US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson has pushed back against the notion that a consensus-driven model of decision-making produces better outcomes and said that the FTC is a better agen...

On Wednesday, September 30, 2026, the New York Post first reported that the Federal Trade Commission has opened a broad investigation into the safety of artificial intelligence systems developed by Op...

The Meta settlement is self-serving and unlikely to meet the objective of protecting teens from social media harms, writes Sumit Sharma.

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Andrew Ferguson, FTC chairman, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss the government body's recent lawsuit against Amazon, the harm to consumers and much more.

The Meta settlement is self-serving and unlikely to meet the objective of protecting teens from social media harms, writes Sumit Sharma.

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On Wednesday, September 2, 2026, U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema of the Eastern District of Virginia rejected a breakup of Google’s ad tech business and instead approved a series of behavioral ...

Companies like Google and Microsoft have used their money, their might and their massive reach to influence nearly every step of the education supply chain.

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Spotify, LinkedIn and others are trying to dig out of a digital sewage heap full of low-quality content made with artificial intelligence.

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Google and others say their economic research sheds light on crucial questions, but critics argue corporate research doesn't serve the public interest.

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France and Germany want to quit relying on America and China for key technology like artificial intelligence, but they’re having to choose where to do it.

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Washington, DC –  A Consumer Reports nationally representative survey of 2,082 US adults in May 2026 found that a large majority of Americans are skeptical…

Google antitrust appeal reached the DC Circuit after Google filed its opening brief on May 22, 2026, challenging both the monopoly ruling and data-sharing mandates already in effect. The DOJ and 38 st...

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