Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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Social media users lack control over data used by AI, US FTC says

Social media companies collect, share and process vast troves of information about their users while offering little transparency or control, including over how it is used by

Social media users lack control over data used by AI, US FTC says
Business|Entertainment|News

Live Nation seeks to end US states' claim of damages for concertgoers

Live Nation Entertainment has asked a federal judge in New York to dismiss several states' claims that the live event promoter harmed event-goers by stifling competition with

Business|Health|News

Express Scripts sues FTC over drug pricing report

Pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts sued the U.S.

Express Scripts sues FTC over drug pricing report
Business|Technology

Google knew publishers would dislike ad tech change that helped it profit

Google knew publishers would balk when it took measures in 2019 to keep them from diverting ad sales to competitors, prompting it to try to make the

Google knew publishers would dislike ad tech change that helped it profit
Business|Technology

Ex-Google exec said goal was to 'crush' competition, trial evidence shows

A Google executive told colleagues the goal for the company's then-nascent online advertising business in 2009 was to "crush" rival advertising networks,

Ex-Google exec said goal was to 'crush' competition, trial evidence shows
Business|Finance|Technology

News Corp would have lost $9 million in 2017 by ditching Google ads, ex-exec testifies

News Corp in 2017 estimated losing at least $9 million in ad revenue that year if it had switched away from Google's massive advertising apparatus,

News Corp would have lost $9 million in 2017 by ditching Google ads, ex-exec testifies
News

Google search monopoly US case remedies to come by December

The U.S.

Google search monopoly US case remedies to come by December
Business|Economy|News|Technology

Google aimed to control web ad tech, US prosecutor says as trial begins

Alphabet's Google sought to dominate all sides of online advertising technology by controlling competitors and customers, a Justice Department prosecutor

Google aimed to control web ad tech, US prosecutor says as trial begins
Business|News|Technology

US antitrust trial targets Google's digital ad business

Alphabet's Google faces trial in a second antitrust case next week where the U.S.

US antitrust trial targets Google's digital ad business
Business|Economy|Finance|News

Kroger case tests FTC Chair Khan's bid to protect workers

Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan's initiative to use antitrust laws to protect workers is being tested at a trial that began on Monday, as the agency alleges that

Kroger case tests FTC Chair Khan's bid to protect workers
Uncategorized

Surging grocery prices in focus as US tries to stop Kroger deal

The U.S.

Surging grocery prices in focus as US tries to stop Kroger deal
Americas|News

U.S. Justice Department accuses RealPage of driving up rents

The U.S.

U.S. Justice Department accuses RealPage of driving up rents
Business|News|Technology

Amazon must face D.C.'s antitrust lawsuit, appeals court rules

An appeals court in Washington, D.C. revived the district's lawsuit against Amazon.com Inc on Thursday, saying it plausibly claimed the online retailer's pricing policies

Amazon must face D.C.'s antitrust lawsuit, appeals court rules
Uncategorized

US state AGs seek triple damages against Live Nation for concertgoers

Attorneys general from about two dozen U.S. states are seeking treble damages against Live Nation Entertainment and its ticket-selling unit, Ticketmaster, for

US state AGs seek triple damages against Live Nation for concertgoers
Uncategorized

FTC sues Asbury Automotive, says it charged Black, Latino customers more

The U.S.

FTC sues Asbury Automotive, says it charged Black, Latino customers more
Economy|Election|Political

Harris' anti-price gouging plan could build on US state law

As Vice President Kamala Harris focuses on price gouging in her presidential campaign, state laws and laws proposed by her colleagues in the Senate show potential paths for a

Technology

TikTok disputes US claims on China ties in court appeal

TikTok told a federal appeals court on Thursday that the U.S.

TikTok disputes US claims on China ties in court appeal
Business|News|Technology

Google monopoly ruling could help Apple defense in antitrust case

Apple could be the winner after Alphabet's Google lost its fight with the U.S. antitrust enforcers earlier this week, with a ruling that supports the iPhone maker's defense

Google monopoly ruling could help Apple defense in antitrust case
Uncategorized

US targets surging grocery prices in latest probe

The U.S.

US targets surging grocery prices in latest probe
Business|Economy|News|Political

Two billionaire Harris donors hope she will fire FTC Chair Lina Khan

Billionaire Democratic donors Barry Diller and Reid Hoffman said in interviews this week they hope Kamala Harris will replace Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan if she

Two billionaire Harris donors hope she will fire FTC Chair Lina Khan
Political

US FTC looking into targeted pricing based on personal data

The U.S.

US FTC looking into targeted pricing based on personal data
News|Political

Trump VP pick supports Big Tech antitrust crackdown

Former U.S. President Donald Trump's vice presidential pick J.D.

Trump VP pick supports Big Tech antitrust crackdown
Business|News

Archegos founder Bill Hwang convicted at fraud trial over fund's collapse

Archegos Capital Management founder Sung Kook "Bill" Hwang was convicted of fraud and other charges by a jury in Manhattan federal court on Wednesday at a criminal

Archegos founder Bill Hwang convicted at fraud trial over fund's collapse
Business|Economy|News

Jury begins deliberating at Archegos founder's criminal trial

A jury in Manhattan federal court began deliberations on Tuesday in the criminal case against Archegos Capital Management founder Sung Kook "Bill" Hwang, accused by

Jury begins deliberating at Archegos founder's criminal trial
Business|Economy

Archegos collapse driven by 'lies and manipulation,' US prosecutor says as trial closes

The 2021 collapse of Sung Kook "Bill" Hwang's Archegos Capital

Archegos collapse driven by 'lies and manipulation,' US prosecutor says as trial closes

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