On September 10, eight Democratic Senators urged the heads of the FTC and DOJ’s Antitrust Division to investigate certain generative AI features used by dominant online platforms that may violate competition laws.
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
On August 21, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released the second draft of its revised Digital Identity Guidance, which NIST first published in 2004 and last revised in 2017.
The draft guidance…
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/ Government Contracting, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
On August 27, Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) unveiled five AI bills for Congress to consider when its members return from the August recess on September 8.
Three are stand-alone bills that would promote the use of AI in the…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Science, Computers, & Technology
In the midst of increased focus of federal enforcers and courts on application of antitrust laws to developing technology, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an antitrust lawsuit on Friday accusing RealPage Inc., a…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Real Estate - Residential, Science, Computers, & Technology
On August 14, the FTC announced its much-anticipated final rule banning fake reviews and testimonials.
The final rule prohibits the purchase, sale, and dissemination of fake reviews, incentivized reviews, and certain insider…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Science, Computers, & Technology
On July 31, 2024, the Senate Commerce Committee advanced 10 AI-related bills for consideration in the full Senate.
The bills touch on nearly every facet of the AI ecosystem, from AI standards and requirements to AI…
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/ Administrative Law, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
This week, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) reached one of its largest “gun jumping” settlements following allegations that sporting and entertainment events company, Legends Hospitality, illegally…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Business Torts, Mergers & Acquisitions
On Monday, Judge Amit P. Mehta of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued a 277-page opinion finding Google liable for monopolizing the general search services and general search text ads markets…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Business Torts, Civil Remedies, Consumer Protection, Science, Computers, & Technology
On July 23, 2024, the leading competition enforcers in the US, EU, and UK released a Joint Statement on Competition in Generative AI Foundation Models and AI products.
The statement outlines risks to competition that are…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Science, Computers, & Technology
Exactly two weeks after issuing an interim staff report on Pharmaceutical Benefit Managers (PBMs) pursuant to its Section 6(b) authority to study markets, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has initiated another 6(b) study…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Health
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Office of Policy Planning released an Interim Staff Report titled Pharmacy Benefit Managers: The Powerful Middlemen Inflating Drug Costs and Squeezing Main Street Pharmacies (the Interim…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Health
President Biden’s October 2023 Executive Order on AI directed various agencies to take certain actions by June 26, 2024 — 240 days after the EO’s issuance.
The 240-day actions involved steps by agencies to strengthen data…
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/ Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
On June 24, 2024, six federal agencies — the Department of the Treasury (Treasury), the Federal Reserve System (FRS), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), the…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Consumer Protection, Real Estate - Residential, Science, Computers, & Technology
Last week, the Secretary of the Treasury released a final proposed rule to implement the Biden administration’s August 2023 Executive Order on outbound investments.
The proposed rule seeks to “prevent countries of concern…
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/ International Law & Trade, Science, Computers, & Technology
Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced the PREPARED for AI Act.
The bill aims to position federal agencies to safely and effectively adopt AI technologies by creating a comprehensive risk-mitigating…
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/ Administrative Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
