Daniel Liss is the founder and CEO of Dispo, the digital disposable camera social network. More posts by this contributor Today’s real story: The Facebook monopoly This is the second post in a series on the Facebook monopoly. The first post explored how the U.S. Federal Trade Commission should define the Facebook monopoly. I am … Read more
As the coronavirus pandemic continues, lambda infections have emerged in the United States, including Texas, where the Houston Methodist Hospital reported its first case last month. There’s still a lot to learn about Lambda, but here’s what we know so far: So far it is rare in the US: The variant is nowhere near as … Read more
In April, NCAA president Mark Emmert said he was looking for “clarity about what the law is, clarity about who is responsible for what, clarity about how these issues will be resolved, whether through congressional processes, legal process or through.” “NCAA decision-making processes.” In Monday’s ruling, Judge Neil M. Gorsuch, who wrote for the court, … Read more
In this image from the video, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin listens as his defense attorney Eric Nelson makes final arguments in the Hennepin County courthouse in Minneapolis on April 19. Court TV / AP The jury in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has begun the second day of deliberations, … Read more
Chinese authorities fined Alibaba $ 2.8 billion after closing an antitrust investigation into alleged monopoly practices. The state market regulator launched an investigation in December into the e-commerce giant’s “suspected monopoly behavior”, particularly its policy of forcing merchants to sell exclusively on their platforms and preventing them from selling on competing e-commerce websites for sale. … Read more
Fences and concrete barriers surround the district’s government center. Nearby businesses are boarded up. And the intersection at 38th Street and Chicago Avenue where George Floyd died will remain closed to traffic. But Rev. Billy G. Russell is preparing to welcome Minneapolis residents to his church. “We are trying to get to the top of … Read more
Recently completed NASA tests show that compact radars built by Echodyne enable drones to fly autonomously in crowded airspace. Last month, Echodyne of Kirkland, Wash., Partnered with NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in California to conduct testing of an AiRanger drone built by American Aerospace Technologies Inc. During the test flight, the Echodynes drone used … Read more