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California Unseals Evidence of Amazon Price-Fixing Scheme Across Walmart, Target

Newly public court filings reveal explicit vendor communications showing Amazon coerced Levi's, Hanes, and others to raise competitor prices—providing empirical blueprint for state and federal antitrust cases.

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Warren, Blumenthal Open Antitrust Probe Into Nvidia’s $20 Billion Groq Deal

Senators allege licensing structure was designed to evade merger review while consolidating Nvidia's 80% market dominance in AI accelerators.

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Technology

Adobe Settles FTC Dark Patterns Case for $150M as SaaS Friction Costs Mount

Settlement splits evenly between government payment and customer credits, marking one of the largest US consumer protection penalties against subscription design tactics.

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Markets Technology

Google Offers Epic $800M Partnership to Settle Antitrust Case, Drawing Regulatory Skepticism

Proposed settlement would slash Play Store fees to 9-20% and open Android to rival app stores, but FTC and judge question whether deal serves broader market interests.

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