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Google calls Microsoft’s cloud practices in the EU anti-competitive

Microsoft has refuted Google’s claims and said that it has worked with independent cloud providers in the EU to change its licensing terms to address their concerns.

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US forms task force to explore guardrails for AI

The task force will produce a report including guiding principles as well as recommendations to help the country leverage AI technology by mitigating the risks.

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Air Canada chatbot error underscores AI’s enterprise liability danger

The Canadian airline has been ordered to pay for a pricing mistake by a customer-service chatbot, highlighting why companies must invest in monitoring their AI tools, analysts say.

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EU begins formal investigation of TikTok over potential violations of Digital Services Act

The move could spur enterprises to consider banning the use of the controversial video-sharing platform over privacy and safety concerns.

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EU's AI Act wins fresh backing ahead of April vote

The legislation, aimed at creating guardrails based on risk for the use and development of AI technology, seems on track for full ratification this spring.

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US creates advisory group to consider AI regulation

More than 200 companies and organizations will participate in the AI Safety Institute Consortium to create guidelines for ensuring the safety of AI systems.

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What a future without browser cookies looks like

As Google and others plan to eliminate third-party search and website trackers, other ways of identifying users and discovering their habits will replace them.

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Russia hacks Microsoft: It’s worse than you think

This time, hackers attacked corporate execs, not customers. That might finally push the US government to focus on long-ignored security concerns.

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OpenAI: Copy, steal, paste

By OpenAI's logic, any work you put online is fair game to be swiped and incorporated into the company's large language models.

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Microsoft Bing, Edge may be exempted from EU’s Digital Market Act: Report

The search engine and the web browser, just like Apple’s iMessage service, could be exempted as they are not dominant enough in their segments.

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Regulators probe Microsoft’s OpenAI ties — is it only smoke, or is there fire?

The US, the UK, and the EU are all looking into Microsoft’s connections to ChatGPT creator OpenAI.

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Intel finds ally in EU antitrust case

An independent advisor to the Court of Justice of the EU has come out in support of Intel in a review of a 2009 case, even as regulators elsewhere are cracking down on big tech.

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Apple's European App Store users face free market test

In line with EU regulations, Apple is preparing to open European App Store users to sideloading of apps from outside sources.

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US lawmaker wants probe of UAE firm with ties to OpenAI, Microsoft

G42 is connected to Chinese companies and entities blacklisted by the US government and could pose a threat to current trade oversight.

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EU to review Microsoft’s investment in OpenAI

The competition inquiry comes amid heightened copyright scrutiny involving the use of OpenAI’s generative AI tools.

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OpenAI: GenAI tools can’t be made without copyrighted materials

The company’s assertion is likely to add fuel to the fast-evolving legal debate over generative AI and intellectual property rights.

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The top 10 tech stories of 2023

The most notable technology news of 2023 shows that as generative AI and geopolitics roil the technology industry, there is growing unease about the dominance of big tech companies.

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Adobe, Figma pull the plug on $20 billion merger

Regulatory resistance to a blockbuster merger between Adobe and web-based design tool maker Figma prompted the companies to pull out of the deal today.

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