Tag: Regulation and Deregulation of Industry

Swiss Approve Ban on Tobacco Ads

Swiss Approve Ban on Tobacco Ads

ZURICH — Advertisements glamorizing cigarettes will soon be a thing of the past in Switzerland, after voters on Sunday overwhelmingly…

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A Gene Sequencing Pioneer Battles Over What It Can Buy

A Gene Sequencing Pioneer Battles Over What It Can Buy

Illumina, the leading maker of gene-sequencing machines, is tiny compared with the tech giants of Silicon Valley. But like Google…

Tech / Science
Microsoft Starts Charm Offensive to Push Through Activision Deal

Microsoft Starts Charm Offensive to Push Through Activision Deal

Microsoft on Wednesday kicked off a charm offensive in Washington to gain government approval for its $70 billion deal to…

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Helium Network Hints at Crypto’s Practical Uses

Helium Network Hints at Crypto’s Practical Uses

“That incentive model, powered by crypto, actually made sense in this case,” Mr. Mong said.So the company tore up its…

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Lawmakers Press Amazon on Sales of Chemical Used in Suicides

Lawmakers Press Amazon on Sales of Chemical Used in Suicides

The United States is among many countries that allow the chemical compound to be sold as a food preservative, and…

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Google Faces New Antitrust Law in Europe

Google Faces New Antitrust Law in Europe

“We are an example of the consequences,” said Michal Feix, a former chief executive of Seznam, who now leads its…

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