Rockville has become the first city in Maryland to ban algorithm pricing. The move prohibits landlords from using devices and ...

INTRODUCTION - On May 14, 2026, Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Criminal Enforcement Daniel Glad delivered remarks ...

Three California residents have filed a class action lawsuit against major fuel retailers—including 7-Eleven, Speedway, ...

Three California residents have filed a class action lawsuit against major fuel retailers—including 7-Eleven, Speedway, Circle K, bp, Marathon Petroleum Corp., Walmart and Albertsons—claiming they've ...

As courts and lawmakers across the U.S. figure out how to handle AI's rapid growth, California has sent a clear message: algorithm-driven collusion is fair game for antitrust enforcement. Starting ...

As the use of AI and algorithms across industries continues to rise, authorities are actively monitoring – and increasingly investigating – AI-powered pricing tools, amid concerns about their ...

In Trenton, lawmakers are searching for a new scapegoat for New Jersey’s persistent housing crisis, and they’re zoning in on “algorithmic pricing.” With concerns swirling that software used by ...

Welcome to the age of surveillance pricing – a new form of digital price gouging where Amazon and other online platforms use the massive amount of data they collect on every click, search, and ...

WASHINGTON, Dec 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice ‌Department on Tuesday settled claims ‌against LivCor, a Blackstone property management firm, in its lawsuit alleging competing landlords colluded to ...

This article appears in the December 2025 issue of The American Prospect magazine. Subscribe here. Earlier this year, a slightly balding man in spectacles, a black T-shirt, and bright high-top ...

Landlords could no longer rely on rent-pricing software to quietly track each other’s moves and push rents higher using confidential data, under a settlement between RealPage Inc. and federal ...