Google: US State attorney general is planning to file a new lawsuit for the company’s Play Store
Jan 19, 2021 08:22 am UTC| Business Law
Google is still dealing with the lawsuits that the government filed against it, and yet another one is possibly coming soon. Based on the reports, the fourth legal action from the government may be expected in either...
Give cannabis producers more packaging and labelling flexibility
Jan 19, 2021 04:57 am UTC| Law
While efforts to legalize recreational cannabis nationally have stalled in the United States, New Zealand, Mexico and Israel, Canadas legal market continues to evolve. Health Canada has recently been receiving...
Biden has a congressional shortcut to cancel Trump’s regulatory rollbacks, but it comes with risks
Jan 19, 2021 02:51 am UTC| Politics Law
The Trump administration dedicated itself to deregulation with unprecedented fervor. It rolled back scores of regulations across government agencies, including more than 80 environmental rules. The Biden administration...
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Facebook antitrust battle escalates tensions between government, Big Tech
Jan 14, 2021 06:36 am UTC| Technology Law
Facebook made news this week by blocking U.S. President Donald Trump from posting to its platform. A seperate power struggle between government and Big Tech that will be far more consequential in the long term is unfolding...
Google faces UK probe over plan to replace third party cookies
Jan 10, 2021 08:56 am UTC| Technology Law
The UKs Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating Googles plan to replace third-party cookies from its Chrome and Chromium browser engines with its tools as it could further squeeze out rivals in online...
Legalizing marijuana, once a pipe dream on Capitol Hill, takes an important step forward
Jan 09, 2021 12:17 pm UTC| Law
In early December, the House of Representatives passed the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act, or the MORE Act. The bill sought to decriminalize marijuana nationally by removing cannabis from the...
Hong Kong: China crackdown is likely to boost migration to UK
Jan 09, 2021 12:09 pm UTC| Law
In recent weeks, dozens of pro-democracy activists and politicians in Hong Kong have been arrested for allegedly trying to overthrow the citys government. Most recently, on January 6, 53 people were detained under the...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects