Selecta Group BV and a group of its bondholders are urging a federal court in New York to throw out a lawsuit accusing them of violating US antitrust law through an agreement among creditors to coordinate negotiations with the Swiss vending machine operator. Two motions filed Friday in the US...

Legislators across the U.S. are advancing a wave of bills aimed at limiting the role of technology in classrooms, creating a new regulatory challenge for the $164 billion education-technology industry and forcing companies to mount a coordinated lobbying response. At least 16 states are now debating legislation that would restrict...

Every time an employee types a question into an AI chatbot at work, something happens that most people don't think about. The question gets saved; the AI remembers it. And in many cases, the company has no clear plan for when or whether to delete it. Multiply that by thousands of workers across thousands of companies, and...

Europe’s biggest economies are pressing the European Union to move faster in strengthening its financial independence, calling for reduced reliance on foreign payment networks and an accelerated rollout of the digital euro. Finance ministers from the EU’s six largest economies — Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland and Spain —...

US Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts is demanding answers from Amazon Chief Executive Andy Jassy regarding how the company sets prices on its Amazon Business procurement platform for public institutions, according to a letter reviewed by Reuters. The request follows concerns raised by an advocacy group that some schools and...

The European Union is intensifying its scrutiny of major technology companies over concerns that their growing influence across the artificial intelligence ecosystem could distort competition, according to the bloc’s antitrust leadership. Teresa Ribera, the European Commission’s competition chief, said regulators are examining how large tech firms may consolidate power across...

Burson announced the appointment of Mathew Heim as Senior Advisor for Competition, Litigation and Regulatory, according to a statement released by the firm. In the new role, Heim will assist clients dealing with competition enforcement matters, heightened regulatory scrutiny, and public affairs challenges linked to litigation. Heim will collaborate with...

South Korea’s antitrust regulator announced Thursday that it has imposed a combined fine of 3.15 billion won, or about $2.13 million, on nine pork processing companies for engaging in price-fixing practices tied to supply contracts with a major retailer. The penalties follow an investigation by the Korea Fair Trade Commission...