FTC adopts ‘click to cancel’ rule to simplify ending subscriptions

The Federal Trade Commission continued its crackdown on businesses that deceptively market and sell subscription services,…

Column: Albertsons will pay millions to quash charges that it cheated customers. Shouldn't that kill its merger plan?

Albertsons is paying $3.9 million to settle a federal-state lawsuit that accused it of ripping off…

Social media companies engaged in ‘vast surveillance,’ FTC finds

Major social media platforms and video streaming services that gather a “staggering” amount of data from…

Yelp versus Google: an antitrust court fight plays out in San Francisco

San Francisco —  For years, Yelp has complained about Google’s practices, alleging that the tech giant placed…

Judge to decide whether to halt Albertsons and Kroger merger

Grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons are facing off against the Federal Trade Commission in federal court,…

Open Source AI Has Founders—and the FTC—Buzzing

Many of yesterday’s talks were littered with the acronyms you’d expect from this assemblage of high-minded…