Interesting and Costly New Canadian Law for IT Companies

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According to the New York Times, a new Canadian law will require technology companies to license news content. Facebook’s owner said it would drop news from the platform. Questions: Ives, M. (2023). Canada Forces Google and Facebook to Pay News Outlets for Linking to Articles. The NEw York Times, June 23 (Retrievable online at https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/23/business/media/meta-google-canada-news-facebook-instagram.html)

Dead or Alive?

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According to Bloomberg and Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s global head of investment research, the tumble in cryptocurrencies that erased nearly $500 billion of market value over the past month could get a lot worse. Questions: 1. What are some of the signs that Steve Strongin notes about cryptocurrencies that worry him? 2. What was Strongin… Read more »