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Tech/Media/Telecom Weekly: Rep. Jayapal Plans to Introduce New Framework That Would Treat AI Companies Like Banks; SHEIN Looks to Diversify Customer Base After Losing Trade Exemptions; Wildcat Says It has Edge in Fight Over Austal USA; Newsom Vetoes Privacy Bill; Alabama Meta Deal Could Become New Model; Amazon, FTC Prep for Economics Hearing
https://t.co/sybLipgxY6
h/t @rebeccamkern, @SaraMorrison, @sloan_sacha, @NeilTracey79369, & @EthanEhrenhaft
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Closing today’s conference in DC, Rep. Jamie Raskin (MD), ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, sharply criticized the Trump administration’s approach to antitrust enforcement:
“They are making a mockery of our antitrust laws and turning antitrust enforcement into another opportunity for shakedowns and kickbacks.”
LIVE from Washington.
As Delivery Firm UniUni Prepares to Go Public, Employees Raise Concerns Over Driver Pay and Safety
https://t.co/HdtDejMoED
h/t @NeilTracey79369
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Tech/Media/Telecom Weekly: Former DOJ Official Alford Comes Out Against Cruz's NCAA Reform Bill; Newsmax Seeks Concessions in Fox-Roku Tie-up; Tech Lobbyists Want Tariff Exemptions on Chinese Goods; China Spy Agency Views Foreign AI as a Threat; Upcoming Ruling in Collusion Case Could Clarify Bounds of Per Se Liability for Algorithmic Coordination
https://t.co/c8iRVeqvgy
h/t @hannahcmpbell, @sloan_sacha, & @NeilTracey79369
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As SpeedX Gains Ground Delivering Packages for SHEIN and Temu, Sources Say It's Cutting Corners on Safety and Pay
https://t.co/aIXcpTAXkx
h/t @NeilTracey79369
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One of the most eye-opening podcasts you'll hear all year, I promise: how private equity firms are looting life insurance companies and how this could lead to a 2008-level collapse where policy holders, taxpayers, and responsible insurers bail them out. https://t.co/9ffIi1WS0z
Tech/Media/Telecom Weekly: Commerce Committee to Mark Up Kids Online Safety Act; Public Interest Groups Prepare Suit Challenging Lifting of Broadcast Cap; European Grocery Chains Adopt Sovereign Payment System to Compete with Visa and Mastercard; Trump-aligned Lobbying Group Drops Micron; FCC Launches Enforcement Action Against Drone-maker with Chinese ties; California Audits Gig Economy Platforms
https://t.co/bBKpWixius
h/t @SaraMorrison, @sloan_sacha, @hannahcmpbell, @joshkosman, @EthanEhrenhaft, @themaggierhoads, & @NeilTracey79369
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Tech/Media/Telecom Weekly: Consumer Electronics Snarled by Trump's Tariffs on Canada; eBay Complains Customs Rules Threaten Sales; House Lawmakers Seek Ways to Mitigate Shutdown Effects as Funding Deadline Approaches; Volvo Given Green Light to Sell Connected Vehicles in U.S. While Polestar Denied; Anthropic Settlement May Provide Guidelines for Future Settlements in AI Copyright Cases
https://t.co/ouDqdxy1i5
h/t @rebeccamkern, @hannahcmpbell, @SaraMorrison, @EthanEhrenhaft, & @NeilTracey79369
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Exclusive Dealing Claims Would Succeed More Often if Plaintiffs Test Longstanding Supreme Court Precedent, According to New Legal Paper
https://t.co/NhKXLTPQGH
h/t @MaxBerengaut
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USMCA Update: Canada Appears Open to a Deal with the U.S. to Allow U.S. Airlines to Enter Consolidated Canadian Market $AC $ACDVF $ALK $DAL $UAL
https://t.co/ndcNZ5txZU
h/t @NeilTracey79369
The excellent @JoannaSopinska reports Poland has joined the famous EU "non-paper" calling for a tougher trade strategy towards China
Led by France, it also includes Italy, the Netherlands and Lithuania - plus originally Spain. More than 50% of EU population if Spain stayed in
Ocean Carriers' Monopolistic Conduct Harms Truckers and Domestic Producers' Competitiveness in Defiance of Trump Administration, Industry Groups Allege
https://t.co/ILvwVkXUEo
h/t @NeilTracey79369
Coupang, the Dominant E-commerce Platform in South Korea, 'Greased the Skids' with a Payment to Trade Representative Greer in 2024; Greer is Now Threatening Korean Regulators on its Behalf
https://t.co/eXbHeYnglr
h/t @NeilTracey79369
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Antitrust Agenda: Why Cities Often Only Get One Bid on Their New Bus Contracts; Oil Tanker Market Roll-Up Follows Similar Playbook to Container Shipping; Fertilizer Prices Risk Farmers' Future Crops, Spur Antitrust Lawsuits; California AG on the FTC and DOJ 'Picking Winners'
https://t.co/NXoJoRZIGG
h/t @MaxBerengaut & @NeilTracey79369
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Starmer's Stumble on Pharma Policy, Which Accompanies Collapse in his Political Support, Serves as Cautionary Tale for Rest of Europe, Experts Say
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https://t.co/ywxrAkAIfH
h/t @NeilTracey79369
In Tariffed Markets Like Aluminum and Containerboard, Lack of 'Competitive Pressure,' Antitrust Enforcement is Leading to Rent-Seeking, Not Increased Domestic Production
https://t.co/AEZl5s1YCd
h/t @NeilTracey79369
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