Amazon sued by US FTC, 22 states over alleged $20 billion ad auction overchargesThe US FTC and 22 states have sued Amazon, alleging it manipulated digital advertising auctions and overcharged about 1.2 million customers...
01 Sep, 2026, 07.06 AM IST
FTC prepares to grill AI companies over impact on children, WSJ reportsThe US Federal Trade Commission will investigate how AI chatbots affect children’s mental health, seeking internal documents from OpenAI an...
04 Sep, 2025, 09.47 PM IST
Meta's $14.8 billion Scale AI deal latest test of AI partnershipsUnlike an acquisition or a transaction that would give Meta a controlling stake, the deal does not require a review by US antitrust regulat...
14 Jun, 2025, 08.01 AM IST
Biden administration sprints to tie up tech loose endsThe Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced late last month that it would begin to regulate e-payment services by companies like Goo...
11 Dec, 2024, 08.11 AM IST
FTC's Holyoak concerned AI collecting children's dataThe former Utah solicitor general gave the example of kids using AI services in the way older generations looked to a Magic 8 Ball fortune-...
15 Nov, 2024, 04.08 PM IST
US FTC announces crackdown on deceptive AI claims, schemesThe FTC also settled with a company called DoNotPay over its claim to provide automated legal services, and with Rytr, an AI writing tool t...
26 Sep, 2024, 07.07 AM IST
FTC seeking details on Amazon deal with AI startup AdeptThe FTC is investigating Amazon’s hiring of Adept's David Luan amid AI competition with Google and Microsoft, following a January inquiry. ...
16 Jul, 2024, 08.48 PM IST
Explainer: Why the few big AI players worry US antitrust regulatorsU.S. antitrust enforcers are investigating Big Tech's impact on the AI sector, looking into potential competition issues. Key concerns incl...
08 Jun, 2024, 11.05 AM IST
US clears way for antitrust inquiries of Nvidia, Microsoft and OpenAIFederal regulators are proceeding with antitrust investigations into Microsoft, OpenAI, and Nvidia in the AI industry. The Justice Departme...
06 Jun, 2024, 11.53 AM IST
US antitrust inquiry targets OpenAI and Anthropic's deals with Big TechThe U.S. Federal Trade Commission launched an inquiry on Thursday into generative artificial intelligence investments and partnerships.
26 Jan, 2024, 08.17 AM IST
DOJ, FTC push to investigate Microsoft's OpenAI partnership: reportMicrosoft's tie-up with the ChatGPT maker has raised antitrust scrutiny after the US software giant committed to invest over $10 billion in...
20 Jan, 2024, 01.47 PM IST
Data brokers know everything about you: what FTC case against ad tech giant Kochava revealsKochava, the self-proclaimed industry leader in mobile app data analytics, is locked in a legal battle with the Federal Trade Commission (F...
14 Jan, 2024, 09.36 AM IST
Microsoft, OpenAI tie-up comes under antitrust scrutinyThe U.S. Federal Trade Commission is examining the nature of Microsoft's investment in ChatGPT maker OpenAI, and whether it may violate ant...
09 Dec, 2023, 08.06 AM IST
US FTC investigating ChatGPT creator OpenAI over consumer protection issuesThe agency sent OpenAI a 20-page letter requesting detailed information on its AI technology, products, customers, privacy safeguards and d...
14 Jul, 2023, 09.03 PM IST
US FTC opens investigation into OpenAIThe US Federal Trade Commission has opened an investigation into OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, on claims it has run afoul of consumer prote...
13 Jul, 2023, 05.13 PM IST
US FTC to enforce law to curb risks of artificial intelligenceThe sudden popularity of Microsoft-backed OpenAI's ChatGPT this year has prompted global calls for regulation amid concerns about its possi...
04 May, 2023, 10.05 AM IST
US FTC leaders will target AI that violates civil rights or is deceptiveIn a congressional hearing, FTC Chair Lina Khan and Commissioners Rebecca Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya were asked about concerns that recent...
18 Apr, 2023, 11.19 PM IST