Today, the California Law Revision Commission (CLRC) will begin a series of meetings to explore potential changes to antitrust law. A few weeks ago, we discussed how moving away from California’s current antitrust framework threatens the state’s innovation economy. Today, our topic is one of seven specific areas of antitrust law that the CLRC is […]
Next month, the California Law Revision Commission will begin holding a series of meetings to explore potential changes to antitrust laws. Ahead of these meetings, University of Southern California law professor and antitrust expert Jonathan Barnett submitted a report on the concerning European approach to competition and the devastating effect a similar approach would have […]
Earlier this week, we shared some insights on the overall competitive AI landscape and its more specific contributions. Today, we will unpack what these strides in AI competition and innovation mean for consumers and businesses alike. What do all these startups and innovations mean for businesses and consumers? At a very practical level, businesses and […]
On Monday, we offered an overall landscape assessment of the AI “stack,” starting at the application layer. Today, we will dive into the choice, innovation, and competition inherent in the data, cloud, and hardware layers of the AI stack. A proliferation of open data is fostering new competitors Contrary to claims that proprietary data will […]
The generative AI revolution is raising new questions about competition, market concentration, and American innovation. This flurry of change can seem complicated, but in fact emerging AI innovations are contributing to a wildly competitive ecosystem up and down the AI “stack.” First, a brief primer on the state of competition in the tech space: Investment […]
As competition heats up in online search, consumer marketplaces, and cloud computing, AI continues to upend markets, with new features being launched seemingly every day. Read our roundup of the AI competition ‘news of the day.’ Advances in AI are transforming traditional online search, enhancing competition across even the most recognizable search engines – “iAsk […]
Tomorrow at 10am the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Antitrust will hold an oversight hearing where Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter is set to testify. Here are some questions we’d encourage members to ask: Why is the US moving to a European approach to antitrust, when the EU economy has underperformed and there are no great […]
The DOJ’s case against Google is flawed. Recent testimony emphasized how competition across digital advertising continues to grow– revealing yet another thorn in the side of the DOJ’s erroneous antitrust probe against Google. 1. Google Search ads face competition from Microsoft Bing ads – The Home Depot’s Senior Manager of Paid Media, Ryan Booth testified […]
The FTC just announced its long-awaited case against Amazon this morning, which will destroy the retailer’s popular customer-focused services. The FTC’s case comes after years of speculation about how the FTC will need to invent radical new approaches to antitrust to attack one of the nation’s most popular businesses. Research shows the FTC’s theories will […]
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