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Historic Antitrust Enforcer Lina Khan Resigns from FTC
Lina Khan, the youngest head of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, is set to resign in upcoming weeks. Known for her rigorous antitrust oversight, Khan challenged major mergers like Kroger-Albertsons.
Biden's US FTC chair to resign commission in coming weeks, memo says
Lina Khan, the youngest chair of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission will resign in the coming weeks with Trump's incoming administration.
FTC points at partnerships between AI leaders and cloud service providers, suggesting they could be subject to antitrust scrutiny
A staff report released Friday by the FTC suggested partnerships between OpenAI and Microsoft, and Amazon and Anthropic, ...
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The Start of the Deal? What Antitrust Enforcement and M&A Will Look Like Under Trump’s Second Presidency
When President Biden appointed Lina Khan to lead the Federal Trade Commission, and Jonathan Kanter to lead the Antitrust Division of the Department ...
Lina Khan Gives Up the Gavel After Contentious 4 Years as FTC Chair
"To my mind, all of this public input and engagement made our work sharper and helped us really set priorities and focus on ...
FTC raises antitrust concerns over Microsoft $13bn investment in OpenAI
The commission noted that the investment may extend Microsoft's dominance in cloud computing into the emerging AI market.
FTC says partnerships like Microsoft-OpenAI raise antitrust concerns
The Federal Trade Commission said in a staff report issued Friday that there are potential competitive issues in partnerships ...
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FTC secures 11th hour settlement from PE firm Welsh Carson over alleged roll-up scheme
Private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe has agreed to a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission that will ...
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Trump’s unexpected antitrust approach
In a December flurry of Truth Social posts, he nominated Andrew Ferguson, a current commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission to replace Lina Khan as chair, antitrust attorney Mark Meador to be ...
Amid federal uncertainty, advocates and officials highlight state-level antitrust fights
It’s unclear whether Donald Trump will continue the Biden administration’s focus on antitrust enforcement when he again becomes president on Monday. But advocates and state officials say that ...
FTC raises antitrust concerns about Microsoft-OpenAI partnership
Microsoft Corp.’s US$13 billion investment in OpenAI raises concerns that the tech giant could extend its dominance in cloud ...