Personal Digest: California's COMPETE Act: Tougher antitrust ahead
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elevates the state into a national and potentially global leader on antitrust enforcement — California’s new COMPETE Act sets a different course from federal policy and signals tougher regulation that tech and platform companies will closely watch.
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