By: Lee Berger (Steptoe Antitrust) Last week, a court temporarily blocked the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) rule prohibiting non-compete terms in employee contracts. However, this preliminary injunction does not apply…

By: Folashadé Soulé (CIGI Online) African countries are making significant strides toward digital independence, but accepting foreign assistance should not compromise data sovereignty. Involvement of external actors in building data…

By: Sarah Perez (Tech Crunch) Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite, has encountered a hurdle in its attempt to launch the Epic Games Store in the EU. Leveraging the EU’s…

By: Gregory Kunkle (Beyond Telecom) In 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice and the states of Kansas, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, and South Dakota brought a civil antitrust suit opposing the…

By: Julian Lincoln, Patrick Clark, Kaman Tsoi, Neeharika Palachanda & Kathryn Quinn (Herbert Smith Freehills) Australia’s Digital ID Scheme On May 30, 2024, Australia enacted the Digital ID Act 2024 and the Digital ID…

By: Surya Gowda (ProMarket) When American cities faced challenges like broken transit, underemployment, and racial discrimination in the 2010s, Uber promised solutions. Founded in 2010, the rideshare company offered hope…

By: Marty Hansen & Laura Somaini  (Inside Global Tech) On May 30, 2024, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) issued rulings on several cases (C-665/22, Joined Cases C‑664/22 and C‑666/22,…

By: Brad Smith (Microsoft On the Issues) On Thursday, June 13, Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith testified before the House Homeland Security Committee about Microsoft’s cybersecurity practices. You…