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Chip Wars: AMD's Persistence Starting To Dent Computing Giant Intel

Wired.com | John C. Abell | Posted 06.06.2008 | Business

Read More: Antitrust Investigation, Intel Monopoly, Intel, Antitrust, AMD Lawsuit, Amd, Federal Trade Commission, Ftc, Business News

The Federal Trade Commission has begun a formal anti-trust investigation of Intel, a move that AMD has long sought as part of its global, take-no-pris...

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Oil -- Congress Finally Takes Charge Yet Must do Much Much More

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 05.29.2008 | Business

Read More: House of Representatives, Norway's National Oil Trust, Walter Lukken, Hank Paulson, Cftc, Rep. Edward Markey, Congress, Justice Department, Opec, Iran, Nopec, Chris Kelly, Saudi Arabia, Brazilian Ethanol, Sam Bodman, Department of Energy, President Bush, Ftc, Anwar, Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Senate, Business News
Raymond J. Learsy

With a motivated and focused Congress, zeroing in on NOPEC legislation with enough votes to override the president's ever obstructionist veto, much could happen to solve our energy and global warming nightmare swiftly.

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How Things Work: FTC Chair to Join Procter & Gamble

Robert Weissman | Posted 03.26.2008 | Business

Read More: Lobbyists, Revolving Door, Antitrust, Commercialism, Ftc, Privacy, P&G, Majoras, Business News
Robert Weissman

The deep corruption inside the beltway is not the illegal, Jack-Abramoff stuff. The real corrupting influences are the things that are legal, the things that Washington insiders view as just "how things work."

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If You Or Someone You Know Is Dealing With Bill Collectors, Please Read This

Russell Shaw | Posted 02.04.2008 | Living

Read More: Debt Collectors, Federal Trade Commission, Ftc, Debt Collection, Living News
Russell Shaw

What we need is a stronger FTC, not a weaker one as the fans of at least one presidential candidate might tell you.

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FTC Worries About Improper Use Of Carbon-Offset Money

New York TImes | Louise Story | Posted 01.09.2008 | Business

Read More: Volkswagon, Carbon Offset Credits, Carbon Emissions, Carbon Offsets, Ftc, Business News

Corporations and shoppers in the United States spent more than $54 million last year on carbon offset credits toward tree planting, wind farms, solar ...

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Child Online Safety Comes of Age

Stephen Balkam | Posted 12.13.2007 | Media

Read More: Family Online Safety Insitute, Charlie Firestone, Derek Wyatt, Federal Trade Commission, FTC Majoras, Family Online Safety Insitute Conference, Deborah Platt Majoras, Helen Normoyle, Child Online Safety, Vint Cerf, Chris Chea, Bob Corn-Revere, FOSI Conference, Fosi, Deborah Tate, Ftc, Media News
Stephen Balkam

The online safety community, which has been around since the mid-1990s, has reached a critical point of maturation -- some would say an awkward adolescent stage -- where the stakes are higher.

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Release 0.9: Disclosure 2.0

Esther Dyson | Posted 11.04.2007 | Media

Read More: Regulation, Identity, User Data Control, Disclosure, Ftc, Privacy, Media News
Esther Dyson

Over the years, marketers have become better and better at collecting data on individuals, recognizing them, classifying them and sending them personalized, and even personal messages.

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FTC Refuses To Charge Intel With Antitrust Claims

New York Times | STEPHEN LABATON | Posted 10.22.2007 | Business

Read More: Federal Trade Commission, Ftc, Deborah Majoras, Intel, Advanced Micro Devices, Business News

The head of the Federal Trade Commission has rejected requests by lawmakers, other commissioners and a small rival company to open a formal antitrust ...

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Release 0.9: Cookie Crumble Contest

Esther Dyson | Posted 09.09.2007 | Media

Read More: Ad Networks, Cookies, Contest, Spyware, Online, Marketing, Behavioral Targeting, Ftc, Media News
Esther Dyson

Post a video that accurately explains how cookies work. I expect to see videos not just of cookie monsters, but also cookie spies, evil marketers and corrupt spyware companies.

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