Commentary / World Nov 9, 2022
Liverpool going on sale highlights soccer’s financial fickleness
Liverpool F.C.'s owners need a sale after more than a decade of ownership that has delivered paltry returns.
Commentary / World Jun 23, 2021
Europe is finally hitting Google where it hurts most
Forget the $9 billion of fines that came before. They barely scratched the surface. For Google, this is the big one. On Tuesday the European Commission announced a formal probe into the search giant’s practices in online advertising. After years of antitrust investigations, this is ...
Commentary / World Apr 22, 2021
The antitrust case against Europe’s breakaway soccer league
The latest proposal hews more closely to the American model of sports where the same teams compete and see steady income and higher valuations as a consequence.
Commentary / World Mar 29, 2021
Prince Harry fits right in as a Silicon Valley executive
Harry is far from the first royal to trade the palace for the boardroom.
Commentary / World Jan 20, 2021
Google should fix the news industry it broke
It’s in the interest of the tech giants to help the news business develop sustainable economic models, as it might ease criticism they face for having destroyed their old business models.
Commentary / World Oct 22, 2020
Huawei’s rivals should be happy they’re not American
American tech giants have enjoyed incomparable growth over the past decade. But when it comes to network equipment, there’s an advantage to geopolitical neutrality.
Commentary / World Jul 22, 2020
Another internet border has just gone up
Europe blocked the highway for sending data from the region to the U.S. Conduits remain, but it’ll be much easier for tech behemoths to adapt than small startups.
Commentary / World Apr 28, 2020
We really weren’t ready to work from home
There's much more to working remotely than videoconferencing.
Business / Tech Nov 9, 2017
Apple seen eying 2018 iPad revamp to add facial recognition, but OLED screen unlikely
Apple Inc. is working on a redesigned, high-end iPad for as early as 2018 that incorporates key iPhone X features such as slimmer edges and facial recognition, according to people familiar with the matter. However, the new version of the tablet is unlikely to include ...
Business / Tech Oct 30, 2017
Apple may tweak facial recognition technology to get iPhone X to market
As of early fall, it was clearer than ever that production problems meant Apple Inc. wouldn't have enough iPhone Xs in time for the holidays. The challenge was how to make the sophisticated phone — with advanced features such as facial recognition — in ...