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1. Cipater · 1790861369 · focus · HN ↗

   They just need to hire the right lobbyists, get a meeting at the White House, agree on the terms and call it a settlement.

   And if the FTC chair is not agreeable, they will be threatened by said lobbyists and eventually be fired.

   If this sounds far-fetched, it is exactly what happened to Gail Slater, then-head of the DOJ's antitrust division and her deputies in 2025 over HPE’s bid to acquire Juniper.

   Wall Street Journal archive link: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.ph&#x2F;IMer9" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.ph&#x2F;IMer9

   1. totetsu · 1790863000 · focus · HN ↗

      Trump&#x27;s America’s AI Action Plan[1] already says

      &gt;“Review all Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigations commenced under the previous administration to ensure that they do not advance theories of liability that unduly burden AI innovation.”

      [1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.whitehouse.gov&#x2F;wp-content&#x2F;uploads&#x2F;2025&#x2F;07&#x2F;Americas-AI-Action-Plan.pdf?chain_id=koD7XgKiD556Bq.1kvnr2e&amp;global_content=%7B%22promote_id%22%3A13766%2C%22sub_promote_id%22%3A14%2C%22f%22%3A%22www.futunn.com%2Flearn%2Fdetail-trump-released-the-u-s-ai-action-plan-these-four-major-investment-themes-are-essential-to-know-91481-250791041%22%7D" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.whitehouse.gov&#x2F;wp-content&#x2F;uploads&#x2F;2025&#x2F;07&#x2F;Americ...

      1. lubujackson · 1790864690 · focus · HN ↗

         Big Beautiful Bribe
      2. eth0up · 1790868999 · focus · HN ↗

         Marked your comment as a favorite. May even frame it. And display it this Halloween. Haunting.

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