Our Curious Amalgam explores topics in antitrust, competition, consumer protection, data protection, and privacy law around the world with leading experts in those areas. It is an amalgam because it is a group of diverse topics all in one place. It is curious because it gets the experts and asks them in-depth questions.
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Plateforme multimédia dédiée aux jeux vidéo. Emission de radio, Web-TV. Actu JV, jeux indé, e-Sport, chroniques, rétro...
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6 amigas que se conectan a través de experiencias e ideas, construyéndose unas a otras y a las que puedan escuchar mientras evolucionamos con el mundo.
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Previously known as "BRC & Friends" for many, many years, it is shifting to "The Amalgamation" in order to level up the content and production value. Launch of the The Amalgamation Podcast, Fall 2024. theamalgamation.substack.com
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Un programa con grandes dosis de cultura, historia, misterio, ciencia, arte, sexo, sociedad, y muchísimo más. Todo, siempre, a través de las CURIOSIDADES más interesantes y sorprendentes. Todos los martes de 22:00 a 24:00 h española los encontrarás en la 90.4 FM de Sevilla. Si te perdiste nuestros directos, aquí tienes todos los programas que hemos emitido hasta la fecha. Y si quieres disfrutar del programa en directo, todos los martes de 22:00 a 24:00 en NEO FM Radio, la 90.4 FM de Sevilla, ...
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#287 How Should We Protect Children’s Online Privacy? Revisiting the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
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Most agree that children's online privacy is important. But how should it be protected? Ryan Durrie, Associate Director of the Cordell Institute at Washington University in St. Louis, joins Christina Ma and Anora Wang to discuss how the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (or COPPA) protects online privacy today and how it could be reformed. L…
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Banning Roblox, Olympic Maths and D23 Announcments
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Roblox is now banned in another country for child exploitation. These are serious allegations, so we're lucky serious journalists have investigated and uncovered the reasons why Roblox isn't great for kids. We discuss the issues and whether Australia should follow suit. Mathematicians have worked out the optimum swimming stroke, and are training sw…
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#286 What Are the Perils of Privacy Law? Evolutions of the Children's Online Privacy and Protection Act (COPPA)
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Privacy law has become increasingly relevant and important with the advent of the internet and all things digital and most agree that these laws should protect children's privacy, in particular. But what are the tradeoffs? James Cooper, Professor of Law and Economics at Scalia Law School at George Mason University, joins Christina Ma and Anora Wang…
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#285 Is It All Connected? Exploring Cross-Market Theories of Harm in Healthcare Mergers
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Federal and State antitrust authorities have started to take closer looks into mergers of hospitals that are in different geographic areas. What are the theories of harm behind such investigations, and what does the economics literature have to say about those cross-market theories? Join Anora Wang and Jeny Maier as they hear from leading healthcar…
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Warframe CEO on Live Service Games, Jim Shooter on Modern Marvel and Cocaine Sharks
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The CEO of Warframe developer Digital Extremes has explained why he thinks there hasn't been another Live Service hit like Warframe. Jim Shooter, a former Marvel head, has some thoughts on modern comics - There isn't enough dialogue apparently. Sharks in Brazil have gotten their fins on large amounts of cocaine from drug smugglers. Everything human…
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#284 How Do We Measure Innovation? The Economic Analysis of the Impact of M&A on Innovation in the Pharmaceutical Industry
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When analyzing the competitive effects of a proposed transaction, the U.S. antitrust agencies may attempt to define and assess the potential loss of innovation in a relevant market. But what exactly is "innovation," and how can potential losses (or gains) in innovation be measured? In this episode Alicia Downey and Lijun Zhang speak with Cornerston…
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Viggo Mortensen on Franchies, The Indie Games Bubble & Why We Blush
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Viggo Mortensen hasn't been seen in any big franchises since Lord of the Rings. He's got a very good reason for that, and he isn't likely to go back. At least he's willing to tell us why. We've seen a lot of great indie games in the last few years, but it's starting to look like the bubble might be popping. Sooner or later it'll be back, but at wha…
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#283 Who Should Competition Law Work For? Enforcement Against Restrictive Labour Market Agreements in the EU
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Labour markets are in the focus of competition law regulators worldwide and companies and their advisers need to know what the issues are. What is the situation in the EU and its member states? Johanna Kübler, partner at German competition law firm Commeo, joins Jaclyn Phillips and Matthew Hall to discuss the background to this current focus in the…
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Ants Performing Surgery, Why We're Addicted to Games and Goodbye Crunchyroll Comments
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A species of carpenter ants will perform surgery on their wounded comrades. These gory scenes take place after vicious battles with other ant colonies. This is the first time that surgery has been observed in non-human animals. Much has been made of video game addiction, which is a real and scary thing. But not every case is medical addiction, and …
