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www.nytimes.com

1 month ago

NYC real estate

Justice Department Says It Will Reopen Inquiry Into Realtor Trade Group

The Justice Department reopens antitrust investigation into N.A.R. over inflated home selling costs.

N.A.R. settles lawsuits and faces changes in rules on agent commissions and home listing databases. [ more ]

www.theguardian.com

2 months ago

Europe politics

Apple says Spotify wants limitless' access to its tools without paying

Apple accused Spotify of seeking limitless access without paying

EU investigating Apple over App Store rules and potential 500m fine [ more ]

The Drum

3 months ago

Artificial intelligence

Weekly AI recap: Feds eye OpenAI-Microsoft partnership, Google's new AI marketing tool

The DOJ and FTC are discussing a potential antitrust investigation into the Microsoft-OpenAI partnership.

Both agencies are vying for the chance to lead the investigation, as the jurisdictional boundary between them is blurry. [ more ]

time.com

5 months ago

Artificial intelligence

Microsoft's OpenAI Ties Face Potential U.K. Antitrust Probe

Microsoft's partnership with OpenAI is facing the potential of a UK antitrust investigation due to concerns about competition

The firing and subsequent rehiring of Sam Altman as chief of OpenAI highlighted the deep ties between Microsoft and OpenAI [ more ]

The Verge

3 months ago

Apple

Apple offers to open iPhone NFC payments to third-party providers after EU investigation

European Commission is seeking feedback on Apple's proposed concessions to allow third-party mobile wallet and payment providers access to iPhone's NFC capabilities.

Apple is offering commitments to provide third-party developers in the European Economic Area an option for NFC contactless payments separate from Apple Pay and Apple Wallet. [ more ]