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Ferguson, Meador split on merger vote over IonQ, SkyWater

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson and Commissioner Mark Meador voted differently on the conditions for quantum computing firm IonQ to buy chipmaker SkyWater. It was a rare instance of a split among members of the same political party.

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Strategic implications of the Slaughter ruling

Longtime friends of the Federal Trade Commission have been discussing how to respond to the Trump v. Slaughter decision. Unfortunately, they have been whistling past the graveyard and missing the bigger question, which is how an independent agency can go about justifying its existence in a newly...

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Privacy Corner: Inside Eastin’s risky mission against Meta

Tony Eastin is a former global operations investigator for Meta. That didn’t deter him from targeting how child abuse happens on the tech giant’s platforms after his 2023 layoff. 

DOJ’s HPE-Juniper settlement greenlit by federal judge

The Department of Justice’s eve-of-trial settlement with Hewlett Packard Enterprise over its acquisition of rival Juniper Networks — which led to two Antitrust Division leaders being fired after...

Walmart, Amazon using AI tools said to deceive consumers on ‘Made in USA’ goods

Walmart and Amazon, using artificial intelligence tools, “deceived” consumers over so-called “Made in America” products, a Columbia University Law School study found.

RentGrow to pay $2.25 million over tenant-screening violations

RentGrow has agreed to pay $2.25 million to settle claims over violations concerning tenant background reports.

At Senate hearing, Trump’s DOJ antitrust pick gets mixed reactions

Adam Candeub, the Trump administration’s nominee for the Justice Department’s antitrust chief, got a party-line reception from lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

GOP senator moves to alter two-member FTC with quorum bill

A Republican member of the Senate panel that oversees the Federal Trade Commission has proposed legislation to amend the agency’s decision-making structure on the heels of a recent Supreme Court...

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Ex-FTC lawyer Antonini leads case against Nexstar from California DOJ

For one recent addition to the antitrust section of the California Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission’s 2024 Tapestry-Capri case was about much more than handbags.