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#282 Has the Scrutiny Reached a Fever Pitch? Taking the Temperature of Private Equity in Healthcare
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Private equity and health care are important aspects of the U.S. economy. Why are antitrust enforcers focused on the intersection of these two areas? Carla Hine, an antitrust attorney well-versed in both industries, joins Jaclyn Phillips and Jeny Maier to discuss the role PE plays in health care transactions and what antitrust enforcers' recent foc…
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Well, I had not originally planned on adding more episodes to The Amalgamation Podcast until it was fully ready to go. Sometimes, the world requires us to respond outside of our plans. So here's a little preview of what I will be doing in the Fall, to offer some ideas about those of you who are preaching on any given Sunday. With the shooting and p…
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It seems only fitting to end on a nice round number with Episode 70 of BRC and Friends. Those who have been hanging out with me for the past decades have been through a few manifestations of this space, including its very beginning as a VodCast that began 10 years ago with my very first guest, Grace Ji-Sun Kim. [Watch Episode 1] Special thanks to C…
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Happy Whales, Eve Open Source & Hollywood Exodus
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Scientist have found that whales are happier when humans are not around, and this was during the first year of the COVID-19 Pandemic, when human activity on the ocean was limited. Which begs the question do whales really hate humans? Eve Online's creator CCP Games have decided to go open source...will this make the game immortal? Only time will tel…
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#281 What Are the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s Plans for Enforcement? Breaking It Down From A To Triple C
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's enforcement and policy priorities for 2024-2025 reflect a focus on a wide range of conduct in many industries. What does this mean for practitioners, market participants, and consumers in Australia? Peta Stevenson, a competition attorney with more than two decades of experience, joins Jaclyn Phil…
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UnSocial Multiplayer, The Curse of Geoengineering & GTA the Movie
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A classic MMO designer thinks modern MMOs aren't giving players enough ways to play together. MMOs have changed over the last 20 years, and are no longer the only way to play with your friends. So what's really behind the changes? A new study suggests geoengineering might actually just move the issue from one place to another. Who will bear the con…
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#280 Does the FTC Ban Get It Right or Go Too Far? Economists Debate the FTC Non-Compete Rule
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The Federal Trade Commission's non-compete ban has stirred vigorous discussion in the antitrust bar and beyond. What do economic theory and empirical analysis tell us about the effects of non-competes, and whether a ban is justified? Economists Evan Starr and Brian Albrecht join co-hosts Sergei Zaslavsky and Anora Wang to debate the state of econom…
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#279 How Does U.S. Law Promote Competition in Agricultural Markets?
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The preservation of competition in agricultural markets has been identified as as one of the Biden Administration's highest enforcement priorities. In this episode, co-hosts Alicia Downey and Barry Nigro talk to Professor Kelly Nuckolls of the University of Arkansas School of Law about recent enforcement actions and rulemaking efforts targeting ant…
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Vidisode 4: Help the Watfa Family Evacuate Gaza
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A few weeks ago, we were connected with the Gaza Solidarity Network to get matched with someone in Gaza who is trying to raise funds to evacuate. This is obviously not the ideal solution (ceasefire and rebuilding are), and it is unfair that some families will get paired while others will not. Occupation and genocide are also not fair, so we do what…
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Save TF2, Save The Crow and Save Arctic Foxes
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Team Fortress 2 has been overrun by bots. A new campaign to save this game from the hackers and cheaters who are ruining it begs Valve to make a difference. We discuss how this relates to the Stop Killing Games campaign and the various ways Valve and the community can save the game. By all accounts, The Crow's reboot will not be any good. Can it be…
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#278 Who Is Krisztian Katona? Meet an International Competition Lawyer
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Not many antitrust lawyers have a front row seat to competition law and policy around the globe. But have you met Krisztian Katona? Krisztian Katona, an international competition lawyer, speaks with Anora Wang and Jaclyn Phillips about the trajectory of his career, insights about competition law and trends, and how the ABA provides opportunities fo…
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In what seems like a lifetime ago, I posted this a few weeks back after my return from my second delegation to Palestine. Even with all of the most recent acts of terror inflicted upon the people of Gaza and the accelerated violence in the occupied West Bank, I am still left with the same question as I have been posing since last year, “What will i…
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#277 Still Going Strong at 20? A Conversation With the Architect of the EU Merger Regulation 2004
