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Amazon to Meet Regulators as U.S. Considers Possible Antitrust Suit

Amazon is scheduled to meet with members of the Federal Trade Commission next week to discuss an antitrust lawsuit that the agency may be preparing to file to challenge the […]




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A.I. Regulation Is in Its ‘Early Days’

Regulating artificial intelligence has been a hot topic in Washington in recent months, with lawmakers holding hearings and news conferences and the White House announcing voluntary A.I. safety commitments by […]




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Biden Administration Unveils Tougher Guidelines on Mergers

The Biden administration’s top antitrust officials unveiled tougher guidelines against tech mergers on Wednesday, signaling their deepening scrutiny of the industry despite recent court losses in their attempts to block […]




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Court Ruling Clears Path for Microsoft to Buy Activision

A federal judge on Tuesday ruled against the Federal Trade Commission’s attempt to delay Microsoft’s $70 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, setting the stage for the tech giant and the […]




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Microsoft Says it Could Abandon Activision Deal if Judge Delays It

Microsoft said the Activision deal would instead be good for consumers, expanding their ability to play Activision’s games through low-cost options like Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass, a subscription service, or […]




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F.T.C. Sues Amazon for Inducing Users to Subscribe to Prime

The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday sued Amazon for illegally inducing consumers to sign up for its Prime service and then hindering them from canceling the subscription, the most aggressive […]




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Judge Is Said to Let Meta’s Virtual Reality Deal Move Forward

The lawsuit was the first of the cases developed entirely under Ms. Khan, a legal scholar who rose to prominence after she wrote a critique of Amazon that went viral, […]




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U.S. Moves to Bar Noncompete Agreements in Labor Contracts

In a far-reaching move that could raise wages and increase competition among businesses, the Federal Trade Commission on Thursday unveiled a rule that would block companies from limiting their employees’ […]




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Tim Wu, Architect of Biden Antitrust Push, to Leave White House

Tim Wu, a central architect of President Biden’s push to clip the wings of the nation’s largest companies, is leaving the White House.Mr. Wu’s last day at the National Economic […]




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Microsoft Gambles on ‘Nice Guy’ Strategy to Close Activision Megadeal

Early this month, Brad Smith, Microsoft’s president, met with Lina Khan, the chair of the Federal Trade Commission, to push for regulatory approval of Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of the […]