President Donald Trump is expected to loosen or repeal President Joe Biden’s artificial intelligence regulations after taking his oath of office Monday (Jan. 20). His publicly stated views are encapsulated in the Republican National Committee’s 2024 platform, which called Biden’s AI policy one that “hinders...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a report examining the partnerships among artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud giants. The report, published Friday (Jan. 17) by the FTC, focused on the largest cloud service providers (CSPs) — Google, Amazon and Microsoft — and two of...
Days before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released early findings from its ongoing study of what it calls “surveillance pricing” and said this research should continue. Pointing to initial staff findings from research on this issue, the FTC said...
This week in artificial intelligence, President Joe Biden issued executive orders related to AI leadership and safety while Nvidia unveiled partnerships with healthcare organizations to accelerate drug discovery. OpenAI, Amazon and Elon Musk were also in the news. Biden’s Executive Orders Focus on Governance, Safety...
November 06, 2024
If the past few months have shown us anything it’s that the frictions between the regulators and the regulated — in this case, FinTechs — frequently are being played out in the courts. And in just the latest example, the Federal Trade Commission’s lawsuit against digital banking platform Dave spotlights some of the key areas […]
March 29, 2024
The proliferation of voice-activated technology, from virtual shopping assistants to speech recognition in smartphones and smart homes, is reshaping how consumers interact with devices. Advancements in this field are continually expanding the possibilities...
October 06, 2023
As the use of facial recognition software continues to expand around the world, concerns about privacy and human rights violations have reignited the debate surrounding this technology. On Friday (Oct....
May 14, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered an uptick in digital fraud and identity theft, with 18,235 pandemic-related fraud reports received by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) since the beginning of the...
January 21, 2025
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has begun sending more than $5 million in refunds to consumers who were harmed by a deceptive credit card debt relief scheme. The funds in this distribution came from ACRO Services, which operated under multiple names and ran the scheme, and BlueSnap, which provided payment processing services and profited from […]
January 19, 2025
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a report examining the partnerships among artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud giants. The report, published Friday (Jan. 17) by the FTC, focused on...
January 17, 2025
Days before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released early findings from its ongoing study of what it calls “surveillance pricing” and said this research...
January 17, 2025
General Motors agreed to a proposed order to resolve Federal Trade Commission allegations that it collected, used and sold data from connected cars without drivers’ knowledge or consent. The information...
