Andrew Ferguson

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AI & Tech

AI Spend to Soar in 2026, But With Fewer Vendors

Enterprise AI spending is predicted to rise significantly in 2026, but this growth will be highly concentrated, with budgets flowing…

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BigTech Companies

Amazon to Pay $2.5B in FTC Prime Lawsuit Settlement

Amazon has agreed to pay a $2.5 billion settlement to the FTC, including a $1 billion penalty and $1.5 billion…

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BigTech Companies

Weak Passwords Caused Ascension’s Catastrophic Data Breach

A call for an FTC investigation into Microsoft's cybersecurity has highlighted Ascension's own security failures, including weak passwords that enabled…

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Artificial Intelligence

FTC Demands AI Firms Disclose Chatbot Risks to Children

The FTC has issued a formal demand to seven major AI companies, including OpenAI and Meta, to disclose how their…

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BigTech Companies

Senator Slams Microsoft Over Windows “Kerberoasting” Vulnerability

Senator Ron Wyden is urging the FTC to investigate Microsoft for cybersecurity negligence due to its default use of the…

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BigTech Companies

US Told to Exempt Big Tech from Digital Services Act

US regulators oppose the EU's Digital Services Act, arguing it threatens free speech and digital security for American users under…

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BigTech Companies

FTC Warns Tech Giants Against Foreign Encryption Demands

The FTC has warned major U.S. tech companies that complying with foreign government demands to weaken encryption or enable censorship…

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BigTech Companies

FTC Approves Ad Merger, Benefits Elon Musk’s X

The FTC approved Omnicom's $13.5 billion acquisition of Interpublic Group with conditions preventing the merged entity from blacklisting publishers based…

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