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Biden FTC Engaged With Chinese E-Commerce Giant Temu In Amazon Antitrust Case, Raising Concerns
The Biden Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reportedly communicated with a major Chinese e-commerce company about Amazon’s ...
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FTC Issues PBM Report Signaling Consolidation Is Impacting Pharmaceutical Prices
At a public meeting held on January 15, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) summarized the Second Interim Staff Report ...
FTC points at partnerships between AI leaders and cloud service providers, suggesting they could be subject to antitrust scrutiny
A staff report released Friday by the FTC suggested partnerships between OpenAI and Microsoft, and Amazon and Anthropic, ...
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FTC says partnerships like Microsoft-OpenAI raise antitrust concerns
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said in a staff report issued Friday that there are potential competitive issues in ...
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PBM Update: Special Edition - FTC Releases Second Interim Staff Report in PBM Inquiry
Mintz’s Health Law and Antitrust teams actively monitor federal and state regulatory and legislative developments in the PBM ...
FTC raises antitrust concerns over Microsoft $13bn investment in OpenAI
The commission noted that the investment may extend Microsoft's dominance in cloud computing into the emerging AI market.
More Litigation Coming? Insulin MDL Gets Boost from FTC Report
In the report, the FTC said pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), charge significant markups for cancer, HIV, and other critical ...
The FTC is concerned about Big Tech-AI startup partnerships — Microsoft-Open AI raises alarms
The FTC warns that multi-billion-dollar partnerships between Big Tech and AI startups could lead to the monopolization of the AI and cloud computing sectors.
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FTC Warns of Fake Toll Road Text Phishing Scams Around U.S.
The Federal Trade Commission has issued a warning about phony text messages sent to residents about supposed tolls they owe. The surge in SMS spam has been linked to increased activity by foreign bad ...
The FTC Finds United Health’s OptumRX Is Engaged In Widespread Price Gouging
The Federal Trade Commision (FTC) found prescription benefits managers like UnitedHealth's OptumRX have gained $7.3B from ...
Surmodics falls on report about FTC review of GTCR deal
Surmodics (NASDAQ:SRDX) dropped 5.8% after a report about the Federal Trade Commission's review of its planned sale to private equity firm GTCR. The staff of the FTC has some concerns about the $627 ...