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Gail Slater Leaves Role as Justice Dept.’s Antitrust Chief

12 February 2026 at 14:30
Her departure follows months of mounting tension over her division’s work to determine whether companies violated antitrust laws.

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Abigail Slater was in the job as assistant attorney general for the antitrust division for roughly a year, after her confirmation in March.

Netflix Leader Pushes Warner Deal Before Skeptical Lawmakers

3 February 2026 at 18:47
Senators asked Ted Sarandos about whether the acquisition would raise prices, squeeze talent and degrade the moviegoing experience.

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Ted Sarandos, left, a co-chief executive of Netflix, and Bruce Campbell, right, chief revenue and strategy officer of Warner Bros. Discovery. Mr. Sarandos told a Senate subcommittee on Tuesday that “we’ll keep growing the American entertainment industry.”

Michigan Sues Oil Giants, Saying They Collude to Make Energy Costlier

27 January 2026 at 14:36
The lawsuit accuses the companies of raising prices by working against solar and wind power and by downplaying the risks of climate change.

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ExxonMobil is among several major companies and groups named in the Michigan lawsuit.

F.T.C. Appeals Loss in Meta Antitrust Case

20 January 2026 at 16:20
The agency is aiming to reverse a setback in the government’s campaign to rein in the power of the biggest tech companies.

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The Federal Trade Commission argued that Meta had bought Instagram and WhatsApp to get rid of the threat posed by young competitors.

China Is Investigating Meta’s Acquisition of the AI Start-Ip Manus

Regulators said they would look at whether the deal for Manus, a Singapore start-up with Chinese roots, complied with China’s export and investment rules.

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Meta’s deal for Manus last month capped a year of extravagant spending by the American company on elite artificial intelligence researchers.

U.S. Threatens Penalties Against European Tech Firms Amid Regulatory Fight

The Trump administration singled out European tech firms by name and promised economic consequences Tuesday unless the E.U. rolls back tech regulation and lawsuits.

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The Office of the United States Trade Representative, led by Jamieson Greer, said that the European Union had “persisted in a continuing course of discriminatory and harassing lawsuits, taxes, fines, and directives” against U.S. companies.

Trump’s Interest in Warner Bros. Deal Weighs On Justice Department

10 December 2025 at 14:20
President Trump’s unusual decision to involve himself in the government’s review of the deal puts pressure on his antitrust chief.

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Gail Slater is in charge of the Department of Justice’s antitrust division, which is expected to handle the government’s review of a Warner Bros. deal.
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