McDonald's AI pricing system is at the center of a major antitrust lawsuit #McDonalds #Antitrust

Google & DOJ clash over ad tech fix timeline, potentially reshaping digital ads. Court to decide

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#antitrust #google

McDonald’s faces a proposed U.S. antitrust class action in Chicago over alleged AI price coordination. Reuters says its tool analyzes millions of transactions across nearly 14,000 U.S. restaurants; McDonald’s calls it advisory. Franchisee autonomy is at stake. #Antitrust #AI

Apple introduces Safari Chrome tracking through telemetry to gather defensive data against Google for UK and EU antitrust investigations and DMA compliance.

#Apple #Safari #Chrome #Antitrust #Telemetry #DataPrivacy

Live Nation CEO pay target doubled to over $60 million despite antitrust ruling

https://newisty.com/blog/live-nation-ceo-pay-target-doubled-to-over-60-million-despite-antitrust-ruling?utm_source=social&utm_campaign=crypto_news

#livenation #ticketmaster #antitrust

Alphabet escaped a breakup, but ad‑tech conduct remedies and a six‑year monitor are squeezing margins. See why the pressure matters https://post.kapualabs.com/447pyy8r #Alphabet #Antitrust

AI-powered pricing faces an antitrust test. A class action accuses McDonald’s of using algorithms and nonpublic data to coordinate menu prices across restaurants. McDonald’s calls the allegations speculative and uninformed. #AI #Antitrust #McDonald's
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Paramount Skydance settles Democrats' antitrust lawsuit.

#antitrust #Paramount #Skydance

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Thoughts’nPrayers #Hollywood 😒 #AntiTrust

FYI: Judge Mehta dismisses Penske's Google AI Overviews antitrust suit #GoogleAI #Antitrust #JudgeMehta #Penske #AIlaw

FYI: Judge Mehta dismisses Penske's Google AI Overviews antitrust suit #GoogleAI #Antitrust #JudgeMehta #Penske #AIlaw

#ThisWasNews two weeks ago:

Paramount Skydance settles Democrats' antitrust lawsuit.

#antitrust #Paramount #Skydance

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#Paramount #WarnerBros #WarnerBrosDiscovery #WBD #ParamountWarnerBros #Skydance #Hollywood #MediaMerger #StreamingWars #EntertainmentNews #Merger #SaveWBD
#StopTheMerger #Antitrust
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This does seem to explain a lot about the state of affairs with business practices.

After all, how many products these days appear to have features people don't even want?

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#AntiTrust #AI #ExtractionEconomy #Monopoly #ShermanAntiTrustAct #SurveillanceCapitalism

This paper surveys two decades of advances in antitrust economics, highlighting major developments in the study of collusion, merger enforcement, unilateral effects, and competition policy. spkl.io/633217pApU

#Antitrust #CompetitionPolicy

A major Google antitrust lawsuit UK targets the tech giant over alleged Play Store overcharges, with 20 million users seeking 1.2 billion pounds in damages.

#GoogleLawsuit #Antitrust #PlayStore #TechNews #UKLaw

ICYMI: Courts won't fix AI's publisher problem — that's Congress's job #AI #Antitrust

A federal judge dismissed antitrust lawsuits from Chegg and Penske Media accusing Google of abusing its monopoly via AI Overviews, ruling the claims do not hold up…

#GoogleAI #Antitrust #AISearch #LegalTech
https://www.theverge.com/tech/1003589/google-ai-overviews-chegg-penske-lawsuits-dismissed

Seriously, y'all need to read @nemalki.bsky.social's post.

Not gonna lie, I wanted this merger to fail too and hoped our AG leaders would stop it.

But this country has been raising ass kissers for centuries, so greed always reigns supreme.

#Media #Antitrust