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Regulation
Delays plague China's video games industry
by
Jennifer Pak
Mar 21, 2019
Chinese video game companies hit a snag with regulatory pause in the world's biggest video game market.
Menthol ban would undo years of marketing to African Americans
by
Erika Beras
Nov 16, 2018
After World War II, tobacco companies found blacks slightly preferred menthol more than whites; decades of marketing followed.
FDA may seek to regulate menthol and e-cigarettes
Nov 12, 2018
Regulatory changes would face a process that could take years and face litigation.
SoftBank is taking its mobile division public. But what is SoftBank?
Nov 12, 2018
SoftBank Group Corp., the massive Japanese holding company, is planning to take its mobile division public. The company is trying to raise $21 billion in its IPO, and it’ll list on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in December. You may not have heard of SoftBank, but it has a hand in a lot of our consumer technologies […]
How the midterm elections could shape tech policy
by
Molly Wood
Nov 9, 2018
Congress is changing. And so is its attitude toward tech.
Ralph Nader recalls life under surveillance by General Motors
by
David Brancaccio
and Ali Oshinskie
Sep 28, 2018
In a web exclusive, the consumer advocate explains how a run in with GM fueled his career.
This former political operative now helps tech companies wrangle government
by
Molly Wood
Sep 24, 2018
Bradley Tusk's new book "The Fixer" is about breaking the rules while respecting regulation.
For public good, not for profit.
The EU’s proposed copyright rules could upend the internet economy
by
Molly Wood
Sep 14, 2018
Could this be the beginning of the end of internet memes?
Freddie Mac CEO: "The mortgage system is very safe and sound"
by
Amy Scott
Sep 6, 2018
Donald Layton on the U.S. housing market 10 years after the financial crisis.
Kraninger closer to confirmation as consumer bureau chief
by
Renata Sago
Aug 24, 2018
A career civil servant with little banking industry experience, Kathy Kraninger, tapped by the Trump administration to lead the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection won the approval of the Senate Banking Committee in a party line split vote. Next, the full Senate will vote to approve her. Click the audio player above to hear the […]