US and UK regulators talk up the need for AI regulation
As the rapid march of generative AI continues, regulators on both side of the pond seem to have decided they had better start taking a proper look at what’s going on.
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US fails to appoint FCC Commissioner after 16 months of trying
Gigi Sohn has withdrawn from consideration as the fifth Federal Communications Commissioner, citing attacks from lobbyists as the main reason.
So much for the FTC’s trustbusting agenda
US trade regulator, the FTC, has allowed Amazon’s acquisition of MGM to proceed without so much as a whimper of dissent.
Scammers stole $770 million through social media in 2021, says FTC
The Federal Trade Commission, which is currently involved in a lawsuit to breakup Facebook and Instagram parent Meta, has released some stats pointing to the extent of social media fraud.
US moves to prevent Nvidia acquisition of Arm
The US Federal Trade Commission is suing to block Nvidia acquisition of Arm on fairly obvious competition grounds.
US accuses Broadcom of abusing STB and broadband chip monopoly
The Federal Trade Commission reckons Broadcom has a monopoly in certain types of chip and is abusing that position to impose exclusivity on its customers.
FTC finally throws in the towel over Qualcomm antitrust case
The US Federal Trade Commission reckons Qualcomm’s licensing practices are anticompetitive, but not much of the legal profession agrees.
Biden set to appoint a big tech trustbuster to the FTC
Many reports reckon the fifth FTC Commissioner will be Lina Khan, who specializes in antitrust law and has a special focus on big tech.
US FTC wastes everyone’s time by suing Facebook for acquisitions it approved
The Federal Trade Commission and a bunch of Attorneys General reckon Facebook’s heart wasn’t in the right place when it bought WhatsApp and Instagram.
Qualcomm wins appeal against FTC case over its modem licensing business
In February of this year the US Federal Trade Commission won a ruling that Qualcomm’s chip licensing practices were anticompetitive. That has just been overturned.
Zoom’s flaws ungraciously exposed as it heads towards the executioner’s block
Three months ago, most people would not have been able to tell you what Zoom was, but now at the centre of privacy debacles, the video-conferencing business might be knocking on deaths door.
FTC starts turning the screw on Big Tech
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued Special Orders to five of the technology industry’s biggest hitters as it takes a more forensic look at acquisition regulation.
Report: FTC expands scope of Amazon antitrust probe to include AWS
Amazon has been offered an early Christmas present from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) by extending an existing antitrust probe to include its burgeoning cloud business.
Intel fires one final bullying accusation at Qualcomm
Months following the well-publicised sale of its smartphone modem business to Apple, Intel has hit out at Qualcomm, accusing the semiconductor giant of market dominance misbehaviour.
FTC forcing through rethink on data throttling
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has come to a settlement with AT&T over a 2014 lawsuit on data throttling in unlimited tariffs.
Is $170 million a big enough fine to stop Google privacy violations?
Another week has passed, and we have another story focusing on privacy violations at Google. This time it has cost the search giant $170 million, but is that anywhere near enough?
FTC Chair kicks off race to tackle big tech before it’s too late
A race seems to be heating up in the US. On one side, government officials are looking to tackle the influence of big tech, and on the other, Silicon Valley is trying to make it as difficult as possible.
FTC warns of break-up of big tech
The technology industry has often been a political punching bag over the last 18-24 months, and now the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is adding to the misery.
FTC hits Facebook with $5bn privacy fine
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has hit Facebook with a fine of $5 billion relating to numerous privacy violations over the last few years.
Facebook investors brush off leaked $5 billion fine
It has been widely reported that Facebook will receive a record fine for privacy violations, but investors seems strangely pleased about it.
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