In the attempt to limit the effects of climate change, and with the conscience that resources on planet Earth are scarce, many advocate for limiting the consumption of natural resources. However, having access to natural resources is essential for our economic development, and particularly to make social mobility possible: without a growing economy, there are […]
Plaider en faveur d’une réglementation stricte des médias sociaux donne l’impression qu’elle est simplement guidée par une réponse émotionnelle aux progrès technologique: une vraie “technopanique”.
Par une décision historique, le Tribunal Administratif fédéral allemand a décidé que les villes ont le droit d’interdire les voitures diesel. Les “länder” (Etats fédéraux) du Baden-Würtemberg et de Rheinland-Pfalz avaient interjeté appel à la décision des autorités locales de Stuttgart et de Düsseldorf interdisant les voitures diesel sur leurs routes. Bien que cela ne […]
The cryptomania has brought in a lot of craziness, not only on the well-established currencies which have seen an insane price explosion of the last year, but also on a large number of alternative coins. Regular articles on Bitcoins and cryptos in general can get a little dry, so I picked out some amusing alt-coins […]
In 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission suggested what is known as Rule 30e-3, which modernizes the way companies and mutual funds report disclosure reports to shareholders and the public. The idea: getting rid of the requirement to deliver a hard copy and moving to the option of sending these digitally. However, this change is […]
In January, the European Parliament announced that it will set up a Special Committee on the Union’s authorization procedure for pesticides. This move comes after the re-authorization of the herbicide glyphosate, which has been under repeated fire from anti-GMO activist groups for alleged health concerns. This parliamentary committee “investigating potential failures in the EU’s system for renewing […]
Der frühe Facebook-Investor Roger McNamee fordert in einem Artikel in der britischen Tageszeitung „The Guardian“, dass Social-Media-Unternehmen genauso reguliert werden sollten wie Tabak und Alkohol. Die Begründung für ein solches Vorgehen sei die Suchtgefahr und der Einfluss von Plattformen wie Facebook auf den öffentlichen Diskurs und die Demokratie. Aber sind diese Ängste gerechtfertigt?
In a landmark ruling this week, the German Federal Administrative Court has decided that cities have the right to ban diesel cars. The federal states of Baden-Württemberg and Nordrhein-Westfalen had appealed against the decision of the states of Stuttgart and Düsseldorf to outlaw diesel cars on its roads.
Une jeune étudiante en Californie a fait revenir les sèche-mains électriques dans le débat public, après un post sur Facebook. La jeune femme avait placé une boîte transparente à l’intérieur d’un sèche-mains électrique Dyson Airblade dans des toilettes publiques pour femmes. Elle l’a ouverte pendant trois minutes alors qu’il fonctionnait, puis l’a refermée et a observé […]
Early Facebook investor Roger McNamee has called for social media companies to be regulated in the same way as tobacco and alcohol. The justification for such action, he argues, is the risk of addiction and their influence on public discourse and democracy.
Bill Wirtz 