Opinion

With Consumer Data Models, Who Needs Government Data?

In a data-driven world, pauses in government economic data do more than inconvenience economists, they create dangerous blind spots for investors and business leaders.
FedScoop

Senate bill would require platforms to get consumer consent before their data is used on AI-model training

Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., speaks as Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., listens during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on May 18, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Online platforms ...
Forbes

From Patients To Consumers: Direct-To-Consumer Pricing As A Model For Healthcare Reform

Correction, Sept. 9: The list price of Zepbound has been revised from an earlier version of this article. Eli Lilly’s decision to sell its obesity drug Zepbound directly to patients for $499 per month ...
Wall Street Journal

Meta’s Revised Pay-Or-Consent Model Criticized by European Consumer Group

A consumer advocacy group has urged European Union regulators to take action against Meta META-0.70%decrease; red down pointing triangle Platforms over its “pay-or-consent” data-tracking model, ...
The New York Times

U.S. Is Trimming Back Its Collection of Consumer Price Data

The cutbacks would have “minimal impact,” the government said, but economists warned of reduced confidence in inflation data produced by a struggling statistical system. By Ben Casselman The Bureau of ...