On AI, Europe prefers to think than to innovate

Despite the enormous opportunities provided by the technology surrounding artificial intelligence, the European Union is more preoccupied with coming up with creative ways of taxing automation and regulating AI. This will eventually show to be a massive error of judgement.

Le rapport de Foodwatch sur Coca-cola : un exemple de paternalisme qui se fait passer pour de la science

La Semaine dernière, l’organisation non gouvernementale allemande Foodwatch a publié un rapport qui visait à exposer les pratiques du fabriquant de soda américain Coca-cola, qui « vend du sucre en quantités nocives à des enfants ». Ce rapport se structure autour de sur trois axes principaux, nommément que les sodas sucrés vendus par Coca-cola contribuent largement à […]

Keine Angst vor den Robotern

Mit zunehmender Automatisierung steigt die Angst vor einem harten Schlag für den Arbeitsmarkt. Eine Reihe von Politikern befürwortet sogar die Besteuerung von Robotern, um einen Beschäftigungsverlust auszugleichen. Die Realität zeigt jedoch, dass Automatisierung keine Gefahr für Arbeitsmarkt und Verbraucher ist. Ganz im Gegenteil.

The Foodwatch report on Coca-Cola is paternalism masquerading as science

Last week, the German NGO Foodwatch published a report that intends to expose how the American soft-drink producer Coca-Cola is “marketing sweet causes of illnesses to children.” The report contains three main arguments, notably that sugary soft drinks marketed by Coca-Cola contribute significantly to the obesity crisis, that the company deliberately targets children, and that […]

The angrier your taxi driver is, the better

The temper tantrums thrown by taxi drivers around the world, when it comes to ride-sharing services such as Uber or Lyft, is indicative of a dying monopoly. If your taxi driver wasn’t angry at the gig economy, then something would be wrong.

Why is the UK complicit in the complete ban on snus?

In 1990, after a recommendation by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the UK banned snus, a moist, smokeless tobacco product. Popular in Scandinavia, snus (Swedish for ‘snuff’) is sold in little prepackaged white pouches, which are commonly put underneath the upper lip. Unlike dry snuff or dipping tobacco, you don’t need to spit it out. […]

[REPORTAGE] Wat ass d’Potenzial vun der Blockchain ?

Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg realiséiert, an ass den 28. Abrëll ausgestraalt ginn. De Beitrag kann och am Replay op http://www.rtl.lu nogelauschtert ginn. [Radio USO] : Duerch Kryptowährunge wéi Bitcoin ass de System vun der sougenannter « Blockchain » méi bekannt ginn. Obwuel Kryptowährungen ëmmer méi diskutéiert ginn, ass de politeschen Intérêt un der Technologie kleng. De […]

I attended an event of Nanny State hardliners. This is what happened.

There are moments in life in which your expectations meet reality. The “Legal but Lethal” event, held on April 23 in Brussels, happened to be such an occasion. Organised by the WEMOS Foundation the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) and Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO), this conference illustrated was a magnificent illustration of the dogmatic nature […]