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Warren’s wealth tax to hurt US investors

According to Elizabeth Warren, economists who say that her proposed wealth tax would stifle investment and growth are “just wrong.” Leaving aside the question of whether economic projections, which by definition require assumptions about future human behaviour, can be right or wrong, it is true that her proposal has spurred a vigorous debate among economists. A lot of the points ...

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What happens when internet gets less American?

America is going to have to reckon with an internet that is becoming less American. Some US lawmakers on both sides of the partisan divide have said they are worried about TikTok, the app that lets users record and share short videos or dance routines to music. The app quickly became popular in the US and some other countries, and ...

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Inside YouTube’s year of responsibility

Bloomberg YouTube spent 2019 answering critics with some of the most drastic changes in its 15-year history. With each step, it gave those activists, regulators and lawmakers more reasons to attack its free-wheeling, user-generated business model. Susan Wojcicki, YouTube’s chief executive officer, announced her goals in April. “My top priority,” she wrote, “is responsibility.” Her company spent the year trying ...

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