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The EU's merger control law--the Merger Regulation--was revised in 2004, and 2024 is therefore the 20th anniversary of the changes. What prompted those changes? Sir Philip Lowe, Director-General of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Competition from 2002-2010, joins Matthew Reynolds and Matthew Hall to discuss the background to the c…
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Paid Mods, Microsoft Recall and GRRM's Rants
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Sorry about the audio quality on this one. The people responsible have been fired out of a cannon into the sun. The problem has been fixed and we'll be back to our usual quality next week. Should we pay modders for their work? After hundreds of hours playing modded games, and even designing some mods himself, Professor's got some thoughts on this. …
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#276 Does a Year Make a Difference? The Regulation of Influencers Under the 2023 Revised FTC Endorsement Guides
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An important component of U.S. consumer protection law includes the regulation of endorsements, a form of advertising where someone other than the seller of a product or service—such as an athlete, a celebrity, or an influencer—is compensated to promote that product or service. In this episode, co-hosts Alicia Downey and Matt Reynolds talk to consu…
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Why Gamers Smurf, The End of Anime, Adults Only Social Media and Poo Pills for Parkinsons
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According to surveys, most gamers Smurf - that is high level players using a low level account to stomp noobs. So why do you do it, and is it as bad as it sounds? The end of anime's Golden Age may be upon us. Miyazaki says so, but he's just won an award for anime. So is it self-deprecating humour or bragging? The Australian government has suggested…
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It’s actually this week (What is time?) but anyhoo, we are headed your way New York, and we cannot wait. It's been too long since we've visited your lovely city! First things first: We already have show tickets, but help us fill out our week! Where should we eat, and what should we see? But you are also invited . . . SUNDAY, JUNE 2The Riverside Chu…
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#275 What's Happening in New Zealand, Israel, and Norway? Catching Up With International Enforcers at the 2024 Spring Meeting
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While on site at the ABA Antitrust Law Section's Annual Spring Meeting in April 2024, the Our Curious Amalgam team sat down with competition regulators from around the world to talk about their current and future enforcement priorities. We also got to know them a little better as people. In this episode, Alicia Downey finds out what's happening in …
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Stop Killing Games Update, Isekais Are Off the Rails and Pig Butchering Scams
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The UK has issued a response to the Stop Killing Games campaign with a possible angle of attack. Remember to keep signing your local petitions to help make a change. The creator of Ghost in the Shell Arise thinks Isekais are off the rails and that the real world doesn't suck that much. Has he been outside recently? AI deepfakes are being used in a …
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#274 What's Happening in Hong Kong and Japan? Catching Up With International Enforcers at the 2024 Spring Meeting
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In April 2024, the Our Curious Amalgam team interviewed international competition law regulators while on site at the ABA Antitrust Law Section's Annual Spring Meeting in Washington, D.C. In this episode, Anora Wang talks to Samuel Chan, Chairman of the Hong Kong Competition Commission, and Commissioner Reiko Aoki of the Japan Fair Trade Commission…
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Victory Over Sony, The Hunt for Gollum, and Rise of The Plastic Eating Nanobots
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Helldivers 2 players have achieved a major victory over Sony, leading to the PSN account requirement being retracted. Good work troops. WBD are planning some more Lord of the Rings movies, starting with The Hunt for Gollum. The Nerds discuss why they've picked such an overdone part of the story to cover. Plastic eating nanobots may be coming to a w…
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#273 What’s Happening in France, Portugal, and Poland? Catching Up With International Enforcers at the 2024 Spring Meeting
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The 2024 edition of the ABA Antitrust Law Section’s Spring Meeting in Washington, D.C., offered the Our Curious Amalgam team a chance to speak with competition law regulators from around the world. While on site at the meeting, we sat down with several of them to discuss their enforcement priorities and other issues, while also getting to know them…
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TikTok Ban Vs Game Developers, Cryonic Brains and Why Marvel Movies Suck
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The USA's TikTok ban coming into effect could affect game developers too. We'll break it down and go over the possible effects. If you want to preserve your body for the future, you might turn to cryonics. If you can't afford a full body, you can just preserve your brain and hope someone grows you a new body in the future. Marvel movies suck. Every…
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#272 What’s Happening in the EU? A Conversation With DG COMP Director-General Olivier Guersent at the 2024 Spring Meeting
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The 2024 Spring Meeting of the ABA Antitrust Law Section offered the Our Curious Amalgam team a chance to speak with competition law enforcers from around the world. In this episode, host Matthew Hall asks Olivier Guersent, Director-General of the Directorate-General for Competition of the European Commission (DG COMP), about what’s been happening …
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Fixing Voyager 1, The battle for Videogame Libraries, and Rotten Tomatoes Resumes
