The DOJ and the FTC reached a deal that clears the way for potential antitrust investigations into the dominant roles that Microsoft, OpenAI and Nvidia play in the AI industry, Jody Godoy reports.
The agreement between the two agencies shows regulatory scrutiny is gathering steam amid concerns over concentration in the industries that make up AI. Microsoft and Nvidia not only dominate their industries but are also the world’s two biggest companies by market capitalization. Read more about the deal.
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After the unexpected death last month of Judge Gene E.K. Pratter, who was tasked with overseeing the product liability litigation involving Ozempic and similar drugs, the matter is temporarily rudderless pending appointment of a new judge. In the interim, lawyers tell Jenna Greene they’re doing what they can without day-to-day judicial supervision, teeing up a host of issues including the all-important plaintiffs’ fact sheet. Battle lines are already being drawn to narrow the multidistrict litigation, which plaintiffs lawyers expect to top 10,000 cases. Read more.
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