Although the Mexican economy continues to grapple with the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, foreign investment is on the horizon. However, México’s president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, commonly known as AMLO, is unafraid to scare off foreign investors as he aggressively seeks to increase state control over México’s energy industry. In the campaign trail, […]

At the beginning of 2021, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) warned consumers of the risks related to investing in “cryptoassets or [undertaking activities related to] lending or investments linked to cryptoassets, that promise high returns.” Consumers who invest in cryptoasset-related products are not likely to have recourse to the Financial Ombudsman Service or to the Financial Services […]

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3-1 on January 26 to issue a proposal that would increase the amount and timeliness of disclosures under form PF—a reporting form for investment advisors at private equity firms and hedge funds. This represents the first major amendment to form PF since its adoption in 2012. The proposed […]

On January 18th, Microsoft agreed to acquire Activision Blizzard in a deal valued at $68.7 billion. If Microsoft completes the deal, it will move from the fourth to the third largest video game company, trailing Sony and Tencent. This acquisition, expected to be completed by July 2023, would be Microsoft’s and the video game industry’s […]

Fundamental civil rights injustice. This is what Upsolve co-founder, Rohan Pavuluri, claims to be resulting due to the ban against nonlawyers providing simple legal advice for consumer debts. Upsolve is a non-profit organization based in New York City that promotes financial literacy and helps consumers handle their debts. Recently, the company has created the “American […]

The House of Representatives is preparing to pass a China competitiveness bill authorizing billions of dollars for research and development in critical research, such as: emerging technologies, 5G, and cybersecurity. Of particular interest is the $52B earmarked for the domestic semiconductor industry, an investment that comes in response to the global semiconductor shortage. The pandemic […]

2021 saw a jump in cybersecurity deals, and a slowdown in this chunk of tech M&A this year seems highly unlikely. In the first three quarters of the past year, 151 transactions closed compared to 88 and 94 in 2019 and 2020, respectively, with most of them in the identity and cloud security sector. This […]

New York Assemblywoman Dr. Anna R. Kelles and New York State Senator Alessandra Biaggi introduced the Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act (“the Act”) on January 7th, 2022. The proposed legislation, which currently remains in committee, would require footwear and apparel manufacturers, who have sales of at least $100 million a year and do business […]

In a world where bias is everywhere, it’s impossible to achieve true neutrality. This is true for even seemingly neutral developments in technology that have no inherent concept of bias. Because we live in a world fraught with systemic inequality and racism, the technologically powered machines humans have created are engrained with the very biases […]

In February 2021, an icy cataclysm struck deep into the heart of Texas.  As citizens struggled to combat severe weather conditions, wholesale prices for electricity spiraling upwards to $9/kWh (for comparison in 2020, wholesale electric supply prices in Texas hovered around 2.2 cents). The chief culprit for the spike was the decline in supply caused […]