Last week, Jim Cramer tackled the recent decision in the DOJ’s Google Search antitrust case on CNBC’s Squawk on the Street. Cramer brought up some important questions. Question 1: Why can’t a company “with a superior product” promote its product to make it easy for consumers to reach? Question 2: Why can’t a company charge […]
In the wake of ongoing reviews of California’s state antitrust laws, new proposals aimed at fostering fairer competition have sparked significant backlash. Small business owners across the state are voicing concerns that these changes could inadvertently harm their operations by disrupting the digital tools they use. These proposals would undermine tried and true antitrust principles […]
The California Law Revision Commission (CLRC) has begun its series of meetings to explore potential changes to the state’s antitrust law. Today, our topic is one of seven specific areas of antitrust law that the CLRC is considering revising: concentration, or when a small number of companies comprise a large part of the activity in […]
The U.S. antitrust agencies, particularly the FTC, have announced that their work is “just getting started” as they show a growing antipathy towards mergers and economic growth through acquisitions. Business leaders and policymakers are sounding the alarm that these efforts could have a chilling effect on small businesses, consumers, and the entire U.S. innovation economy. […]
Next month, the California Law Revision Commission will begin holding a series of meetings to explore potential changes to antitrust laws. Ahead of these meetings, University of Southern California law professor and antitrust expert Jonathan Barnett submitted a report on the concerning European approach to competition and the devastating effect a similar approach would have […]
Earlier this week, we shared some insights on the overall competitive AI landscape and its more specific contributions. Today, we will unpack what these strides in AI competition and innovation mean for consumers and businesses alike. What do all these startups and innovations mean for businesses and consumers? At a very practical level, businesses and […]
On Monday, we offered an overall landscape assessment of the AI “stack,” starting at the application layer. Today, we will dive into the choice, innovation, and competition inherent in the data, cloud, and hardware layers of the AI stack. A proliferation of open data is fostering new competitors Contrary to claims that proprietary data will […]
The generative AI revolution is raising new questions about competition, market concentration, and American innovation. This flurry of change can seem complicated, but in fact emerging AI innovations are contributing to a wildly competitive ecosystem up and down the AI “stack.” First, a brief primer on the state of competition in the tech space: Investment […]
As Europe adopts and implements radical new competition frameworks, it’s crucial that American policymakers understand the harms of such drastic proposals, and what they might mean for consumers and small businesses alike. 1. An objective, economics-based standard has served America well 2. Untested competition theories pose risks for innovation, the startup ecosystem, small businesses, and […]
As we enter 2024, the retail industry is a vast and diverse space, stocked with businesses both large and small. The prominence of small retail businesses is especially notable: contrary to claims made by some inside the Beltway, research shows that, in recent years, digital tools and marketplaces have helped Americans shop small. It’s a […]
Hostility to innovation and technology diminishes the incredible Internet-enabled opportunities that leading tech services provide: empowering consumers, driving prices down and increasing choice, and providing platforms to help entrepreneurs grow their businesses. It has given us a golden era of entertainment, knowledge, and everything from fashion startups, to booming mom and pop stores, to the latest app.
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