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.bsky.social · 1d

Make Europe digitally sovereign, secure and competitive www.eppgroup.eu/newsroom/mak...

Make Europe digitally sovereign, secure and competitive

Create a permanent EU Tech Forum to guide digital strategy, build sovereign European digital infrastructure for cloud, AI and data - free from foreign control, accelerate AI deployment with clear, inn...

www.eppgroup.eu

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Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.bsky.social · 1d

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Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.bsky.social · 1d

Does Google's AI Overview compete with websites for clicks? Listen to Google's Head of Search herself 👀 youtu.be/DXCemrvaNKQ?...

Corner Office Conversation with Elizabeth Reid, Head of Search, Google

YouTube video by The Economic Times Podcasts

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Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.bsky.social · 1d

Statewide Ban on Algorithmic Price Fixing- timely 😍 - discussing it on Thursday in class www.economicliberties.us/press-releas...

Economic Liberties Applauds California’s New Statewide Ban on Algorithmic Price Fixing - Economic Liberties Applauds California’s New Statewide Ban on Algorithmic Price Fixing

Following news that California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed AB 325 (Aguiar-Curry), the Preventing Algorithmic Price Fixing Act — a bill that strengthens the state’s antitrust laws to fight collusi...

www.economicliberties.us

Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.bsky.social · 1d

Top lobbyist complaining that "It’s easier to get a meeting in the White House with a senior official than to get a meeting with a commissioner" I sort of like it better here, actually

POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 1d

The EU’s rules on artificial intelligence are driving tech workers and companies to Silicon Valley, Chief Financial Officer Roger Dassen from the Dutch chipmaking giant ASML has said.

Dutch chips star exec slams EU for overregulating AI

EU policies mean top artificial intelligence talent is ‘buying a ticket to Silicon Valley,’ says ASML chief financial officer.

www.politico.eu

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Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.bsky.social · 1d

Hesitant to use "that" word when teaching antitrust? Not any more

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Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.bsky.social · 1d

"The founders, now based in New York, say the new capital will help them capitalize on the potential for alternative app stores both in the EU and beyond as new competition laws are passed"

TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 1d

The alternative app marketplace AltStore has raised $6 million and launches a Mastodon server.

Alternative app store AltStore raises $6M, connects with the fediverse | TechCrunch

The alternative app marketplace AltStore has raised $6 million and launches a Mastodon server.

techcrunch.com

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Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.bsky.social · 1d

Padilla followed by Valletti. Topic: the more economic approach youtu.be/rPf4ABJehzc?...

LCF5 - Time to Take Stock of the More Economic Approach: Limits and Merits

YouTube video by Lear - Economic Consultancy

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Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.bsky.social · 1d

Everything takes much longer than expected, and problems continue piling up, but Giovanni Buttarelli from up there is watching, I think.

Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.bsky.social · 1d

Today: EDPB Agenda item for discussion in view of adoption

"Joint Guidelines of the European Commission and the EDPB on the interplay between the
Digital Markets Act (DMA) and the GDPR"

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Johnny Ryan @johnnyryan.bsky.social · 1d

We told the DPC about this. It has known for years.
But yesterday it released this in a statement - perhaps in an attempt to absolve itself from the location scandal shown on national TV recently.
The statement is incorrect.