News Muncher - searching for federal

5 days, 2 hours ago

Trump FTC pick casts lone no vote on rule banning deceptive junk fees

President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Federal Trade Commission cast the lone no vote Tuesday against a newly finalized rule banning deceptive junk fees in live-event ticketing and short-term lodging. Nidhi Hegde, interim executive director of the American Economic Liberties Project, said in response to the newly finalized rule that "banning junk fees is broadly popular across the country …

Trump Fees Biden Rule Ferguson Ftc Junk Fees

6 days, 3 hours ago

Event promoters, hotels and lodging sites soon will have to disclose extra fees up front

Associated Press

The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday said it will soon require hotels, vacation rental platforms and live event promoters to disclose any fees up front when they list prices. The FTC said consumers often see advertised prices for hotel rooms, short-term rentals, and tickets to sporting events and concerts only to be surprised later by so-called “junk fees,” including resort …

Fees Rule Ftc Junk Fees

6 days, 19 hours ago

Federal rule bans junk fees hidden in hotel, event ticket prices

Salon

Junk fees hidden in the price of hotels and tickets for live events would be banned under a final rule approved by the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday. The rule requires certain companies to display the full price of a service or product upfront instead of notifying the buyer of the extra fees at the end of the checkout process. …

Fees Ticket Prices Junk Fees Ticket Prices Junk Prices Junk

Hidden ticket fees and vacation rental charges will be banned in America

CNN

CNN — The Federal Trade Commission announced a final rule banning hotels and ticketing and short-term rental companies from including hidden junk fees in their total price on Tuesday. “People deserve to know up-front what they’re being asked to pay — without worrying that they’ll later be saddled with mysterious fees that they haven’t budgeted for and can’t avoid,” said …

Trump Fees Biden Ticket Rule Final Ferguson

1 week, 1 day ago

CEOs wanted Biden’s top business regulator gone. They’re about to get their wish

CNN

Lina Khan has enraged corporate America. He has backed calls for a nationwide data privacy law and he has called concentration in the technology industry “the competition question of our time.” All of these things suggest some alignment with the current FTC’s priorities, particularly in recognizing the role that tech companies play in the modern economy and the importance of …

Business Media Social Tech Congress Trump Google

1 week, 4 days ago

Google lobbying FTC to break up Microsoft & OpenAI's cloud deal

Firstpost

Google argues that Microsoft’s exclusive position as the cloud provider for OpenAI’s popular models, such as ChatGPT, could unfairly limit market competition and lead to higher costs for businesses looking to access OpenAI’s technology The core issue raised by Google is that businesses using OpenAI’s services are being pushed toward Microsoft’s Azure cloud servers, with the potential for added costs …

Google Microsoft Cloud Ai Openai Gpt

1 week, 4 days ago

The Trump administration could reverse progress on AI regulation

Al Jazeera

US President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for the Federal Trade Commission chair is expected to push back against regulating AI, undermining efforts so far. “I think the biggest thing we’re going to see is the massive repealing of the sort of initial steps the Biden administration has taken toward meaningful AI regulation,” says Cody Venzke, a senior policy counsel in the …

Regulation Trump Administration Biden Ai Walsh Ftc

1 week, 5 days ago

Google Urges FTC To Dismantle Microsoft's Exclusive Cloud Partnership With OpenAI

ABP News

Google has reportedly urged the US government to intervene in Microsoft’s exclusive arrangement to host OpenAI’s technology on its cloud infrastructure, according to a report by The Information on Tuesday. The report, citing a source directly involved, suggests that Google views Microsoft’s exclusivity as an unfair advantage in the competitive cloud computing market. Major cloud service providers like Google and …

Microsoft Cloud Ftc Openai Google

1 week, 5 days ago

'Evidently it worked!' Experts say new Trump nominee ran 'usual' campaign — and succeeded

Raw Story

President-Elect Donald Trump announced on Tuesday his nomination of Federal Trade Commission commissioner Andrew Ferguson for Federal Trade Commission Chair. CNN chief media analyst Brian Stelter also published a copy of the pitch, writing: This was Andrew Ferguson's pitch for the FTC chairman position, as scooped by @BenBrodyDC last week. Ferguson has impeccable legal credentials, proven loyalty to President Donald …

President Trump Ferguson Ftc

1 week, 5 days ago

Trump names Andrew Ferguson as head of Federal Trade Commission

Deccan Chronicle

Washington: President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday named Andrew Ferguson as the next chair of the Federal Trade Commission. “Andrew has a proven record of standing up to Big Tech censorship, and protecting Freedom of Speech in our Great Country,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, adding, “Andrew will be the most America First, and pro-innovation FTC Chair in our Country’s History.” …

