A total of 19 states allege the company runs an illegal smartphone monopoly. The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced this week that four more state governments have joined…
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FTC Reports Surge in Scams Impersonating Major Companies
Consumers have been defrauded by impersonators of Microsoft, Publishers Clearing House, Amazon, Best Buy, and PayPal. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finalized a new rule on government…
Read MoreJustice Department Sues Apple for Attempted iPhone Monopoly
16 state attorneys general join filing of civil antitrust lawsuit. The Department of Justice has filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Apple, alleging that the company consistently undermines…
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Appeals Court Upholds Ban on Apple Watch Imports
Prevents sales that include pulse ox technology in the U.S. during ongoing technology litigation versus Masimo. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that the…
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Congress Sends Letter to Apple Over Canceled Show
Jon Stewart’s politically-themed show was slated to cover Chinese tech and AI in the coming season. Leaders in the House of Representatives Select Committee on Competition with the…
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Justice Department Reaches Discrimination Settlement with Apple
The agreement covers backpay for employees and penalties for hiring discrimination. The Department of Justice secured a legal agreement with tech company Apple this month that requires the…
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Bill Would Block DOJ Payments to Social Media
The legislation would slow censorship. Representative Lauren Boebert of Colorado, together with a number of other cosponsors, has introduced the Exposing Lewd Outlays for Social Networking Companies Act—the…
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Federal Officials Trading Stocks in Companies They Oversee
Stocks frequently traded ahead of agency enforcement. More than 2,600 federal officials either own or have traded stock in companies their agencies oversee, according to a report from…
Read MoreHouse of Representatives Passes Antitrust Legislation
Bill gives more power to states in competition cases against technology companies. The House of Representatives voted to pass the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022 this…
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