2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (431+ words) Thus it is no surprise that the EC’s effort to “modernize competition policy” as a key mission for this mandate, and one of its responses to the Draghi diagnosis, has been dragging for at least 18 months now, nowhere near completion…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (728+ words) South Korea’s competition regulator is moving to reject an effort by Korean Air Lines Co. and four affiliated carriers to loosen capacity requirements imposed as part of the airline’s combination with Asiana Airlines Inc., while investigators are also seeking criminal…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (367+ words) The Justice Department’s new National Fraud Enforcement Division is preparing to use vast government and commercial datasets to identify suspected fraud before receiving a whistleblower complaint, agency referral or corporate disclosure, potentially changing how businesses assess and manage enforcement risk....

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (855+ words) A group of major food manufacturers is asking a federal judge to consider removing Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison from the defense of Domino Sugar owner ASR Group in an antitrust lawsuit, alleging the law firm previously received confidential information…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (372+ words) U.S. District Judge Edward J. Davila in California dismissed the class-action claims after concluding that the plaintiffs were bound by provisions requiring arbitration and waiving their ability to pursue claims as a class, Bloomberg Law reported. The dispute centered in part on…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (592+ words) State efforts to regulate algorithmic pricing are accelerating, replacing a handful of isolated restrictions with an increasingly complex patchwork of antitrust, consumer protection and data privacy rules. California, Connecticut, Maryland and New Jersey have enacted restrictions targeting different pricing practices,…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (569+ words) As Congress returned from its summer recess last week, lawmakers proposed a series of artificial intelligence-related measures, including a ban on development of superintelligent AI systems and human review of health insurance decisions. Sanders’ proposal represents one of Congress’ most…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (645+ words) Google is rolling out a major redesign of its search results across Europe as it seeks to comply with European Union competition rules and avoid further financial penalties, a shift the company says could make its service less useful to…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (443+ words) Law schools in the United States have begun banning artificial intelligence in the classroom, according to a Financial Times column Monday (Sept. 7) by Patti Waldmeir. The University of Chicago Law School is among the institutions imposing these restrictions. For the…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (307+ words) Amusement resort operator Six Flags is pushing into the buy now, pay later space, according to a Monday (Sept. 7) press release. The company teamed with FinTech Upgrade to introduce Flex Pay, which lets guests buy season passes and pay over…...