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The FTC alleges in its lawsuit that Amazon employs anti-competitive tactics to maintain dominance among online marketplaces and superstores. In December, Amazon sought to dismiss the case, stating that the FTC had provided no evidence of consumer harm.

The FTC is going after AI companies that are making promises they can't keep.

Five's a good start sure, but I'll bet this has made a few AI hype merchants more than a little worried.

Even if you haven’t knowingly opted in, companies are still scraping your personal information to train their systems

FTC settles with Invitation Homes for million over deceptive rental practices, including undisclosed fees and unfair charges.

The nation’s largest owner of single-family homes for rent has agreed to pay $48 million to settle claims by the Federal Trade Commission

Plastic is a fast-growing segment of U.S. municipal solid waste, and most of it ends up in the environment. Just 9% of plastic collected in municipal solid waste was recycled as of 2018, the most recent year for which national data is available. The rest was burned in waste-to-energy plants…

With food prices up 25% over the last four years, it may be worth asking – what determines the cost of food?