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McDonald's sued over AI tool that recommends prices to US franchiseesMcDonald’s is facing a federal lawsuit that alleges its AI-enhanced pricing tool violates antitrust laws because it shares nonpublic data with competing franchisees.

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FBI searches phones, iCloud accounts of accused fake NFL player; romance scam may have gone on for 10 yearsFederal investigators are searching six electronic devices for evidence of a dating-app fraud scheme that targeted women across multiple states over more than a decade.

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FCC considers allowing more political robocalls before midterms, including those created with AIThe Federal Communications Commission is considering a request to loosen rules on political robocalls, including those with AI-generated voices. Current federal law bans most robocalls to cellphones without prior consent. The Republican-led FCC has advanced the petition for public comment and could rule on it by late October. Consumer advocacy groups…

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Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal GovernmentMAHA is winning because it is conservative: it moves markets through consumer choice, not top-down government mandates on food.

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Priceline to face FTC action over deceptive hotel ads, sources sayThe US Federal Trade Commission is gearing up to take action against Priceline.com owner Booking Holdings over online ads that appear to direct consumers to a hotel's site but send them to a third-party site where they are often charged extra, two ‌sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

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Texas AG Paxton probes Fruit of the Loom, Hanes over potential toxic chemicals in children's underwearTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton launched an investigation on Tuesday into whether Fruit of the Loom and Hanes use toxic chemicals in producing children's underwear.

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McDonald's hit with lawsuit alleging AI-powered menu price-fixingMcDonald's has been sued in federal court in Chicago in a proposed nationwide class action alleging the fast-food company illegally coordinates menu prices across its franchises and company-owned restaurants through an AI-powered pricing system.

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Seattle votes to ban grocery 'surveillance pricing'. Your data shouldn't set your food bill.Seattle's City Council voted 7-2 on September 22 to prohibit certain grocery pricing practices that use personal information to decide what customers pay. Consumer Reports supported the measure and helped the mayor's office develop it. The concept of "surveillance pricing" is straightforward. A company finds out about you, uses that information in a…

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In Pennsylvania, the epicenter of online gambling, bettors with addiction beg lawmakers to act“The casino itself has expanded basically into infinity,” a UCLA addiction expert said.

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Good Day Farm’s motion to dismiss denied in Missouri lawsuitA federal judge has denied Good Day Farm's motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a customer who argues the Little Rock-based cannabis company reduced competition and kept prices inflated at its Missouri dispensaries.

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McDonald's and Walmart Are Part of the Widening Fray Over Surveillance PricingThe Federal Trade Commission has urged companies to be transparent about their pricing, but that may not be enough.

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Gavin Newsom signs bill distinguishing e-bikes and e-motos in CaliforniaStarting next year, an electric motorcycle that can speed over 28 mph can no longer be marketed as an e-bike in California, according to legislation signed Wednesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Senate Bill 1167, introduced by Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, clarifies which vehicles do and do not classify as Class 1, 2 or 3 electric bicycles.…

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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.

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FTC Is Investigating OpenAI and Anthropic Over Possible Risks to ConsumersThe U.S. Federal Trade Commission has opened an investigation into OpenAI, Anthropic and other artificial intelligence companies over dangers their technology may pose to consumers, the agency said Wednesday.

U.S. News & World Report9d agoWhole story →

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Federal police seize $28 million in fake Cartier watchesEXCLUSIVE — CBP officers in Chicago intercepted 200 lookalike designer watches that, if authentic, would have retailed for $28 million.

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FTC opens probe into OpenAI and Anthropic over rogue AI agents and potential consumer harmThe Federal Trade Commission has opened a sweeping investigation into OpenAI, Anthropic and other leading AI labs as Washington confronts a new question: who is responsible when an autonomous AI agent crosses a line and causes real-world harm? The inquiry will examine potential consumer risks tied to increasingly autonomous AI systems, Reuters reported…

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FTC investigating AI companies, including OpenAI, over risksSept. 30 (UPI) -- The Federal Trade Commission acknowledged Wednesday that it has started an investigation of OpenAI, Anthropic and other artificial

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The FTC Is Reportedly Opening a Major Probe Into The Top AI Labs Over Potential Dangers To ConsumersThe Federal Trade Commission plans to issue demands for information and testimony from top executives.

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FTC opens probe into AI giants including Anthropic and OpenAIThe Federal Trade Commission is conducting an industry-wide probe into Anthropic, OpenAI and other AI labs to uncover the potential dangers their technology poses ‌to consumers, a senior FTC official told Reuters on Wednesday.

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FTC opens sweeping probe of Anthropic, OpenAI and other super intelligence modelsThe Federal Trade Commission is ramping up a sweeping probe of Anthropic, OpenAI and other frontier labs to uncover the potential dangers their technology poses to consumers, and plans to slap the tech titans with formal demands, similar to subpoenas, to turn over information, administration officials told The Post.

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