Cape Town robotics team wins national championship and heads to Texas for global competition

A local robotics team from the Western Cape celebrates their sixth consecutive national win and prepares to represent South Africa at the prestigious First Tech Challenge in Texas next month, ...
CNBC

FTC tells Tim Cook to look into reports Apple News is censoring conservatives

FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson told Apple CEO Tim Cook to review the terms of service and curation policies on Apple News. Ferguson cited recent "reports" that Apple News ...
Reuters

US FTC raises concerns over accusations Apple News favors articles from left-wing outlets

Feb 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has raised concerns with Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab about accusations that Apple News promotes news articles from left-wing news outlets and ...
Forbes

The FTC’s Case Against Meta Is Discredited Not Just By The AI Present

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 09: The Federal Trade Commission entrance is seen on July 09, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for Ian Madrigal) To bolster its appeal of a previously dismissed ...
CNBC

FTC appeals ruling in Meta antitrust case over Instagram, WhatsApp deals

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking to ⁠revive its case accusing Facebook parent company Meta Platforms of bolstering an ‍illegal monopoly by acquiring ‍Instagram and ‍WhatsApp, the FTC's ...
The Verge

Democrats push FTC to investigate Trump Mobile

Elizabeth Warren and other lawmakers want the FTC to investigate Trump Mobile’s alleged ‘false advertising.’ Elizabeth Warren and other lawmakers want the FTC to investigate Trump Mobile’s alleged ...
ktiv

South Sioux City Community Schools hosts regional FIRST Tech Challenge Robotics Tournament

SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. (KTIV) - South Sioux City Community Schools hosted a regional FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Robotics meet on Saturday, Jan. 10, bringing in teams from all over Siouxland. Schools ...
TechCrunch

Building and losing iRobot: Why Colin Angle thinks the FTC is to blame

This week on StrictlyVC Download, Connie Loizos spoke with Colin Angle, the founder and former CEO of iRobot. From his living room into a household name, Angle spent 30 years turning iRobot into one ...
New York Daily News

Mamdani announces FTC alum Sam Levine to head Department of Consumer and Worker Protection

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced Monday his pick for leading the city Consumer and Worker Protection Department — a key agency in pressing his aggressive pro-worker agenda. Sam Levine, who ...
TechCrunch

‘It felt so wrong’: Colin Angle on iRobot, the FTC, and the Amazon deal that never was

When iRobot filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last Sunday, it marked the end of an era for one of America’s most beloved robotics companies. The Roomba maker, which had sold over 50 million robots since ...
USA Today

Instacart to pay $60 million in consumer refunds to settle FTC lawsuit

Instacart has agreed to pay consumers $60 million to settle a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit claiming the company engaged in deceptive tactics. The agency’s lawsuit asserts Instacart deceived ...