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The Australian Stop Killing Games Petition is now active. Sign it here: e-petitions – Parliament of Australia How does NASA repair a spacecraft nearly a light day from Earth? NASA engineers have spent the last few months working on a solution to a faulty RAM chip, and we'll discuss the changes they had to make to save the stricken craft. The Entert…
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#271 What Does the UN Do For Consumers? UNCTAD’s Role in Promoting Competition and Consumer Protection
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The UN General Assembly has entrusted UNCTAD (now rebranded as UN Trade and Development) to be the focal point within the UN on competition and consumer protection issues. How does UN Trade and Development implement this role? Teresa Moreira, Head of the Competition and Consumer Policies Branch (CCPB) at UN Trade and Development, joins Alicia Downe…
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Game Devs Are Worried About Live Service Games, Binge Vs Weekly Releases and Gaming for Science
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The Australian Stop Killing Games Petition is now active. Sign it here: https://www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/petition/EN6080 Live service games seem like the future of gaming, but the tide seems to be changing. A survey of game developers says that the majority are concerned about the future of live service games and their sustainability. Do you pref…
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#270 Want To Be an Antitrust Scholar? Meet the ABA’s International Scholar-in-Residence
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Many practitioners wonder what it would be like to be an academic, diving deeply into the leading international legal and policy issues at the forefront of antitrust and competition law. But what does an academic researcher do all day? Natalia Moreno Belloso, one of the ABA Antitrust Law Section's International Scholars-in-Residence, joins Jeny Mai…
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#269 What’s New in Antitrust and Tech? Unpacking United States v. Apple
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On March 21, 2024, the United States Department of Justice and sixteen Attorneys General sued Apple, alleging that “Apple undermines apps, products, and services that would otherwise make users less reliant on the iPhone, promote interoperability, and lower costs for consumers and developers.” In other words, many of the DOJ and AGs’ allegations bo…
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#268 Bringing Big Tech to Heel? Compliance Day Under the EU Digital Markets Act
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The EU Digital Markets Act introduces a radical change to regulation of the digital sector in the EU. But what does it require and what have the designated "gatekeepers" been doing to ensure compliance? Aleksandra Zuchowska, Competition Policy Manager at CCIA in Brussels, appearing in her personal capacity, joins Matthew Reynolds and Matthew Hall t…
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Stop Killing Games, The Case of the Missing Anime and The New Lunar Time Zone
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Ross Scott's Campaign to save games has kicked off, and we're sharing his battle plans. This is something we can all do to help prevent games from being destroyed. With the death of Funimation, anime is also at risk of being taken away from you. Paid products aren't showing up on CrunchyRoll's site. They claim everything will eventually be availabl…
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#267 Dial L for Liability? Evolving Restrictions on Telemarketing to Consumers
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Anyone with a phone number understands how annoying it is to receive unsolicited promotional voice calls and text messages. For that reason, telemarketing and telephone sales practices in the U.S. are regulated by decades-old federal and state consumer protection laws, which permit private rights of action by consumers for minimum statutory damages…
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A Nerds Amalgamated 200th Episode Special - An Interview with Worthy Chaos Comics Creator : Corissa Grant
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For our 200th episode, we've interviewed Corissa Grant from Worthy Chaos Comics to talk about their series Redemption, a comic about love, a war involving the ancient Egyptian and Celtic pantheons, demon hunters, and a whole lot of gore. Corissa tells us about how she got into writing comics, how she found an artist, the challenges of managing a co…
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#266 Is It Time To Burst the Bubble? Antitrust Law in the Age of the Polycrisis
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The antitrust law bubble, particularly in the U.S., has in recent years focussed on the mantra of promoting efficiency above all else. In the age of the global polycrisis and increasing corporate concentration and power in numerous sectors, should this bubble be popped? Dr Cristina Caffarra, leading competition economist, joins Barry Nigro and Matt…
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Don't Reboot The Crow, Neuralink Success, and Pokemon Law
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The Crow is one of BPM's favourite movies, as well as a Brandan Lee's final film role. There's talks about rebooting it with a new storyline and BPM, along with the original director, are not very happy about it. Neuralink has begun human trials, beset with animal testing issues and beaten to market by over a decade. The Nerds discuss the sci-fi fu…
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#265 Can I Avoid Targeted Ads? The EU Rules on Pay or OK
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Many companies already use or are introducing "pay or OK" models for targeted ads on the Internet. What legal issues does this raise in the EU? Frithjof Michaelsen, Digital Policy Officer at UFC-Que Choisir, the French Federation of Consumer Associations, joins Matthew Reynolds and Matthew Hall to discuss Meta's introduction of pay or OK, otherwise…
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