AI
Consumer Apprehension Grows as U.S. Retailers Adopt AI-Assisted Pricing Tools
Terms like 'dynamic pricing' and 'surveillance pricing' are stirring up anger and anxiety on social media
OpenAI
Panel: AI Rogue Agents Raise Liability Questions for Tech Companies
Experts say existing laws may not cover every risk posed by autonomous AI systems
Expert Opinion
Javier Palomarez: Trump FTC Disappoints with Khan-tinued Biz Reg
FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson's proposed disclosure rules for personalized pricing risk doing the opposite
AI
In Silicon Valley, AI founders Cheer Trump AI Self-Regulation
At Tech Week in San Francisco, venture capitalists and AI founders have been ebullient about the White House's hands-off approach to AI regulation
AI
Trump Names National Intelligence Director Jay Clayton to Lead Federal AI Task Force
The announcement Sunday comes after Trump hosted top executives of AI companies at the White House last week
OpenAI
FTC Opens Probe of AI Giants Anthropic, OpenAI Over Consumer Risks
The FTC is examining whether increasingly autonomous AI systems could pose risks to consumers
FTC
FTC’s Mark Meador Takes a Few Jabs at Lina Khan
Meador accused the former FTC chair of putting personal and political priorities ahead of the agency’s competition mission
FTC
Former FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter Joins NYU Law
The Democratic regulator just lost her battle with President Trump in the Supreme Court.
Cybersecurity
Scams in the U.S. Are at a Record High, Yet Most Victims Get No Help
Although both the Trump administration and Congress are pursuing new options, victims still have little recourse.
FTC
FTC Proposal Would Require Retailers to be Transparent About Personalized Pricing
The FTC is seeking comment on the proposal for the next 30 days.
AI
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Sees AI Antitrust Risks Upstream
FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson calls competition among large language model developers ‘pretty ferocious.’
FCC
Communications Act Could Give FCC Commissioners Firmer Legal Footing Than Slaughter
Unlike the FTC, Congress intentionally designed the FCC as a bipartisan commission, one expert said
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Lets Trump Fire Federal Trade Commissioner, Carves Out Federal Reserve Exception
Supreme Court permits FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter's firing, overturning 91-year-old precedent in Humphrey's Executor v. U.S.
Congress
House Leaders Reach Deal on Kids Online Safety Package
Revised ‘KIDS Act’ establishes new federal oversight of data brokers handling minors’ personal data.
AI
Inside the Race to Protect Children from AI
The double edged promise of artificial intelligence for children, and the laws trying to govern a contradictory dilemma.
Expert Opinion
Javier Palomarez: Washington Can't Ask for More Broadband Investment While Making Growth Harder
Expanding federal merger reporting requirements risk deterring the private investment needed to build out broadband infrastructure and close the digital divide.
