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The OAI stake/deal is already under regulatory review and generally EU is perceived as blocking most large tech mergers since the iRobot intervention. I suspec
by whimsicalism 3y ago
The OAI stake/deal is already under regulatory review and generally EU is perceived as blocking most large tech mergers since the iRobot intervention.
I suspect we are going to soon see political backlash against regulation in the EU as it is becoming very clear that this is causal to their bad capital markets.
- blackoil 3y agoOAI merger?
- whimsicalism 3y agosorry mis-spoke - OAI stake.
- nicce 3y ago> I suspect we are going to soon see political backlash against regulation in the EU as it is becoming very clear that this is causal to their bad capital markets. Who would have thought that human rights are bad for business..
- whimsicalism 3y agoWhat human right do I have to Amazon not owning a vacuum company?
- nicce 3y agoNothing. But you probably don't see one located in Europe, because they would need to allow strikes, there is good level of minimum wage protection in general and strong privacy laws. It is harder to stalk the toilet breaks for employees.
- whimsicalism 3y agoMedian wages in the US are considerably higher than in Europe. Amazon wanted to buy iRobot but was blocked by regulators. https://www.ft.com/content/db7c6cfc-8ab2-4ee8-a41d-ba20b28d4d86 https://www.ft.com/content/db7c6cfc-8ab2-4ee8-a41d-ba20b28d4...