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Eight European consumer watchdogs file complaints over Meta’s data processing

Meta could be in hot water with EU regulators again over its data collection practices.

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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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Spain will create foundational AI model in local languages

The LLM will be developed with the collaboration of the Barcelona Supercomputing Center and the Royal Spanish Academy of Language, Spain’s Prime Minister said.

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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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Australia’s new ‘right to disconnect’ law includes jail time — for now

Employee rights to disconnect from work are coming to Australia, though jail time for violators is unlikely to happen.

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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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Enrollments for federal low-income Internet subsidy program to end

Those using the Affordable Connectivity Program to help pay for broadband access for remote work might be forced to seek other options to pay monthly bills.

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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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How OpenAI plans to handle genAI election fears

Deep Fakes are among the election-related problems the generative AI company expects to battle in the year ahead.

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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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