The Great Uncoupling: One Supply Chain for China, One for Everywhere Else
By: FT October 6, 2020 Earlier this year, four dozen lawyers, accountants and bankers from all over Latin America piled into a conference room in an office tower on Miami Waterfront. They listened spellbound as Nicholas Chen, an energetic lawyer who had come all the way from Taiwan, told them about an exodus of manufacturing from […]
Is Facebook Really Ready for the 2020 Election?
By: Associated Press October 18, 2020 Ever since Russian agents and other opportunists abused its platform in an attempt to manipulate the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Facebook has insisted — repeatedly — that it’s learned its lesson and is no longer a conduit for misinformation, voter suppression and election disruption. But it has […]
Facebook’s Long and Halting Fight Against Misinformation
By: Associated Press October 18, 2020 Facebook is facing its toughest challenge yet: an election complicated by a pandemic, a deeply divided nation lured by conspiracy theories and alternate versions of reality. Is it ready? Here are some of the biggest steps and missteps it’s taken in the fight against misinformation since 2016. Nov. […]
Nike, Coca-Cola lobbying to weaken China forced labor bill: Report
By: Fox Business November 30, 2020 Several top companies and business groups have hired lobbyists to alter portions of the bill, the New York Times reported, citing conversations with congressional aides and lobbying records. The groups say they condemn the human rights abuses in the Xinjiang, but warn that some of the measures proposed in the […]
European Mayors Want Brussels’ Help Against Airbnb
By: Politico September 17, 2020 Europe’s cities want to wrest back control from Airbnb — and they want Brussels to help them. Local leaders from Paris, Amsterdam and Berlin, among other cities, met with Commission Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager Thursday with a message: It’s time to force short-term rental platforms to cooperate with local […]
EU Targets Big Tech With ‘Hit List’ Facing Tougher rules
By: FT October 11, 2020 EU regulators are drawing up a “hit list” of up to 20 large internet companies, likely to include Silicon Valley giants such as Facebook and Apple, that will be subject to new and far more stringent rules aimed at curbing their market power. Under the plans, large platforms that […]
Wisconsin Denies Foxconn Tax Benefits Over Failed Manufacturing Plant Promises
By: Fox Business October 12, 2020 Taiwan-based Apple supplier Foxconn is failing to deliver on promises associated with its multibillion-dollar manufacturing facility in Wisconsin – so much so that the state is withholding coveted tax incentives. The world’s largest electronic provider was promised a $3 billion incentives package, but failed to meet key milestones necessary to receive […]
San Francisco Voters Approve New Taxes for Wealthy CEOs and Tech Companies
By: The Guardian November 5, 2020 In an effort to address economic disparity laid bare by the coronavirus pandemic, San Francisco voters overwhelmingly approved several tax measures targeting property owners and big businesses with CEOs paid far higher than their average workers. Under the new law, any company whose top executive earns 100 times more […]
Amazon and Apple ‘Not Playing Their Part’ in Tackling Electronic Waste
By: The Guardian November 26, 2020 Global giants such as Amazon and Apple should be made responsible for helping to collect, recycle and repair their products to cut the 155,000 tonnes of electronic waste being thrown away each year in the UK, MPs say. An investigation by the environmental audit committee found the UK is […]