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“Officials from the Justice Department contacted networks on Friday and demanded communications and materials related to the White House TV pool, the people said.”
Breaking News: The Justice Department is investigating whether major TV networks violated federal antitrust laws when they briefly suspended pool coverage of President Trump, according to people with knowledge of the department’s action. nyti.ms/4hWQxXm
A class of consumers has accused McDonald's of using AI to fix prices at thousands of its independently-owned franchises
The complaint cites this Sept 29 Reuters story as evidence
reuters.com/business/inside-…
The FTC resolves a Robinson-Patman case for the first time in 26 years.
FTC secures settlement that protects small businesses from illegal price discrimination: bit.ly/4hqubyn /1
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New @nytopinion piece by Lina Khan argues that AI is already subject to the law, including personal liability for CEOs who break the rules. But ultimately, Congress needs to act.
Not exactly a rallying cry:
"I sign this bill with the expectation that the Attorney General, district attorneys, and judges will interpret and apply it in ways that penalize clear wrongdoing, without creating needless uncertainty that risks harming legitimate businesses."
Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced the nomination of Adam Candeub to lead the DOJ's Antitrust Division.
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‼️‼️Judge not ready to sign off on paramount settlement
She won’t “dissolve the stipulation not to close” bc of
“outstanding questions regarding the factual and legal underpinnings of the parties’ proposed consent decree” and “implementation of the proposed consent decree”
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In Paramount debate, remember that Philadelphia Bank did NOT set a 30% market Share minimum. It cited 3 economists who advocated for a 20% minimum and concluded that, whatever the standard should be, 30% was enough. But 25% might have been enough too. 374US at364 & n. 41.
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Are Big Tech acquisitions really "killer acquisitions"?
No, not on average.
We link 1,200 startup acquisitions to patent & workforce data. Acquired patents get cited more, and inventors who stay become more productive.
But serial acquisitions concentrate patent ownership.
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New: A Microsoft executive called the training of artificial intelligence models the “largest theft of labor in human history,” according to legal brief filed by the New York Times and unsealed Thursday. w/ @GerritD washingtonpost.com/business/…
