The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Tuesday it will require the top five U.S. technology firmsโ€”Alphabet Inc. (Google), Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Microsoftโ€”to provide information on acquisitions not previously reported to the agency dating back 10 years.

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