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Meta Battles F.T.C. in Court Over Future of Virtual Reality

A trial that began Thursday will serve as a test of the Federal Trade Commission’s argument that Facebook’s parent company is trying to buy its way to dominance in the nascent virtual and augmented reality markets.

By Reuters

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F.T.C. Sues to Block Microsoft’s $69 Billion Acquisition of Activision

The move by the commission signals an aggressive stance by federal regulators to thwart the expansion of the tech industry’s biggest companies.

By Karen Weise and David McCabe

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An Activist Investor Takes on BlackRock Over E.S.G.

A hedge fund sees BlackRock’s embrace of E.S.G. principles as a distraction, and it wants the money-management giant’s C.E.O., Laurence Fink, to step down.

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Why Losing to Meta in Court Could Still Be a Win for Antitrust Regulators

As the Federal Trade Commission prepares to face off in court against Meta over a V.R. start-up deal, the agency is testing a novel argument as part of a strategy to push antitrust law.

By David McCabe

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