Gas giants use AI to raise prices, lawsuit says, another algorithmic hit to the cost of living

The lawsuit touches on a growing conversation over how companies are using technology, including AI, to push prices higher.
Finextra

Algorithmic Trading Software: Revolutionizing Financial Markets

In the fast-paced world of finance, the utilization of algorithmic trading software has become a game-changer. Defined as the use of computer algorithms to automate trading strategies, this ...
Reuters

Collusion by code? Understanding algorithmic pricing and antitrust enforcement

March 20, 2026 - For years, businesses have used algorithms to set prices across a variety of markets. Increased adoption and sophistication as a result of large data sets and advances in machine ...
Crain's New York

Op-ed: Why banning algorithmic pricing software won't help the New York housing market

The San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a decision last month settled accusations of illegal coordination by Las Vegas resorts on hotel room prices via shared computer software ...
Law

DOJ, 8 State AGs Sue RealPage for Alleged Sherman Act Violations in Algorithmic Pricing Scheme

The 110-page document contends that RealPage, which is based in Richardson, Texas, and is owned by private equity firm Thoma Bravo, violated Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act and "has built a ...
JD Supra

Algorithmic Pricing – The ‘New Frontier’ of Antitrust Law

Government antitrust enforcers and plaintiffs’ class action lawyers are increasingly focusing on algorithmic pricing software programs used in various sectors of the real estate market. Driving this ...
JD Supra

AI and Algorithmic Fairness: EEOC Launches Initiative on Employer Use of AI in Hiring Processes

On May 12, 2022, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) released a new technical assistance document to address concerns over the use of algorithmic software and AI in the hiring process ...
The Hill

DOJ sues software firm, alleging pricing algorithm enables landlords to raise rents

The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued the property management software company RealPage on Friday, alleging its pricing algorithm enables landlords to share sensitive pricing information and raise ...

Bellingham initiative to ban algorithmic price-fixing moves closer to ballot

Initiative 26-01, if passed, would prohibit the use of algorithmic rental price-fixing services like RealPage by landlords.
The Washington Post

Md. bill would bar landlords from using algorithms to collude on rents

Landlords in Maryland would be prohibited from using controversial algorithmic software to set rents under legislation scheduled to be introduced Tuesday, a response to allegations that one company’s ...
The TRADE

Progress Software enables Apama Algorithmic Trading Platform with SaaS

Progress Software, a supplier of application infrastructure software used to develop, deploy, integrate and manage business applications, yesterday announced that it has enabled its Progress Apama ...