'Big tech' faces tighter EU and US competition rules

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Mobile Internet ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
Technology Sector ◽  
Technology Firms ◽  
Public Pressure ◽  
Competition Rules ◽  
European Technology

Subject Anti-trust action against technology firms in Europe and the United States. Significance The European Commission fined Google 4.34 billion euros (5.1 billion dollars) in mid-July, for abusing its market power in the mobile internet sector. The move has prompted criticism in the United States and underlines the different approaches adopted towards the technology sector by their respective anti-trust regulators. Impacts The relative lack of large European technology firms will help enable tough moves on US tech firms by the Commission. Emerging markets, such as India, will also soon begin to crack down on the near-monopolies of 'big tech'. Rising inequality and wage stagnation will increase the public pressure for regulatory tightening.

Modular phones could open new manufacturing sectors

2015 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Single Unit ◽  
The United States ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Technology Firms ◽  
Developed Markets ◽  
Industrial Impact ◽  
Manufacturing Sectors ◽  
Developing Region ◽  
Significant Attention

Subject The economic and industrial impact of modular phones Significance Modular phones are a new way to build smartphones. Rather than a single unit designed and delivered by an individual manufacturer, a frame provides a platform onto which individual modules (such as a battery, camera or antennae) are affixed. The potential for disruption held by this nascent technology is tremendous and modular phones are receiving significant attention, funding and resources from technology firms. Impacts Phones will begin to see greater adoption in developing markets in 2015 and 2016. If developing region pilots succeed, phones will arrive in the United States in mid-2016 or 2017. If pilots go well and phones see acceptable introduction to developed markets, modular phones could see widespread use by 2018. There may be a novel module industry akin to the app industry today, worth an estimated 25 billion dollars.

Iran is set to become a formidable cyber actor

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cyber Warfare ◽  
New Wave ◽  
Primary Target ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Technology Sector

Subject Iran's cyber capabilities. Significance Tehran has invested in its technology sector in recent years to become one of the world’s most cyber-capable nations. Though perhaps not on the same level as China and Russia, it is not far behind. Iranian hackers have carried out successful attacks in a number of countries, including Saudi Arabia and the United States. Impacts Saudi Arabia is Iran’s primary target for cyber operations, followed by Saudi supporters such as the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. Iran will augment its own cyber warfare capabilities through proxies such as the 'Syrian Electronic Army'. US reversals over the nuclear deal may lead Iran to unleash a new wave of cyberattacks against US interests.

US/China self-sufficiency drives could cut world GDP

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
Binary Outcome ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Comment ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
Us Trade Policy

Significance Some key consumer goods where the imbalance is particularly stark, including smartphones and laptops, have been left off the list. Moreover, the list will be subject to 30 days public comment. Impacts US restriction on technology transfer to China could benefit other Asian countries if manufacturers move, especially to South-east Asia. The tariffs imposed by the United States on China may be watered down, but NAFTA withdrawal is a more binary outcome. Politics will dominate US trade policy this year; fear of Chinese retaliation in swing states will drive the 'public comment' period.

China-US relations move towards economic 'decoupling'

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mutual Dependence ◽  
Local Content ◽  
Technology Sector

Subject The implications of China-US relations for the technology sector. Significance China and the United States have recently made efforts to wean themselves off mutual dependence where technology is concerned. More are likely to follow, with substantial ramifications for technology businesses. Impacts Economic 'decoupling' will erode the interdependence that stabilises China-US relations. On both sides, the influence of tech businesses will wane in favour of hawkish voices advocating a harder stance. Businesses can expect increasing regulatory and tariff barriers, and potentially local-content requirements.

US firms face growing levels of employee activism

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Media ◽  
The United States ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Technology Sector ◽  
Societal Issues ◽  
Business Operations ◽  
Consumer Markets ◽  
Social Media Tools ◽  
Business To Business

Subject Worker activism in the United States. Significance Millennials’ workplace ascendancy is stimulating employee activism over internal and societal issues. This trend will grow further and may spread beyond its foothold in the technology sector as the factors behind it (more millennials in the workplace and the continuing availability of enabling social media tools) will not reverse soon, if ever in social media’s case. Impacts Millennial values will increasingly occupy the C-suite and board room, as this cohort is promoted. Employee activism may become cyclical, but firms cannot prevent it, only get ahead of it. Firms that serve consumer markets will be more vulnerable to employee activism over their business-to-business operations. Progressive Democrats will encourage tech worker activism, and campaigns against Big Tech and corporations.

