Caroline Valencia – Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google – the big Four or Big Tech – have invested heavily to create the metaverse: a virtual reality world where users’ avatars can socialize, learn, and play in a 3-D space. In December, Meta – formerly known as Facebook – released Horizon Worlds in the United States […]
Austin Booth – The Biden administration has so far taken a stance against corporate consolidation. In January 2022, the Justice Department and the FTC announced that they were seeking public comment on how current merger guidelines can be updated to better detect and prevent illegal and anticompetitive deals in an increasingly consolidated corporate marketplace. Both […]
Ryan Greenberg – A few months into 2020, employers began abruptly closing their physical offices due to the growing threat of COVID-19. Suddenly, millions of U.S. employees were working remotely for the first time. By the end of the year, 71% of workers who said their job could mostly be done remotely were indeed remote […]
Jacob Leon – In 2021, after years of pressure, the NCAA changed its rules to allow student-athletes to be compensated for their talents. The rule change allows athletes to be compensated for their name, image, and likeness (NIL). However, not all student-athletes have been able to benefit from the rule change. International student-athletes, in particular, […]
