Data brokers: Issues Paper

 ACCC, here. 

Commission opens in-depth investigation into the proposed acquisition of iRobot by Amazon

 EC, here. More, from #NatashaTheGreat here.

La CNMC sanciona el cártel de dos de las principales empresas de servicios de bases de datos de información empresarial en España

 Aquì. 

Sharing a slightly modified version of a recent presentation on vertical restraints in the digital economy

 

Here. 

Sharing a slightly modified version of a recent presentation on the DMA

 Here. 

What Can Policymakers Do About Algorithmic Collusion and Discrimination?

 M. Stucke, here. 

CJEU ruling on Meta referral could close the chapter on surveillance capitalism

 Natasha The Great, here. 

How do we keep up with the pace of AI development?

 WEF, here. 

The Ninth Circuit’s Grave Mistake in Epic v. Apple

M.Glick, here.  

FTC Files Amicus Brief to Clarify Antitrust Standards Involving Exclusive-Dealing and Bundling Arrangements

 Here.

Meta v. Bundeskartellamt

  Case C‑252/21, here. 

Samsung may face tighter scrutiny under new EU rules

 KoreaHerald, here. 

Implementing the DMA: The role of behavioural insights

 A. Fletcher, Z. Vasas, here. 

Enforcing the DMA is Easier Said Than Done: Evidence From the Commission’s Draft Template for DMA Compliance Reports

 TruthOnTheMarket, here. 

Generative AI’s secret sauce — data scraping— comes under attack

 VentureBeat, here. 

Tesla and Chinese EV Giants: short lived price collusion

In a display of the finest irony, 16 automakers in China, including industry powerhouses like Tesla and BYD, last week committed to a pledge of fair competition and "normal" pricing, only to retract during the weekend as somebody finally realized that it contradicted China's anti-monopoly laws. EV-edition, here. 

Jumpstarting AI Governance

 

G. Marcus, here. 

The FTC’s biggest AI enforcement tool? Forcing companies to delete their algorithms

Model deletion, while not new, has seen increased use as a deterrent. It hits at the core of a company's business model, rather than simply imposing fines, which can be seen as mere slaps on the wrist for big tech companies. Cyberscoop, here. 

UK Approach to LLMs: Call for evidence

The Committee is seeking evidence on several topics, including future trends of LLMs, associated opportunities and risks, domestic regulation, the adequacy of the UK’s regulatory capacity, possible non-regulatory and regulatory options, and comparisons with international approaches. UK Parliament, here. 

ANTITRUST SUPER TUESDAY

 D-Kart, here.