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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.

RealPage Agrees to Settle Federal Rent-Collusion Case

24 November 2025 at 19:39
The Justice Department had accused the real estate software company of enabling landlords to charge tenants more than free-market rates.

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“With the rise of algorithmic and artificial intelligence tools, we will remain at the forefront of vigorous antitrust enforcement,” said Gail Slater, the head of the Justice Department’s antitrust division.

The Fate of Google’s Ad Tech Monopoly Is Now in a Judge’s Hands

21 November 2025 at 15:43
A judge queried lawyers about whether a breakup made sense during closing arguments on how to fix the tech giant’s dominance in online advertising.

© Kelsey McClellan for The New York Times

Judge Brinkema’s decision could restructure Google’s business as the company races to develop better artificial intelligence than its rivals and successfully weave the technology into its suite of products.

Meta Removes Facebook Group That Shared Information on ICE Agents

15 October 2025 at 09:39
The Facebook page was taken down for “violating our policies against coordinated harm,” according to Meta.

© Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times

Community members at a rally in Chicago on Tuesday.

Crypto Investor Known as ‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Reaches Deal With Prosecutors

In the Trump administration’s latest example of dialing back cryptocurrency enforcement, Roger Ver agreed to pay about $48 million to end a tax fraud case.

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Roger Ver, shown in 2013, was charged with fraud and tax evasion for failing to pay $48 million in taxes that he owed on his cryptocurrency holdings.
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