Antitrust

In the United States, antitrust law is a collection of federal and state government laws that regulate the conduct and organization of business corporations and are generally intended to promote competition and prevent monopolies.

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Discover’s Pulse Network Settles Antitrust Suit Against Visa
Discover’s Pulse Network Settles Antitrust Suit Against Visa
June 16, 2024  |  ANTITRUST

Discover’s Pulse Network has settled a 10-year-old antitrust suit against Visa. Pulse had accused Visa of preventing competition in the debit card network services market,...

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Google Antitrust Trial to Proceed After Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss
Google Antitrust Trial to Proceed After Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss
June 14, 2024  |  Google

A judge denied Google’s motion to end U.S. antitrust regulators’ case focusing on its digital advertising. In a Friday (June 14) hearing, U.S. District Judge Leonie...

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4 More States Join DOJ Antitrust Lawsuit Targeting Apple
4 More States Join DOJ Antitrust Lawsuit Targeting Apple
June 11, 2024  |  ANTITRUST

Four more states have joined the Department of Justice’s civil antitrust lawsuit alleging that Apple monopolizes smartphone markets. The attorneys general of Indiana, Massachusetts, Nevada...

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Tech Titans in the Crosshairs: DOJ and FTC Ready to Rumble Over AI Dominance
Tech Titans in the Crosshairs: DOJ and FTC Ready to Rumble Over AI Dominance
June 10, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are reportedly gearing up to unleash their antitrust hounds on Microsoft, OpenAI and Nvidia, according to...

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Google Will Get Judge’s Hearing in AdTech Antitrust Trial
Google Will Get Judge’s Hearing in AdTech Antitrust Trial
June 07, 2024  |  Legal

Google parent Alphabet’s trial on antitrust charges around its advertising technology will be decided by a judge rather than a jury. Judge Leonie Brinkema ruled...

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Apple’s Payment Practices Target of Turkish Regulatory Probe
Apple’s Payment Practices Target of Turkish Regulatory Probe
June 06, 2024  |  Regulation

Turkey is the latest country to investigate Apple’s App Store payment rules. The Turkish Competition Authority launched a probe into the contracts Apple makes with...

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AI Giants Set to Face US Antitrust Probes
AI Giants Set to Face US Antitrust Probes
June 06, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

American regulators are reportedly readying antitrust investigations into three major players in the AI industry. The Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have come...

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This Week in AI: Earnings, Regulation Tightropes, Content Deals and Cyberattacks
This Week in AI: Earnings, Regulation Tightropes, Content Deals and Cyberattacks
May 31, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

This week in artificial intelligence news, tech giants C3.ai, HP and nCino reported strong first-quarter earnings, all fueled by the increasing demand for AI products...

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Big Tech Asks India to Reconsider Antitrust Law
Big Tech Asks India to Reconsider Antitrust Law
May 28, 2024  |  ANTITRUST

Lobbyists representing U.S. tech giants reportedly asked India to reexamine a proposed antitrust law. The companies said regulations forbidding data use and preferential treatment of...

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