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The Post-COVID Blues – Shopify Continues to Lay-off Staff

May 10, 2023 |

As this Newsletter has reported previously, all the Big Tech, and some important (for ecommerce) “Smaller Tech” increased their staff during COVID and are now reducing their employment levels. We…

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Big Tech News from around the Globe

May 10, 2023 |

One of the first sectors to feel the AI squeeze is online education. In the US a number of high-profile schools have banned the system and online teaching companies are…

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A Patchwork of Privacy Laws in the USA and the Battle Over Encryption Continues

May 10, 2023 |

We reported recently on a proposal to introduce a Federal privacy law in the USA. A number of States, principally California and a couple of others have applied their own…

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Will Twitter Fly Off Into The Blue Skies?

May 10, 2023 |

Twitter has again U-turned over its verification policy, restoring the “blue tick” free of charge to celebrity users of the social network. Meanwhile a serious rival is emerging with Bluesky, created by former Twitter…

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TradeExperettes is examining the gender impact of the WTO´s moratorium on the imposition of customs duties on electronic transmissions.

May 10, 2023 |

TradeExperettes, is a network of women trade experts from around the world.  It notes that while research has been done on the economic and broader social impact of the moratorium, this…

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