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Q&A with iRobot co-founder Colin Angle on the company's Chapter 11 bankruptcy, regulatory pressure that killed Amazon's deal, his new robotics startup, and more (Connie Loizos/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/20/it-f

'It felt so wrong': Colin Angle on iRobot, the FTC, and the Amazon deal that never was | TechCrunch
The iRobot founder opens up about the 18-month regulatory process that he says doomed the Roomba maker -- and what it means for American innovation.

Den Vorwurf der Links-Lastigkeit der Medien gehört zum rechten Standard-Repertoire ...
Trump FTC Threatens Apple With A Fake Investigation Into Its Nonexistent ‘Liberal News Bias’ | Techdirt
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/17/trump-

@… @… Sorry, but I don't buy the difference in the President's ability to fire members of the Fed, FTC, SEC, or NLRB. If you want to point to a specific difference in the statutes or Constitution, I'll rea…

US-Handelsaufsicht soll „Trump Phone“ auf irreführendes Marketing prüfen
Kongressabgeordnete und Senatoren wenden sich an die FTC, unter anderem, weil „Made in USA“ für das goldene Smartphone versprochen wurde.

The final order approved by the Commission imposes a five-year ban on GM disclosing consumers’ geolocation and driver behavior data to consumer reporting agencies.
https://www.ftc.gov/new…

FTC Finalizes Order Settling Allegations that GM and OnStar Collected and Sold Geolocation Data Without Consumers’ Informed Consent
The Federal Trade Commission finalized an order with General Motors and OnStar settling allegations that they collected, used, and sold consumers’ precise geolocation data and driving behavior data

Instacart will pay $60M to settle FTC allegations that it used deceptive tactics in its subscription signup and "satisfaction guarantee" advertising (Annie Palmer/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/18/instacart-ftc-settlement-deceptive-billing.html

Instacart to pay $60 million to settle FTC claims it deceived customers
The federal agency alleged that Instacart used a number of deceptive tactics in its subscription signup and "satisfaction guarantee" advertising.

The US FTC plans to appeal to revive its case accusing Meta of bolstering an illegal monopoly by acquiring Instagram and WhatsApp; Meta won the case in 2025 (Jody Godoy/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/ftc-will-appeal-r…

Etwas mehr der heute besonders häufig geteilten #News:
„Trump Mobile“ – FTC soll Werbeversprechen prüfen

In a proposed settlement, the US FTC says crypto bridge Nomad must repay victims of a 2022 cyberattack that led to $186M worth of funds being stolen (Connor Jones/The Register)
https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/17/nomad_ftc_settlement/

Blockchain company Nomad to repay users under FTC deal after $186M cyberattack
: Regulator makes various additional demands over alleged cybersecurity failings

Apple's stock dropped 5% on Thursday, its worst day since April, following FTC scrutiny of Apple News and reports about delays with Siri (Jennifer Elias/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/12/apple-stock-worst-day-ftc-siri.html

Apple has worst day since April as company faces FTC scrutiny, Siri delay reports
The iPhone-maker faces reported delays in its AI assistant and pressure from FTC chair Andrew Ferguson to look into possible political bias.