WikiLeaks disclosures will intensify US anti-leak push

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
National Security ◽  
The United States ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Privacy Concerns ◽  
Technology Firms ◽  
Internet Regulation ◽  
The Us ◽  
Us Government ◽  
The Eu

Significance Microsoft said WikiLeaks had been in contact with them about vulnerabilities disclosed when WikiLeaks published files on March 7, the first in a series called ‘Vault 7’. This leak has been rebuked by US national security officials, but further revelations could be forthcoming. Impacts Customers may be reluctant to buy products that have previously been associated with CIA spy tools and listening devices. The revelations will damage an already strained relationship between the US government and technology firms. Privacy concerns will hinder internet regulation liberalisation between the United States and other countries, particularly in the EU.

Asset declarations may boost transparency in Paraguay

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
The United States ◽  
Open Government ◽  
Significant Advance ◽  
Public Disclosure ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
Citizen Activism ◽  
Legal Consequences

Significance The decision to put asset declarations in the public domain, which had been bitterly opposed by many politicians, represents a major victory for campaigners in favour of open government and a significant advance in transparency and the fight against public sector corruption. The United States and EU both put out statements welcoming the decision. Impacts Citizen activism will continue to drive anti-corruption moves but progress will be slow. Congressional moves to circumvent transparency measures will compound distrust of politicians. Attention will now focus on whether public disclosure leads to legal consequences for influential officials.

El Salvador crime and corruption gains to help Bukele

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
El Salvador ◽  
The United States ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Downward Trend ◽  
Organization Of American States ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
American States ◽  
The Creation

Subject Bukele successes. Significance Presdent Nayib Bukele this month announced the creation of a new anti-corruption body, backed by the Organization of American States (OAS). Just days earlier the president highlighted improvements in the country’s murder rates, which he linked to the implementation of his new security initiative. Impacts The CICIES may prompt donors such as the United States, which condition funding on anti-corruption progress, to release some aid. The CICIES launch will compound anger in Guatemala, where the closure of the CICIG has proven deeply unpopular with the public. Improved security may reap economic benefits, but only if investors believe the downward trend is established.

scholarly journals Genome Sequences of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica Serovar Kentucky Sequence Type 152 Isolated from Dairy Cows in the United States

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (42) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bradd J. Haley ◽  
Yan Luo ◽  
Charles Wang ◽  
Eric Brown ◽  
Marc Allard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Salmonella Enterica ◽  
Dairy Farm ◽  
The United States ◽  
Genome Sequences ◽  
Genomic Features ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
Human Salmonellosis

ABSTRACT Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Kentucky (S. Kentucky) is frequently isolated from dairy cows in the United States, but is an infrequent cause of human salmonellosis. To investigate the genomic features of S. Kentucky strains isolated from a single dairy farm, the genomes of eight isolates were sequenced and added to the public domain.

Verán ustedes las chozas más humildes. El discurso de pobreza en la diplomacia pública cardenista dirigida a Estados Unidos

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 255-281
Author(s):  
Sylvia Dümmer Scheel
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
New Deal ◽  
Public Diplomacy ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Government ◽  
Lazaro Cardenas ◽  
The New Deal

El artículo analiza la diplomacia pública del gobierno de Lázaro Cárdenas centrándose en su opción por publicitar la pobreza nacional en el extranjero, especialmente en Estados Unidos. Se plantea que se trató de una estrategia inédita, que accedió a poner en riesgo el “prestigio nacional” con el fin de justificar ante la opinión pública estadounidense la necesidad de implementar las reformas contenidas en el Plan Sexenal. Aprovechando la inusual empatía hacia los pobres en tiempos del New Deal, se construyó una imagen específica de pobreza que fuera higiénica y redimible. Ésta, sin embargo, no generó consenso entre los mexicanos. This article analyzes the public diplomacy of the government of Lázaro Cárdenas, focusing on the administration’s decision to publicize the nation’s poverty internationally, especially in the United States. This study suggests that this was an unprecedented strategy, putting “national prestige” at risk in order to explain the importance of implementing the reforms contained in the Six Year Plan, in the face of public opinion in the United States. Taking advantage of the increased empathy felt towards the poor during the New Deal, a specific image of hygienic and redeemable poverty was constructed. However, this strategy did not generate agreement among Mexicans.

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