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Google’s ‘relaxed’ AI remedy proposal rejected by US judge in search case December 05, 2025 | Chris May

Google’s proposed fixes for its monopolistic conduct in the search and search advertising markets included a “semantic head fake” that improperly sought greater flexibility for distributing its generative AI p... (more story)

California antitrust chief details steps to boost criminal enforcement December 05, 2025 | Alex Wilts

California’s antitrust chief on Friday outlined steps the attorney general’s office has taken to revitalize state criminal antitrust enforcement, discussing new laws and staffing additions.

Datacomp, mobile home owners get renters' US price-fixing claims dismissed December 05, 2025 | Clayton Vickers

Datacomp Appraisal Systems, along with Equity LifeStyle Properties and others, won its bid for dismissal of US mobile home renters’ antitrust claims, which accused them of operating an information-sharing cons... (more story)

China's platform-economy standards body issues first food-delivery governance rule December 05, 2025 | MLex Staff

China has released a new national standard aimed at sector-wide issues in the food-delivery industry — including “ghost kitchens,” coercive discounting and inadequate protections for couriers — by setting out ... (more story)

Agentic-AI phone from ByteDance, ZTE sparks competition, data-security concerns December 05, 2025 | MLex Staff

ByteDance’s preview of an agentic-AI assistant built into ZTE’s upcoming Nubia M153 smartphone has triggered immediate pushback from Chinese app developers and raised regulatory concerns. Developers reported a... (more story)

Sony antitrust class action in Australia remains mired in pleading issues December 05, 2025 | Saloni Sinha

An Australian judge has rebuked the applicants in an antitrust class action against Sony Interactive Entertainment, saying their revised pleading still doesn’t spell out how the PlayStation Store allegedly gai... (more story)

Calif. law commission approves tentative proposal on single-firm conduct December 05, 2025 | Alex Wilts

The California Law Revision Commission Thursday moved forward with a tentative legislative proposal targeting anticompetitive conduct by an individual company, even as certain business and industry groups such... (more story)

USDA monitoring Tyson beef plant closure for potential antitrust violations December 04, 2025 | Chris May

The US Department of Agriculture is assessing whether Tyson Foods’ recently planned closure of a beef processing facility in Lexington, Nebraska, could constitute a violation of the Packers and Stockyards Act,... (more story)

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Japan reinvents industry policy to protect technologies and supply chains December 04, 2025 | Sachiko Sakamaki

Japan is recalibrating its industrial policy to safeguard critical technologies and secure domestic supplies of strategic materials, amid escalating geopolitical tensions and widening export controls by major ... (more story)

Alaska, Hawaiian Air flyers detail harms to renew suit, show standing December 03, 2025 | Ilana Kowarski and Flavia Fortes

Consumers who want to unwind the Alaska-Hawaiian Airlines merger have returned to court with an amended lawsuit, telling the judge who rejected their prior effort to block the merger that they have ample proof... (more story)

Media Matters win against US FTC paves way for GDI success on investigative demand December 03, 2025 | Alex Wilts and Madeline Hughes

The Global Disinformation Index, or GDI, has joined Media Matters in asking a US court to curb the Federal Trade Commission’s probe into an alleged advertiser boycott — a challenge that is expected to see simi... (more story)

AI partnerships proliferate amid lax US antitrust scrutiny December 02, 2025 | Clayton Vickers and Chris May

Business partnerships between Big Tech and AI players of all shapes and sizes offer an easy target for US federal antitrust enforcers who have revived a previously neglected tool for cracking down on anticompe... (more story)

Motorola settlement fails to silence antitrust concerns as Brazil deepens 5G patent scrutiny December 02, 2025 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Brazil’s competition authority is moving forward with an investigation into Ericsson’s 5G patent licensing practices after receiving an unexpectedly high volume of market feedback, suggesting the sector may be... (more story)

Litigation funders set to dodge EU-wide regulatory action — for now December 02, 2025 | Jean Comte

Investment funds engaging in for-profit support of court cases aren't likely to see any EU-wide regulatory action in the short term. The European Commission appears to see no reason to intervene, and for now i... (more story)

AI investment race tests South Korea's resolve to keep finance and industry apart December 01, 2025 | Wooyoung Lee

South Korea’s decades-old rule separating financial and industrial capital is under renewed scrutiny as companies warn it blocks the scale of investment needed for AI and semiconductors. Antitrust chief Ju Biu... (more story)

RealPage, US landlords’ antitrust settlements not end of algorithmic pricing risks November 28, 2025 | Chris May, Khushita Vasant and Alex Wilts

The US Department of Justice’s proposed settlement with RealPage this week is the latest in a string of deals involving antitrust enforcers, landlords and a poster child for concerns about the impact of algori... (more story)