Claims targeting default search engine agreements sufficiently pled, but fraud claims were not, court finds. The core claims brought in a consumer antitrust suit against Google LLC have been allowed to proceed, but allegations related to fraudulent...
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Accenture Makes $1B Play to Best Guide AI Implementations
Two other January deals would automate tech support and customer engagement. A third would leverage nuclear power to generate more electricity for AI computing. [Editor’s Note: The deals...
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Court Halts Merger of Only Firms Developing Life-Saving Medical Device
FTC Injunction Temporarily Preserves Competition in Innovation of Specialized Heart Valve Devices A federal judge has paused the merger of...
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DOJ Antitrust Investigation Broadens Across U.S. Food Supply Chain
Will spotlight prompt more private litigation against producers of eggs, poultry, beef, and pork? The Department of Justice’s scrutiny of...
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DOJ Continues Aggressive Antitrust Enforcement Across the Real Estate Sector
Antitrust Division targets algorithmic pricing and association-backed brokerage rules in two recent actions. The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division continues...
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December AI Deals Intensify Competition in Compute, Infrastructure, and Agentic Automation
December 2025 saw a surge of transformative AI deals, signaling fierce competition across compute, infrastructure, and agentic automation. Nvidia acquired...
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California Clouds: If hyperscalers lock-In customers, what’s the harm?
Who would feel the impact of conduct that global antitrust authorities are investigating? When competition law enforcers in Washington, London,...
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Are Clouds Too Sticky? Antitrust Authorities Probe Lock-in Pricing Complaints
Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud draw attention over egress fees, spending minimums, bundled licensing. Antitrust enforcers in...
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HBO Customer Files Antitrust Class Action Against Netflix to Stop Warner Merger
Cites Disney-Hulu prices which jumped 20% after June's merger. A Las Vegas HBO Max subscriber has proposed an antitrust class action against Netflix, Inc. in...
Read More Artificial Intelligence M&A: Three Young Firms Acquired for Billions
Acquisitions are part of deal acceleration in artificial intelligence chips, digital clinical research, and observability technologies. Marvell Technology, Thermo Fisher Scientific, and Palo Alto Networks...
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“Empire of AI”: Tech Journalist Hao Slams Silicon Valley’s “AI Colonialism”
Author says AI companies are consolidating power at unprecedented levels, monopolizing talent, shaping regulatory frameworks, and cozying up to defense contractors. Editor's...
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Netflix and Paramount Both Want Warner: What Will Antitrust Authorities Do?
Netflix leaders appear unfazed by Paramount's hostile bid, setting the stage for big business drama with an antitrust subplot. Netflix,...
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AECOM’s $390 Million Bet on Artificial Intelligence
Non-tech companies continue efforts to count on AI to transform operations and competitiveness. Infrastructure consulting giant AECOM has acquired Consigli, a five-year-old Norwegian artificial intelligence...
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Algorithmic Pricing Settlement Addresses Key Antitrust Concerns, Some Call it Weak
DOJ and RealPage settle antitrust case, barring use of competitors’ private data. The RealPage litigation has been a focal point in the debate...
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Antitrust Concerns Allayed, FTC OKs $1.57B Retail Fuel Deal
Commission requires divestitures before merger of Circle K and GetGo stations. The Federal Trade Commission has finalized a consent order...
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Once Upon a Time in California: Can the State Get its Private Antitrust Litigation Mojo Back?
Commission proposes changes, but antitrust plaintiffs remain hampered by misinterpretations of precedent and the law. By Dan Mogin The California...
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Judge Clears PE Firm’s $627M Acquisition of Medical Device Firm, a Setback for the FTC
Decision marks another in a string of cases in which courts dive into an issue before evidence is fully gathered....
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FTC Fails to Convince Court that Meta is a “Personal Social Networking” Monopoly
Despite buying Instagram and WhatsApp, Facebook has lost ground to competitors that increasingly look the same. But should that matter...
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