US FTC opens investigation into OpenAI over misleading statements -- document
(Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has opened an investigation into OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, on claims it has
2023-07-13 22:26
FTC is investigating ChatGPT-maker OpenAI
The Federal Trade Commission is investigating OpenAI for possible violations of consumer protection law, seeking extensive records from the maker of ChatGPT about its handling of personal data, its potential to give users inaccurate information and its "risks of harm to consumers, including reputational harm."
2023-07-13 22:20
US FTC chair to face questions on court losses in congressional hearing
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON Lina Khan, the progressive head of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, goes before a
2023-07-13 18:25
FTC to appeal Microsoft/Activision Blizzard merger
The Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday it would appeal a decision from earlier this week by a district court judge allowing Microsoft to close its $69 billion Activision Blizzard merger.
2023-07-13 07:59
The FTC wants to make it harder to publish fake product reviews
The Federal Trade Commission proposed Friday a rule to rein in marketers who use fake reviews of products, and signaled the commission's plans to use "all available means" to target such deceptive advertising.
2023-07-02 05:23
Microsoft faces off against US government over Activision deal, with top execs set to testify
Microsoft and the video game giant Activision Blizzard will face off Thursday against the US government in a high-stakes battle over one of the largest technology acquisitions in history.
2023-06-22 20:51
Tech companies including Google gripe about unfair cloud practices
(Reuters) -Technology trade groups as well as Alphabet's Google have griped to the Federal Trade Commission about allegedly unfair business
2023-06-22 08:18
FTC sues Amazon, alleging it tricked consumers into signing up for Prime
The Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon on Wednesday, alleging that the e-commerce giant has tricked millions of consumers into signing up for its Amazon Prime subscription service through deceptive user interface designs.
2023-06-21 22:52
US FTC asks court to block Microsoft acquisition of Activision
By David Shepardson (Reuters) -The Federal Trade Commission asked a court to temporarily block Microsoft Corp's acquisition of Activision Blizzard
2023-06-13 12:53
FTC to seek federal court order temporarily blocking Microsoft-Activision deal
The Federal Trade Commission plans to file in federal court to prevent Microsoft and Activision-Blizzard from closing their $69 billion merger, according to a person familiar with the matter.
2023-06-13 02:20
Microsoft to pay $20 million to settle charges it collected children's information
WASHINGTON Microsoft will pay $20 million to settle U.S. Federal Trade Commission charges that the tech company illegally
2023-06-06 07:15
Amazon's Ring to pay $5.8 million to settle FTC privacy lawsuit
Amazon's smart doorbell company, Ring, has agreed to settle a lawsuit from the Federal Trade Commission alleging that it had "unreasonable" data security and privacy practices, according to a Wednesday filing in the US District Court for Washington D.C.
2023-06-01 03:30