FTC launches broad investigation into Anthropic, OpenAIThe Federal Trade Commission has opened a broad investigation into the safety of artificial intelligence systems made by Anthropic and OpenAI, a senior agency official said Wednesday.Spokane Spokesman-Review8d agoWhole story →GovernmentTechnologyftc ai investigation
Outside View: Crypto doesn’t need a whole new set of lawsFor at least eight years, Congress has been trying and (mostly) failing to create a special set of rules for digital assets and the markets they trade on. It’s worth asking how much, if any, of that was advisable.Spokane Spokesman-Review12d agoWhole story →TechnologyEconomycrypto regulation debate
More Amazon Prime customers may qualify for FTC settlement refundsAfter doling out more than $845 million to former Amazon Prime customers, Amazon is expanding the qualifications needed for refunds stemming from its settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. Three days into a trial last year, Amazon and the regulatory agency reached a settlement in which the e-commerce giant agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle…Spokane Spokesman-Review20d agoWhole story →EconomyCommerceftc amazon settlement
Huawei heads to trial in U.S. over its business dealings in IranNEW YORK – Eight years after U.S. prosecutors secretly charged China's Huawei Technologies with defrauding HSBC and other banks over its business with Iran, the case is finally heading for trial. Huawei also faces charges of conspiring to steal trade secrets from five U.S. technology companies, and is accused of lying about its dealings in North Korea…Spokane Spokesman-Review1mo agoWhole story →TechnologySecurityhuawei iran trial
