Rob Lalka
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CNBC: Meta’s $18 billion settlement puts TikTok and YouTube on notice. Who’s next on the firing line?Rob Lalka, Albert Lepage Professor in Business, was interviewed by CNBC about the impact of Meta's $17 billion settlement on other social media platforms.
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Fortune: Don’t praise Meta ‘for what the court orders them to do’: Meta will only pay the full $17.1 billion settlement if TikTok and YouTube match itRob Lalka, Albert Lepage Professor in Business, was interviewed by Fortune about Meta's $17.1 billion settlement with state attorneys general over harms to children caused by the company's Facebook and Instagram…
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MarketWatch: Meta dodges ‘Big Tobacco’ nightmare with $18 billion settlement in child-safety lawsuitRob Lalka, Albert Lepage Professor in Business, was interviewed by MarketWatch about Meta's $18 billion settlement with a coalition of more than 50 state attorneys general that accused the tech giant of designing Facebook…
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Yahoo! Finance: Meta faces risks whether it wins or loses major social media trialRob Lalka, Albert Lepage Professor in Business, was interviewed by Yahoo! Finance about the start of the Meta trial, in which the tech giant is defending itself against allegations that it purposely developed its apps to…
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BBC News: Why tech bosses keep sharing their manifestos about AIRob Lalka, Albert Lepage Professor in Business, was interviewed by BBC News about the trend of tech leaders like Mark Zuckerberg and Sam Altman issuing lengthy declarations about AI.
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Inc.: Selena Gomez’s Wondermind Raised $1.2 Million on Founder Reputation. Now Investors Say They Were MisledRob Lalka, Albert Lepage Professor in Business, was interviewed by Inc. for a story about the legal troubles surrounding Wondermind, the mental health startup founded by actress and singer Selena Gomez.Robert T. Lalka,…
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Business Insider: Nvidia is playing many parts in the AI gold rush, a top business guru saysRob Lalka, Albert Lepage Professor in Business, was interviewed by Business Insider for a story about Nvidia's meteoric rise from graphics card maker for video games to the world's most valuable company and linchpin…
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WVUE Fox 8: When calling the 911 center in New Orleans, AI may answer. Here’s whyRob Lalka, Albert Lepage Professor in Business, was interviewed by WVUE Fox 8 about the Orleans Parish Communications District's introduction of an AI-based system to sort and prioritize 911 calls about motor vehicle…
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Fortune: Washington’s ethics establishment reacts to Trump’s $2.2 billion windfall—they’re shocked but not surprisedRob Lalka, Albert Lepage Professor in Business, was interviewed by Fortune for a story about Washington's response to President Trump's shocking rise in income since taking office in January 2025, much of it fueled…
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Business Insider: The workers Meta and Google desperately need aren't in Silicon ValleyRob Lalka, Albert Lepage Professor in Business, was interviewed by Business Insider for a story about Big Tech's efforts to train the workers needed to build data centers.
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CNET: Anthropic Eyes an IPO as Big Tech's AI Cash Crunch Comes for Wall StreetRob Lalka, Albert Lepage Professor in Business, was interviewed by CNET for a story about Anthropic's planned IPO, which will enable the company to raise significantly more capital than it's been able to raise on the private…
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Seattle Times: Microsoft offers buyouts for longtime employeesRob Lalka, Albert Lepage Professor in Business, was interviewed by The Seattle Times about Microsoft's decision to offer voluntary retirement to thousands of its employees in the United States for the first time in…
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Business Insider: The sneaky truth about the wave of AI layoffsRob Lalka, Albert Lepage Professor in Business, was interviewed by Business Insider for a story about how tech firms are using AI to justify layoffs and then rehiring many of those formerly full-time employees as…
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Business Insider: Corporate America’s toughest job? Being COO during the tariff whiplashRob Lalka, Albert Lepage Professor in Business, was interviewed by Business Insider for a story about the impact of the Supreme Court's ruling that IEEPA tariffs enacted by President Trump are illegal.
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Deseret News: Californians are asking, is it time to raise taxes on the rich?Rob Lalka, Albert Lepage Professor in Business, was interviewed by Deseret News for a story about a proposed ballot initiative in California to impose a 5% wealth tax on billionaires.
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The Wall Street Journal: For Trump, the Warner Megadeal Talks Are All About CNNRob Lalka, Albert Lepage Professor in Business, was interviewed by The Wall Street Journal about President Trump's call for CNN to be sold or get new leadership as its parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery, weighs takeover…
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NBC News: Elon Musk has left the White House, but he hasn't left politics behind on XRob Lalka, Albert Lepage Professor in Business, was interviewed by NBC News for a story about Elon Musk's political posts on X since leaving the White House in May 2025.
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NOLA.com: Louisiana venture capital firms, once an afterthought, are big funders of local startups nowRob Lalka, Albert Lepage Professor in Business and executive director of the Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, was interviewed by NOLA.com about the emergence of in-state venture capital firms that invest in…
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New Orleans startups bet on AI as Tulane expands its survey statewide in 2026Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business unveiled the results of its seventh Greater New Orleans Startup Report while announcing plans to significantly expand its annual survey of the region’s entrepreneurial…
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Tulane launches technology ethics course bridging science, business and the humanitiesTech Ethics: What Is A Better Future?, a new course cross listed between the Freeman School of Business and the School of Science and Engineering, challenges students to engage deeply with the ethical dimensions of emerging…
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Techstrong.ai: Musk Sues OpenAI, Apple For ‘Anticompetitive Scheme’Rob Lalka, Albert Lepage Professor in Business, was interviewed by Techstrong.ai about Elon Musk's antitrust suit against Apple and OpenAI over an alleged "anticompetitive scheme."
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Newsweek: Jeff Bezos May Sell up to 25M Amazon SharesRob Lalka, Albert Lepage Professor in Business, was quoted in a Newsweek story about Amazon's disclosure that founder Jeff Bezos could sell up to 25 million shares of the company in the next year
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Today in Tech: Heroes, villains, politics and Big TechRob Lalka, Albert R. Lepage Professor in Business and professor of practice in management, was a guest on Computerworld's Today in Tech podcast, where he and host Keith Shaw discussed the rise in Big Tech executives seeking…
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Vox: Trump’s techno-libertarian dream team goes to WashingtonRob Lalka, Albert R. Lepage Professor in Business, was interviewed by Vox for a story examining the tech industry's support for Donald Trump.
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New Orleans startups see AI as their biggest opportunity — and threatAccording to the 2024 Greater New Orleans Startup Report, area startups see artificial intelligence and machine learning as likely game-changers for their industries, but they’re not all sure if that’s a good thing.