Trump Khan Ferguson Big Tech Ftc Trade Commission

1 week, 5 days ago

Trump says he’ll name Andrew Ferguson head of FTC and Kimberly Guilfoyle as ambassador to Greece

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump made another flurry of job announcements on Tuesday, selecting Andrew Ferguson as the next chair of the Federal Trade Commission, Ron Johnson was nominated to be ambassador to Mexico, and Kimberly Guilfoyle to be ambassador to Greece. “Andrew has a proven record of standing up to Big Tech censorship, and protecting Freedom of Speech in …

Trump Greece Johnson Khan Kimberly Ferguson Ambassador

1 week, 5 days ago

Judge hands Biden's FTC major antitrust win on grocery stores

Raw Story

A federal judge delivered a huge win to the departing Biden administration on Tuesday, ruling in favor of the Federal Trade Commission's action against the merger of the Kroger and Albertsons supermarket chains, reported the Wall Street Journal. “Evidence shows that defendants engage in substantial head-to-head competition and the proposed merger would remove that competition,” Judge Adrienne Nelson ruled. The …

Kroger Ftc

1 week, 5 days ago

Proposed merger of supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons is halted by federal, state judges

Associated Press

The proposed merger between supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons floundered on Tuesday after judges overseeing two separate cases both halted the deal. In Washington, Governor-elect Bob Ferguson, who brought the case against Kroger and Albertsons as the state’s attorney general, called the state court’s decision “an important victory for affordability, worker protections and the rule of law.” Federal regulators argued …

Prices Washington State Nelson Stores Kroger Ftc

1 week, 6 days ago

$25-billion Kroger-Albertsons merger plan is blocked by federal judge

LA Times

Albertsons, which owns Vons, and Kroger, which owns Ralphs, are pursuing a merger that would combine the two largest grocery store chains in the U.S. Kroger’s plans to buy its grocery rival Albertsons hit a major roadblock Tuesday, when a federal judge put a halt to the deal, which would be the largest supermarket merger in U.S. history. A spokesperson …

Competition Prices California Merger Nelson Walmart Stores

1 week, 6 days ago

Trump selects Andrew Ferguson as pick for Federal Trade Commission chair

CNN

CNN — President-elect Donald Trump has selected Andrew Ferguson as his choice for Federal Trade Commission chair. We will make sure that America is the world’s technological leader and the best place for innovators to bring new ideas to life,” he said in a post on X. Trump also said Tuesday he is selecting Mark Meador as his pick to …

Tech Trump Antitrust Commission Federal Khan Ferguson

2 weeks, 5 days ago

Watchdog group pushes for federal probe of Dr. Oz’s influencer marketing: report

Raw Story

Dr. Mehmet Oz – President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services – is facing a public call for a federal investigation. Consumer watchdog group Public Citizen on Tuesday urged the Federal Trade Commission to “immediately” investigate the well-known television doctor’s financial ties to a supplement company he markets on social media for potential violations …

Influencer Post Ftc Weissman

2 weeks, 5 days ago

Dr. Oz May Have Broken Influencer Marketing Rules

Huff Post

Mehmet Oz, the television-personality doctor and Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, pitched herbal supplements and other products to his millions of social media followers without properly disclosing that he had a business relationship with the company selling them, according to a letter published Tuesday. Oz pitched iHerb’s ashwagandha capsules just a few days …

Weight Loss Media Medicare Trump Post Ftc Disclosure

54 years, 11 months ago

FTC Says Data Brokers Unlawfully Tracked Protesters and US Military Personnel

Wired

The United States Federal Trade Commission is taking action against two American data brokers accused of unlawfully trafficking in people’s sensitive location data. The FTC also accused Gravy Analytics and its subsidiary Venntel of harvesting and exploiting consumers’ location data without consent, alleging that the company used that data to unfairly infer health decisions and religious beliefs. A spokesperson for …

Data Mobile Ftc Unlawfully Tracked Consumers Location Mobilewalla Gravy Analytics

2 weeks, 6 days ago

U.S. FTC opens Microsoft antitrust investigation that Trump administration must carry on or drop

The Hindu

Antitrust enforcers with the Federal Trade Commission have opened a wide-ranging investigation into Microsoft's business practices, starting a big legal project that an incoming Trump administration must take up or abandon. It's the latest action of more than three years of aggressive antitrust enforcement shepherded by FTC Chair Lina Khan, who was elevated to lead the agency by President Joe …

