Antitrust cases, new laws, and how governments handle tech.
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Reuters ·
The US Department of Justice has made inquiries about how Nvidia's (NVDA.O) $12.93 billion deal to buy open-source platform Hugging Face …
Jesse Hamilton / CoinDesk ·
The U.S. agency that oversees derivatives has filed a federal legal challenge to halt Utah's attempt to stop prediction market betting in its state …
Reuters ·
Chinese fast-fashion giant Shein (0625.HK) has agreed to pay $100 million to settle an investigation by the US Federal Trade Commission …
Alfred Ng / Politico ·
Millions of Americans are expected to receive a settlement check from Amazon credited to "President Trump's Federal Trade Commission" …
Rhea Rose Abraham / Reuters ·
Epic Games said its shooter title "Fortnite" will return to Apple's (AAPL.O) App Store in Australia on Thursday …
Leah Nylen / Bloomberg ·
The US Federal Trade Commission said it will allow Publicis Groupe SA to complete the $2.2 billion acquisition of LiveRamp Holdings Inc …
Aaron Tilley / The Information ·
As the U.S. Department of Justice negotiates a settlement of its antitrust lawsuit against Apple, app developers are fretting …
Maria Curi / Axios ·
- The FTC sought documents from Anthropic and OpenAI with the scope of the probe focused on potential consumer protection violations, a person familiar told Axios.
Financial Times ·
Donald Trump's administration hopes the company will rival cheap Chinese alternatives such as DeepSeek
Davis Giangiulio / CNBC ·
Blockchain.com, a digital asset platform, wants to get in on the prediction market boom in the U.S.
Leah Nylen / Bloomberg ·
The Federal Trade Commission is investigating whether Block Inc., the parent of Square and Cash App, violated US consumer protection laws …
Jason Shubnell / The Block ·
The agency floated a new "crypto asset market" exchange category but said it can't require crypto to trade on CFTC platforms without Congress.
Bloomberg ·
Microsoft Corp.'s Azure and Amazon Web Services are set to be designated under the European Union's strict rulebook for Big Tech.
Mike Scarcella / Reuters ·
Alphabet's Google has persuaded a US federal judge to dismiss lawsuits from education technology company Chegg …
New York Post ·
WASHINGTON
Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg ·
Google is contesting an attempt by the European Union to make it open up its Android operating system to artificial-intelligence rivals …
Danny Park / The Block ·
This completes Coinbase's derivatives infrastructure, allowing it to list, broker, and clear fully collateralized products in-house.
Reuters ·
US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson said on Friday he would resist describing AI agents as autonomous actors that …
Jonathan Stempel / Reuters ·
A US appeals court on Friday ruled against the prediction markets operator Kalshi, saying states can regulate …
Davis Giangiulio / CNBC ·
Prediction market platform Kalshi filed on Tuesday with federal regulators to seek approval to offer leverage on event contracts …
Lydia Beyoud / Bloomberg ·
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission moved to expand crypto and prediction market trading via online platforms …
Hassan Ali Kanu / Politico ·
A federal judge has denied OpenAI's request to force the disclosure of a settlement agreement between Apple and SpaceXAI …
Hassan Ali Kanu / Politico ·
The federal judge overseeing an antitrust case by Elon Musk's companies against Apple and OpenAI is demanding to see any settlement agreements …
Maggie Eastland / Bloomberg Law ·
OpenAI is working on steps to address artificial intelligence safety issues with its top competitors Anthropic PBC and Google DeepMind …
Matt Levine / Bloomberg ·
AI and antitrust, lockups and indexes, annuities, Montessori and sudden wealth syndrome.
Mike Scarcella / Reuters ·
Elon Musk's X Corp and SpaceXAI <SPCX.O> said on Monday they have resolved their lawsuit in federal court in Texas …
Kate Knibbs / Wired ·
The agency that oversees prediction markets has investigated Polymarket trades on Biden pardons and the Iran war …
New York Times ·
The Justice Department is examining whether the tech giant sought to sidestep antitrust scrutiny.
Foo Yun Chee / Reuters ·
Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google on Tuesday rolled out changes to its online search results in Europe to satisfy EU antitrust regulators …
Steve Lohr / New York Times ·
After finding antitrust violations, federal courts have been reluctant to impose harsh sanctions. They fear meddling in markets where technology is racing ahead.
Reuters ·
Norwegian browser maker Opera (OPRA.O) on Wednesday lost its court challenge against EU antitrust regulators' decision to exempt Microsoft's …
About Amazon ·
The FTC today filed a misguided lawsuit claiming Amazon misled advertisers about its Sponsored Ads pricing and auction.
Dave Michaels / Wall Street Journal ·
Commission and more than 20 states to allege e-commerce giant reaped billions by manipulating ad prices on its retail platform
Brian Schwartz / Wall Street Journal ·
Decision comes after federal regulator alleged Santos made more than $17,000 by placing bets on his attendance at the State of the Union address
Bloomberg ·
The US Federal Trade Commission has been investigating whether Alphabet Inc.'s YouTube violated consumer protection laws …
Wall Street Journal ·
Antitrust case started out aiming to force concert giant to sell Ticketmaster. After two White House meetings, a deal kept the company intact.
Jody Godoy / Reuters ·
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Monday said it is settling with Zillow (ZG.O), ending its lawsuit accusing the online real estate platform …
Jacob Parry / Politico ·
BRUSSELS
Dave Michaels / Wall Street Journal ·
Agency says businesses must disclose when they use personalized pricing and may face lawsuits if they don't
Nicola M White / Bloomberg ·
FTX co-founder Gary Wang and former Alameda Research Chief Executive Officer Caroline Ellison avoided financial penalties under …
Angus Whitley / Bloomberg ·
WiseTech Global Ltd. said Australian antitrust authorities demanded the company hand over documents and data as part of an investigation …
Hannah Lang / Reuters ·
As sweeping U.S. crypto legislation stalls, President Donald Trump's regulators are set to fill the void, but efforts …
Bobby Allyn / NPR ·
Federal regulators have launched a review of so-called "mention markets" on prediction market sites …
Sharon LaFraniere / New York Times ·
The agency that polices the industry does not have the staffing, the legal tools or the will to broadly crack down on wagers that are easily manipulated, experts say.
Jody Godoy / Reuters ·
New Jersey sued Amazon.com on Tuesday, accusing the online retailer of abusing its market power over independent delivery drivers.
Matt Burgess / Wired ·
Europe's pro-competition proposals could see Google Search and Android systems opened up. The company claims there are serious privacy flaws.