Competition

US Justice Department Intensifies Scrutiny of AI Content Deals
US Justice Department Intensifies Scrutiny of AI Content Deals
May 31, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

The U.S. Justice Department has intensified its scrutiny of content deals involving artificial intelligence (AI) companies such as OpenAI. Jonathan Kanter, the agency’s top antitrust...

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Google: Microsoft Tried Multiple Times to Sell Bing to Apple
Google: Microsoft Tried Multiple Times to Sell Bing to Apple
February 26, 2024  |  Google

Google claims that Microsoft made several attempts to sell its search engine Bing to Apple. That’s according to a report Monday (Feb. 26) by Seeking...

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EU Regulators Crack Down on Anti-Competitive Practices
EU Regulators Crack Down on Anti-Competitive Practices
February 18, 2024  |  Regulation

European regulators have reportedly increased their focus on anti-competitive behavior among consumer product companies. Last year, competition authorities carried out 26 surprise inspections on consumer companies...

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White House Pushes for Pro-Small Business AI Policy
White House Pushes for Pro-Small Business AI Policy
January 21, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

How can artificial intelligence (AI) create opportunities for small businesses? That question was the subject of a Friday (Jan. 19) White House meeting designed to examine ways...

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Kroger-Albertson Merger Delays Let Smaller Grocers Live Another Day
Kroger-Albertson Merger Delays Let Smaller Grocers Live Another Day
January 16, 2024  |  Retail

With the looming merger between Kroger and Albertsons set to make it all the harder for smaller grocery chains to stand a fighting chance, delays...

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Report: Google to Challenge EU’s Attempt to Break Up Ad Business
Report: Google to Challenge EU’s Attempt to Break Up Ad Business
October 12, 2023  |  Google

Google reportedly intends to challenge the European Union’s (EU) threat to break up its ad business. The tech giant has made it clear in a...

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Report: Amazon Accused of Using Secret Algorithm to Raise Prices
Report: Amazon Accused of Using Secret Algorithm to Raise Prices
October 03, 2023  |  Amazon

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reportedly alleged that Amazon used a secret algorithm code-named “Project Nessie” to test the limits of price increases while ensuring competitors would...

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Google Defends Position on First Day of Antitrust Trial
Google Defends Position on First Day of Antitrust Trial
September 12, 2023  |  Legal

During a high-stakes antitrust trial, a Google lawyer, John Schmidtlein, reportedly said that companies choose Google as their default search engine not because of a lack of competition...

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European Commission Delays Decision on Amazon’s Acquisition of iRobot
European Commission Delays Decision on Amazon’s Acquisition of iRobot
September 11, 2023  |  Acquisitions

European Union (EU) antitrust regulators have reportedly put a temporary halt to their investigation into Amazon‘s $1.7 billion acquisition of robot vacuum cleaner maker iRobot. The European Commission (EC), responsible...

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