The US Federal Trade Commission has just passed a new law that bans hidden junk fees in short-term lodging and live-event ticket prices.
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A recent FTC study reveals that 89% of connected devices lack transparency on software updates, leaving consumers in the dark.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) wants to force online services to reduce the complexity of unsubscribing for customers.
Microsoft has sent its own letter challenging the FTC's earlier filing to the US Court of Appeals about its recent changes to the company's Xbox Game Pass price increases and features.
The US Federal Trade Commission has filed a document to the US Court of Appeals, which slams Microsoft over its changes to Xbox Game Pass, including its price hikes and the upcoming Standard plan.
The US Federal Trade Commission has sent formal warning letters to ASRock, Zotac, and Gigabyte, stating that their current warranty policies could violate laws concerning consumer rights to repair.
The US Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit against Adobe, claiming that the software company hides early termination fees for its software plans and for making it hard to cancel the plans.
The US Federal Trade Commission has reportedly begun an antitrust probe into Microsoft's recent deal with Inflection AI to see if it was structured to try to avoid a government inquiry.
Game accessory maker Razer will send $1.1 million in refunds for people who bought its Zephyr mask to settle a complaint from the FTC that the mask was falsely labeled as N95 certified,
The FTC alleges that founder Jeff Bezos and CEO Andy Jassy destroyed messages discussing business matters to erase potential evidence amid the FTC's ongoing antitrust investigation against Amazon.
Reddit revealed late on Friday that the online forum is under investigation by the Federal Trade Commission over its deals to license its data to be used by generative AI companies.
The Federal Trade Commission has filed a formal complaint to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, saying Microsoft's gaming layoffs contradict its previous Activision Blizzard claims.
A letter by Senator Ron Wyden sheds light on the illegal buying of sensitive American user data by the National Security Agency of the U.S. It also exposes the data broker industry.
The Federal Trade Commission has just announced a new inquiry centering on AI partnerships and investments, with Microsoft, OpenAI, Google, Amazon, and Anthropic all being asked to send information.
The DOJ and FTC are engaged in a "turf war" over who gets to investigate Microsoft's investment in and partnership with OpenAI for antitrust issues. Sources say neither agency will cede jurisdiction.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is now accepting submissions for its Voice Cloning Challenge, aiming to counter the misuse of AI tools able to generate synthetic voices of real persons.
A new report claims that the Federal Trade Commission is looking into whether Microsoft's current partnership with OpenAI might violate US antitrust laws, but that no formal investigation has started.
The Federal Trade Commission and Microsoft will battle in a US appeals courtroom today. The FTC will try to convince the judges that Microsoft's purchase of Activision Blizzard is anticompetitive
The US Federal Trade Commission is still going to go through with its court case against Microsoft's purchase of Activision Blizzard, claiming that the $69 billion deal is "a threat to competition"
The US Federal Trade Commission will hold its own in-house trial to challenge Microsoft's plan to buy Activision Blizzard, but that trial is unlikely to prevent the deal from closing in October.
The FTC has declared war once again on Amazon claiming that the company is allegedly engaging in anticompetitive tactics and unlawful conduct that protect its monopoly in the industry.
A blog post from Microsoft has detailed how 38 signatories filed nine "friend of the court" briefs, showing support for Microsoft's position against the FTC in its bid to buy Activision Blizzard.
Thanks to a $245 million settlement with the FTC, some Fortnite players can now get their money back from Epic Games for unwanted in-game purchases, with a January 17, 2024 deadline.
According to another leaked document, Zenimax Media and Bethesda had been planning on remastering its hit RPGs Oblivion and Fallout 3. A brand-new Doom entry is also reportedly coming.
A massive leak of confidential documents containing a ton of hardware details and specifications for Microsoft's next-gen Xbox reveals how the company plans to become console king by 2030.
Leaked documents reveal Microsoft is planning a major Xbox Wireless Controller upgrade that will reportedly include haptic feedback and an accelerometer akin to PlayStation's DualSense.
FTC v. Microsoft courtroom battle leaks have started again, and the latest edition may have accidentally revealed Microsoft's next major hardware release from its Xbox console business.
Newly leaked emails from 2022 reveal that Activision was briefed on Nintendo's next-gen Switch 2. The emails suggest that the new system would offer performance on par with the Xbox One/PS4.
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In recent documents that have been released during the FTC vs. Microsoft case, it's been confirmed that the next installment of The Elder Scrolls franchise won't be coming to PlayStation 5
During a tech conference this week, Zoom's CEO Eric Yuan thinks that the US Federal Trade Commission should look into Microsoft's bundling of Teams with Microsoft 365, saying, "You've got to be fair."
California's Attorney General is investigating Tesla's Autopilot safety claim advertisements for being false and misleading. He collected customer complaints from FTC filings via the online database.
The US Federal Trade Commission's in-house trial was set to being in early August. However, the fact that it has decided to pause the trial is yet another big victory for Microsoft.
The companies now officially have three more months to try to close the deal so Microsoft can finally acquire Call of Duty and Diablo game publisher Activision Blizzard for $79 billion.
The official date for the deal for Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard to close has now come and gone, but the two companies reportedly still want to make this purchase happen.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has denied the Federal Trade Commission's request for injunctive relief against Microsoft, which could mean the deal to buy Activision Blizzard could close soon.
The Federal Trade Commission, in its filing to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, claims the judge's decision in the lower court had a number of issues that should allow for an overturned decision.
The FTC has charged three former executives of the bankrupt crypto company Celsius for tricking customers into sending funds to its platform using misleading promises. The case will go to court.
The Federal Trade Commission has asked OpenAI for documents related to its ChatGPT chatbot, including if it has received complaints from users about "false, misleading, disparaging or harmful” content
NASDAQ has announced it plans to remove Activision Blizzard prior to the start of trading on Monday, July 17. That would indicate Microsoft is making preparations to close the Activision Blizzard deal
The Federal Trade Commission was denied a preliminary injunction in court this week that would have blocked Microsoft from buying Activision Blizzard, but it has now appealed that ruling.
