The EU Digital Identity Wallet is an ambitious project by the European Union that’s still a bit under the radar but worth paying attention to, as it could […]
UK probes HPE’s planned $14B Juniper Networks acquisition
The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has initiated a formal “phase 1” investigation into Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s (HPE) planned acquisition of Juniper Networks. HPE announced plans to […]
FTC refers TikTok child privacy case to Justice Department
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced on Tuesday that it has referred a complaint against TikTok and its parent company ByteDance to the Department of Justice. The agency was […]
US sues Adobe for hiding termination fees and making it difficult to cancel subscriptions
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Adobe alleging that the company deceives consumers by hiding the early-termination fee and making it difficult for people […]
FTC Chair Lina Khan on startups, scaling, and ”innovations in potential law breaking”
FTC Chair Lina Khan was the youngest person appointed to her position when she assumed the job in 2021. But once her term ends in September – after […]
Meta pauses plans to train AI using European users’ data, bowing to regulatory pressure
Meta has confirmed that it will pause plans to start training its AI systems using data from its users in the European Union (EU) and U.K. The move […]
DC’s political class doesn’t know Y Combinator exists, but it’s trying to change that
Washington, D.C., may be the hub for legislation and regulation that affects startups, but many people in the city don’t know anything about one of the more prominent […]
FTC Chair Lina Khan says the agency is going after the ‘mob bosses’ in Big Tech
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is focusing its efforts on going after Big Tech, according to FTC Chair Lina Khan, who spoke at TechCrunch’s Strictly VC event in […]
FTC Chair Lina Khan shares how the agency is looking at AI
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission will examine the rise of AI technology across all fronts, said FTC Chair Lina Khan, speaking at TechCrunch’s Strictly VC event in Washington, […]