Investigation Antitrust Microsoft Khan Ftc Trump Administration

2 weeks, 6 days ago

FTC opens Microsoft antitrust investigation that Trump administration must carry on or drop

Associated Press

Antitrust enforcers with the Federal Trade Commission have opened a wide-ranging investigation into Microsoft’s business practices, starting a big legal project that an incoming Trump administration must take up or abandon. It’s the latest action of more than three years of aggressive antitrust enforcement shepherded by FTC Chair Lina Khan, who was elevated to lead the agency by President Joe …

Investigation Trump Antitrust Microsoft Khan Ftc Opens

3 weeks, 4 days ago

Microsoft facing another major antitrust investigation, US FTC goes after various major issues

Firstpost

At the centre of the investigation is Microsoft’s bundling strategy, particularly the integration of productivity tools like Word, Excel, and Teams with its cloud and cybersecurity offerings. Competitors argue it undercuts their ability to compete fairly This investigation marks one of the final moves by Lina Khan, who has led an aggressive campaign against corporate consolidation during her tenure as …

Cybersecurity Cloud Computing Investigation Microsoft Cloud Ftc Lina Khan

3 weeks, 4 days ago

Microsoft antitrust probe: Software Company faces allegations of misusing power

Live Mint

By Jody Godoy -The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has openead a broad antitrust investigation into Microsoft, including of its software licensing and cloud computing businesses, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. NetChoice, a lobbying group that represents online companies including Amazon and Google, which compete with Microsoft in cloud computing, criticized Microsoft's licensing policies, and its integration …

Trump Google Software Microsoft Cloud Big Tech Ftc

3 weeks, 4 days ago

Microsoft faces FTC Antitrust Probe over Cloud, AI and security practices

India TV News

Microsoft, one of the leading names in the tech world has become the latest tech giant to face an antitrust investigation by the Federal Trade Commission. The probe search into Microsoft’s cloud services, software licensing, cybersecurity, and AI offerings, marked a significant regulatory challenge for the company. Focus on Cloud and Software Bundling The FTC’s inquiry primarily examines how Microsoft …

Security Investigation Microsoft Cloud Ftc

1 month, 2 weeks ago

“Predatory pricing”: Lawmakers call upon the FTC to investigate Albertsons, other major supermarkets

Salon

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass, and Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., are calling upon the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Agriculture to investigate Albertsons and other major grocery chains for “predatory pricing” practices that may have violated federal laws. Beyond what prosecutors classified as “scanner violations,” the grocers also had inaccurate weights on the labels of their products, meaning customers were …

California Pricing Warren Customers Ftc Albertsons Predatory Pricing

Filters

Articles for Ftc, search results for federal

Trump FTC pick casts lone no vote on rule banning deceptive junk fees

Event promoters, hotels and lodging sites soon will have to disclose extra fees up front

Federal rule bans junk fees hidden in hotel, event ticket prices

Hidden ticket fees and vacation rental charges will be banned in America

CEOs wanted Biden’s top business regulator gone. They’re about to get their wish

Google lobbying FTC to break up Microsoft & OpenAI's cloud deal

The Trump administration could reverse progress on AI regulation

Google Urges FTC To Dismantle Microsoft's Exclusive Cloud Partnership With OpenAI

'Evidently it worked!' Experts say new Trump nominee ran 'usual' campaign — and succeeded

Trump names Andrew Ferguson as head of Federal Trade Commission

Trump says he’ll name Andrew Ferguson head of FTC and Kimberly Guilfoyle as ambassador to Greece

Judge hands Biden's FTC major antitrust win on grocery stores

Proposed merger of supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons is halted by federal, state judges

$25-billion Kroger-Albertsons merger plan is blocked by federal judge

Trump selects Andrew Ferguson as pick for Federal Trade Commission chair

Watchdog group pushes for federal probe of Dr. Oz’s influencer marketing: report

Dr. Oz May Have Broken Influencer Marketing Rules

FTC Says Data Brokers Unlawfully Tracked Protesters and US Military Personnel

U.S. FTC opens Microsoft antitrust investigation that Trump administration must carry on or drop

FTC opens Microsoft antitrust investigation that Trump administration must carry on or drop

Microsoft facing another major antitrust investigation, US FTC goes after various major issues

Microsoft antitrust probe: Software Company faces allegations of misusing power

Microsoft faces FTC Antitrust Probe over Cloud, AI and security practices

“Predatory pricing”: Lawmakers call upon the FTC to investigate Albertsons, other major supermarkets