Federal regulators are examining Walmart’s plan to buy smart television maker Vizio. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is conducting an antitrust review of the proposed $2.3 billion merger, Vizio said in a regulatory filing Tuesday (April 30). According to the filing, both companies on Monday (April 29) received a request for additional...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is taking action against doxo, saying the bill payment company misleads consumers and tacks on junk fees. The agency filed a federal court complaint alleging that doxo violated the FTC Act, the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, the FTC said in a Thursday (April 25) press...
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is blasting the FTC’s new ban on non-compete clauses. Soon after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) imposed the ban on Tuesday (April 23), the business lobbying group said it would sue to block the measure. “The Federal Trade Commission’s decision to ban employer non-compete...
Antitrust regulators are reportedly not convinced by artificial intelligence (AI) firms’ suggested hands-off policy. Speaking at an antitrust conference in Washington last week, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan said technology companies have attempted to “dazzle” policymakers with the promise of AI, but to...
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 of what voice technology can achieve. For instance, assistive voice technology, like the one developed by Whispp, is empowering individuals with voice disabilities, enabling more fluent and […]
April 07, 2023
Almost no one doubts that some subscription companies make it difficult for their customers to cancel. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is recommending a streamlined path toward subscription cancellations, and...
April 22, 2022
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are working on new horizontal merger guidelines, which may be ready by the end of the year, that could...
April 20, 2022
Mergers and acquisitions in the tech space have become a critical issue for regulators worldwide. Agencies probably feel that they have underenforced the law in the past. In an interview,...
May 01, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced a settlement with payment processing company BlueSnap and its former CEO Ralph Dangelmaier and former Senior Vice President Terry Monteith. The FTC charged these defendants with knowingly processing payments for deceptive and fraudulent companies from 2019 to 2021, the agency said in a Wednesday (May 1) press release. In its federal court complaint, the FTC charged […]
April 30, 2024
Federal regulators are examining Walmart’s plan to buy smart television maker Vizio. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is conducting an antitrust review of the proposed $2.3 billion merger, Vizio said in a regulatory filing Tuesday (April 30)....
April 25, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is taking action against doxo, saying the bill payment company misleads consumers and tacks on junk fees. The agency filed a federal court complaint alleging that doxo violated the FTC Act, the...
April 24, 2024
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is blasting the FTC’s new ban on non-compete clauses. Soon after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) imposed the ban on Tuesday (April 23), the business lobbying group said...
