Washington Bytes

We discuss the top #tech policy issues in the Nation's Capital.

[Rob Seamans @robseamans]

Stimulus funds should be delivered via mobile payments.
My article on the topic in @Forbes @WashingtonBytes is here, and a thread follows 1/N

https://t.co/i9rrv2XNDJ

[Andrea Renda @profAndreaRenda]

Europe's Digital Independence Day via @forbes https://t.co/9D3BTQHw9u

[Rob Seamans @robseamans]

Last week I attended #ASSA2020 and discussed two papers on robots. Here's my take about what these papers mean for our understanding of the link between robots and workers:

https://t.co/ULPPEYRFE8

[Rob Seamans @robseamans]

Will AI help boost slowing economic growth?

The answer is yes, but not any time soon, as I explain in a new article in @Forbes @WashingtonBytes

#AI
#GDP

https://t.co/dsB7vipcQI

[Washington Bytes @WashingtonBytes]

Three senators introduced a bi-partisan bill designed to increase competition among digital platforms. @robseamans breaks down the bill, highlighting its virtues and identifying one issue—which type of data is covered—that merits further deliberation.

https://t.co/36K3emEDbm

[Washington Bytes @WashingtonBytes]

Can privately-owned utilities be entrusted to adopt climate-action measures? @markvinpaul and @johannabozuwa suggest it's time to consider the "public option" for energy.

https://t.co/BKEGnvec33

[Ted Tatos @TedTatos]

In light of the welcome prospect for change granting CA athletes rights over their own name, image, and likeness thanks to @NancySkinnerCA's bill, here's our earlier Bytes chat on NIL rights moderated by @HalSinger (w/ @MarcEdelman and @sross52055). https://t.co/el7Bhk8Hbe

[Washington Bytes @WashingtonBytes]

The transportation sector is responsible for nearly one third of our GHG emissions, writes @MarkVinPaul. In today’s political climate, expansion of the electric vehicle tax credit has the best shot of bipartisan support and could make a big impact.

https://t.co/WBD9ZsC1CE

[The Conference Board @Conferenceboard]

Everyone knows #innovation counts. But most still struggle to find a framework for quantifying the value of #IP, #knowledgecapital and other #innovative assets. Bart van Ark (@bart_ark) tackles the challenge for @Forbes @WashingtonBytes https://t.co/J9vpQlqtVW

[Bret Swanson @bretswanson]

On 5G and the weather...via @WashingtonBytes https://t.co/cxkGjc5pTY

[The Conference Board @Conferenceboard]

Not so fast on a #gigeconomy future. With @lyft and @Uber hitting IPO, @bart_ark crunches the #jobnumbers behind disruptive digital platforms for @Forbes and @WashingtonBytes. https://t.co/pGqDvq39vy

[Rob Seamans @robseamans]

My article ⁦@Forbes⁩ assesses many of the new ideas for regulating big tech.

A Primer on Regulating Big Tech
https://t.co/3zTXs4OEah

[The Conference Board @Conferenceboard]

Is the jig up for the #GigEconomy ? @bart_ark surveys the labor-market numbers beneath the app-store hype—and finds rumors of the demise of traditional jobs greatly exaggerated.

Read the @Forbes @WashingtonBytes column. https://t.co/wYA09bxngR

[Competition Disrupted @CDisrupted]

@Forbes @WashingtonBytes brings together @ProfFionasm @dougmelamed and Jonathan Barnett to discuss FTC vs. Qualcomm ruling. https://t.co/xC9qHQYIPk

[Broadband Expanded @expandbroadband]

New @Forbes @WashingtonBytes piece: Why Congress Should Push for Sweeping Video Reform.

https://t.co/uHoSRAZ60f

[Rob Seamans @robseamans]

With infrastructure and rural broadband back in the news, and back in bi-partisan favor, it is time to bump this article I wrote for @Forbes @WashingtonBytes about the potential role for community-owned networks in addressing digital divide. https://t.co/bGum2kFrit

[Michael Kades @Michael_Kades]

The recent #BytesChat from last week is excellent. The student-athlete system is much closer to a modern-day version of peonage than the pastoral image of amateurism glorified by the NCAA . Great job @HalSinger, @TedTatos, @MarcEdelman and Stephen Ross. https://t.co/mK63mcFSSn

[Washington Bytes @WashingtonBytes]

We asked three experts whether college athletes should be paid to play or compensated for the use of their likeness in video games. Get quickly up to speed on the relevant antitrust cases and literature in the latest Bytes Chat.

https://t.co/dcFyWfkKqC

[The Conference Board @Conferenceboard]

The fate of the #tech sector for 2019 will come down to how its customers—both individual consumers and the non-tech corporate sector—fare. @bart_ark reveals what to look for in a @WashingtonBytes column for @Forbes https://t.co/lTWKJcrWoX

[Washington Bytes @WashingtonBytes]

For the first time, ethical principles for #AI will not simply be listed, but will be put to the test in a large-scale piloting exercise in Europe.

By @profAndreaRenda

https://t.co/DaoraZhJo5