Shadow Governance And Antitrust In The Age Of Big Tech

As Big Tech investments proliferate across emerging startups—advancing everything from AI to crypto to biotech—markets brim with promise of human progress through innovation. But when titans extend tentacles into rising potential competitors, what whispers echo from conference rooms with two-way mirrors? Emerging trends around influence through minority board positions should spur regulators to reassess antitrust frameworks developed long before today's complex web of strategic investments between dominant platforms and startups. READ MORE

VCs invested over $75B in AI startups in 2020

Investments in AI are growing at an accelerated pace, according to a new report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The Paris, France-based group found that the U.S. and China lead the growing wave of funding, taking in a combined 81% of the total amount invested in AI startups last year, while the European Union and U.K. boosted their backing but lag substantially behind. READ MORE