Senator Pushes FTC to Investigate Microsoft for ‘Gross Cybersecurity Negligence’ September 11, 2025 By AJ Vicens U.S. Democratic Senator Ron Wyden on Wednesday requested the Federal Trade Commission “investigate and hold Microsoft responsible” for its role...
DOJ Drops Defense of Ban on Employee ‘Noncompete’ Agreements September 8, 2025 By Daniel Wiessner President Donald Trump’s administration abandoned on Friday the U.S. government’s legal defense of a rule adopted under former President Joe...
FTC to Review AI Chatbot Risks With Focus on Privacy Harms September 5, 2025 By Josh Sisco and Leah Nylen The US Federal Trade Commission plans to study the harms to children and others of AI-powered chatbots like those offered...
FTC Takes Action Against Worker Noncompete Agreements September 5, 2025 By Jody Godoy The U.S. Federal Trade Commission barred the largest pet cremation business in the U.S. from enforcing its noncompete agreements with...
Disney to Pay $10M to Settle Claim of Allowing Unlawful Collection of Children’s Data September 3, 2025 By Kanishka Singh Walt Disney will pay $10 million to settle U.S. Federal Trade Commission allegations that the company unlawfully allowed personal data...
FTC Chair Warns Tech Firms Not to Weaken Data Privacy to Comply With EU, UK Laws August 25, 2025 By Jody Godoy The chairman of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission warned Apple, Alphabet, and other technology companies that efforts to comply with...
Trump’s AI Plan Urges Lighter Touch by FTC in Win for Microsoft July 25, 2025 By Emily Birnbaum Microsoft Corp. stands to gain from new White House AI guidelines that call on the US Federal Trade Commission to...
Antitrust Enforcers ‘Get Out of the Way’ of Multibillion-Dollar Deals July 15, 2025 By Jody Godoy President Donald Trump’s antitrust enforcers recently cleared a string of multibillion-dollar deals in a week, demonstrating a willingness to settle...
Meta Investors, Zuckerberg Square Off at $8B Trial Over Alleged Privacy Violations July 14, 2025 By Tom Hals Mark Zuckerberg is expected to appear as a star witness in an unusual $8 billion trial that kicks off this...
Retailers Sue New York to Block Algorithmic Pricing Law July 3, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel New York state was sued on Wednesday by the National Retail Federation over a new law requiring retailers to tell...