Amazon Asks Judge to Dismiss FTC Lawsuit, Says No Consumer Harm Shown December 11, 2023 By Diane Bartz Amazon.com asked a federal court on Friday to dismiss a U.S. government antitrust lawsuit which accuses the company of using...
Meta Asks Appeals Court to Tell FTC it Cannot Reopen Privacy Case November 30, 2023 By Diane Bartz Meta Platforms, which owns WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook, filed a lawsuit asking an appeals court to stop the U.S. Federal...
US, Britain, Other Countries Ink Agreement to Make AI ‘Secure by Design’ November 28, 2023 By Raphael Satter and Diane Bartz The United States, Britain and more than a dozen other countries on Sunday unveiled what a senior U.S. official described...
New FTC Court Filing: Amazon Made $1B Through Secret Price Algorithm November 3, 2023 By Diane Bartz, Arriana McLymore and David Shepardson Amazon.com used a series of illegal strategies to boost profits at its online retail empire, including an algorithm that pushed...
Meta’s Instagram Linked to Depression, Anxiety, Insomnia in Kids: States’ Lawsuit October 25, 2023 By Jonathan Stempel, Diane Bartz and Nate Raymond Dozens of U.S. states are suing Meta Platforms and its Instagram unit, accusing them of fueling a youth mental health...
Microsoft CEO Says Tech Giants Battling for Content to Build AI October 3, 2023 By Diane Bartz Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella said Monday tech giants were competing for vast troves of content needed to train artificial...
Update: FTC Sues Amazon.com for Breaking Antitrust Law and Harming Consumers September 26, 2023 By Diane Bartz The U.S. Federal Trade Commission filed a long-awaited antitrust lawsuit against Amazon.com on Tuesday and asked the court to consider...
Judge Allows Key Antitrust Google Search Claims to Go to Trial August 7, 2023 By David Shepardson and Diane Bartz A U.S. judge hearing the Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit accusing Google of unlawfully maintaining monopolies in the internet search market...
FTC Opens Investigation Into OpenAI Over Misleading Statements July 14, 2023 By Diane Bartz The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has opened an investigation into OpenAI on claims it has run afoul of consumer protection...
‘Stoneos’ Cannabis Cookies Look Too Much Like Oreos, Says FTC July 10, 2023 By Diane Bartz Six companies that make snacks with the active ingredient of cannabis have been sent cease and desist letters because the...