Biden's US FTC chair to resign commission in coming weeks, memo says
Lina Khan, who headed the U.S. Federal Trade Commission under former President Joe Biden until Monday, will resign from the ...
Once dubbed a ‘woke’ billionaire, Jeff Bezos changes his tune on Donald Trump
Now, as Trump returns to the White House, the tech mogul has changed his tune in a shift that could have far-reaching ...
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FTC, Texas AG take action against surveillance, sale of drivers’ data
Biometric Update previously reported that cross-referenced anonymized disparate datasets can lead to de-anonymization and ...
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Trump Could Pick a Big Tech Ally for Next CFPB Head
Melissa Holyoak, an FTC commissioner known for her ties to tech giants like Google, is being considered for director of the ...
FTC points at partnerships between AI leaders and cloud service providers, suggesting they could be subject to antitrust scrutiny
A staff report released Friday by the FTC suggested partnerships between OpenAI and Microsoft, and Amazon and Anthropic, ...
FTC Warns on Big Tech Partnerships with AI Startups
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Friday issued a report outlining concerns with major Big Tech and AI startup ...
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FTC: Companies Are Using Your Data for Individualized 'Surveillance Pricing'
The FTC report says that "Americans deserve to know how their private data is being used to set the prices they pay and ...
FTC says partnerships like Microsoft-OpenAI raise antitrust concerns
The Federal Trade Commission said in a staff report issued Friday that there are potential competitive issues in partnerships ...
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Genshin Impact Publisher Hit With $20M Fine for Marketing Loot Boxes to Children
The FTC's complaint alleges that Singapore-based Cognosphere deceived children and other users about the real costs of ...
The FTC is concerned about Big Tech-AI startup partnerships — Microsoft-Open AI raises alarms
The FTC warns that multi-billion-dollar partnerships between Big Tech and AI startups could lead to the monopolization of the AI and cloud computing sectors.
Amazon deal for AI start-up’s technology draws whistleblower complaint
Filing details $400 million license for smart robot system and claims retail giant’s “reverse acquihire” contract limits competition and merits antitrust scrutiny.