The Justice Department is investigating whether Nvidia’s December 2025 licensing arrangement with AI chip startup Groq was designed to avoid premerger notification requirements under federal antitrust law.
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Nvidia’s Hugging Face Openness Pledge Sets Up US-EU Antitrust Fault Line
Nvidia’s pledge to keep Hugging Face hardware-neutral after its $12.93 billion acquisition is shaping how regulators in the US, EU, and UK frame their merger reviews.
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Hawley Probes AI Surveillance Networks While Blocking Antitrust Waivers for Labs
Senator Josh Hawley’s subcommittee hearing on Flock Safety’s AI camera network on September 23 runs alongside his refusal to grant antitrust exemptions to AI labs — marking out a dual-front oversight posture in the Senate.
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AI Subscribers Sue Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and SpaceXAI Over Slowdown Pact
AI subscribers filed a federal antitrust suit on September 19 accusing Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google of coordinating to slow AI development.
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Jayapal Calls for a Federal Charter System for AI Companies, Modeled on Banks
Rep. Pramila Jayapal previewed a bill that would require large AI companies to obtain a federal charter to operate, modeled on bank licensing, while opposing an antitrust waiver sought by the industry.
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FTC Chair Warns AI Labs Seeking Antitrust Immunity Are Rigging the Market
FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson told Georgetown University on September 15 that AI companies seeking antitrust exemptions while lobbying for new regulations should trigger deep suspicion.
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DOJ Probes Whether Nvidia Structured Groq Deal to Sidestep Antitrust Review
The Justice Department has sent Nvidia a formal demand for information examining whether its December 2025 licensing arrangement with AI chip startup Groq was structured to bypass automatic antitrust review.
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FTC and 22 States Sue Amazon Over $20 Billion in Hidden Ad Surcharges
The Federal Trade Commission and 22 state attorneys general filed suit against Amazon on August 31, alleging it secretly overcharged more than 1.2 million advertisers by more than $20 billion since 2019 through a manipulated auction system.
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Judge Orders Google to End Rigged Ad Auctions but Rejects DOJ Demand to Break Up AdX
US District Judge Leonie Brinkema ruled on September 2 that Google must stop self-preferencing in digital ad auctions but declined the Justice Department’s request to force a divestiture of the company’s core ad exchange.
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Nvidia Closes In on a $12.9 Billion Hugging Face Deal
Nvidia is in advanced talks to acquire Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, a deal that would give the chip giant control over the open-source AI hub used by more than a million developers worldwide.