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Topic: antitrust

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Thursday, 7/16, 04:31 PM

The EU Moves to Force Google to Open Android and Search to Rivals

  • European regulators are finalizing binding orders that would require Google to let rival AI assistants plug into Android and to share some of its search data with competitors, under the EU's Digital Markets Act.
  • A decision is due by the end of July, and non-compliance can carry fines of up to 10% of global revenue.
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Lawsuit Says Gas Retailers Used AI Software to Coordinate Prices

  • A proposed class action accuses seven major fuel retailers and a pricing-software firm, Kalibrate, of using a shared AI pricing platform to soften competition across more than 1,700 California gas stations — alleged 'algorithmic collusion' without anyone meeting in a room.
  • The claims are unproven.

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