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EU reportedly set to fine Meta over allegedly anticompetitive Marketplace Facebook integration

Duncan Riley — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 22:41:41 +0000

Meta Platforms Inc. is reportedly set to be hit with its first European Union antitrust fine in tying Marketplace, the Facebook classified service, to Facebook itself. Reuters, referencing people with direct knowledge of the matter, claims that Meta could be fined as much as $13.4 billion, or 10% of its 2023 global revenue, although the […]

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White House task force releases first-of-its-kind online safety report aimed at protecting kids

James Farrell — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 01:31:25 +0000

The White House’s Task Force on Kids Online Health and Safety today released a report featuring a number of strategies to protect American children online. The topic of what too much time online is doing to the mental well-being of children in the U.S. has become a big deal over the last few years, leading […]

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Google no longer plans to end support for third-party cookies in Chrome

Maria Deutscher — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 22:48:37 +0000

Google LLC has scrapped its plans to phase out Chrome’s support for third-party cookies. The company disclosed the decision today. It detailed that some of the technologies built as part of Privacy Sandbox, the development initiative through which it planned to phase out third-party cookies, are still set to become available in Chrome. The change […]

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EU finds that Meta’s ad-free tier may be in breach of consumer protection rules

Maria Deutscher — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 21:08:43 +0000

The European Union has informed Meta Platforms Inc. that the ad-free version of Facebook and Instagram may breach the bloc’s consumer protection laws. The CPC Network, a group of EU-based consumer protection agencies, notified the company of the development in a letter sent today. The group also asked Meta to suggest ways of bringing its […]

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Chip stocks suffer biggest single-day loss on threat of tougher restrictions on Chinese exports

Mike Wheatley — Thu, 18 Jul 2024 02:15:35 +0000

The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index saw more than $500 billion in value wiped out from its stocks today, posting its worst single-day performance since 2020. The fall came after a Bloomberg report said the United States government is considering introducing tighter restrictions on the sale of computer chipmaking technologies to China. Shareholders’ fears were worsened when the […]

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Co-founders of Andreessen Horowitz give full support to Trump campaign

James Farrell — Thu, 18 Jul 2024 01:26:48 +0000

Billionaires Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, co-founders of Silicon Valley’s largest venture capital firm, have announced their support for Donald Trump’s reelection bid, stating they will make hefty donations to his campaign. “The future of our business, the future of new technology, and the future of America is literally at stake,” Horowitz (pictured) said during […]

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Elon Musk is moving X and Space X to Texas, claiming it’s over a new California gender law

James Farrell — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 02:53:20 +0000

Elon Musk today announced that he’s taking the X Corp. and Space X Corp. headquarters out of California following the state governor’s signing of a bill that prohibits school districts from disclosing students’ gender identity. Governor Gavin Newsom (pictured) enacted the SAFETY ACT on Monday, legislation designed to protect LGBTQ+ students in the state. The […]

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EU asks Amazon for information about its DSA compliance

Maria Deutscher — Fri, 05 Jul 2024 18:55:08 +0000

European Union officials have asked Amazon.com Inc. for information about its compliance with the DSA, a piece of tech industry regulation that the bloc rolled out in 2022. The European Commission, the EU’s executive branch, disclosed the move today. The request marks the third time that regulatory officials in the bloc have asked Amazon for […]

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France poised to slap Nvidia with antitrust charges stemming from its AI dominance

Mike Wheatley — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 00:00:38 +0000

French antitrust regulators are reportedly on the verge of slapping Nvidia Corp. with charges that allege it has engaged in anticompetitive practices regarding its domination of the artificial intelligence computing industry. Nvidia has emerged as the world’s foremost supplier of graphics process units and high-speed networking gear that’s required to build the massive clusters required […]

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Supreme Court returns Texas and Florida social media laws to lower courts

Maria Deutscher — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 22:53:20 +0000

The Supreme Court today avoided making a decision in two closely watched social media moderation cases and instead sent them back to the lower courts for review. The justices issued the decision unanimously. There were four separate concurrences, opinions written by justices who agree with the majority view but for different reasons. The two cases […]

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EU probe tentatively finds that Meta breached DMA with ad-free subscription

Maria Deutscher — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 18:59:45 +0000

European Union officials have tentatively determined that Meta Platforms Inc. breached the bloc’s Digital Markets Act regulation with a subscription offering it launched last year. The European Commission, the EU’s executive branch, published its findings today. A final decision will be made in the probe by March 25, 2025. Meta could face steep fines if […]

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Uber and Lyft drivers in Massachusetts to get minimum pay, other benefits in $175M settlement

James Farrell — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 02:01:09 +0000

Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. today settled a lawsuit with the attorney general in Massachusetts, which will include the companies agreeing to pay their drivers a minimum wage. The $175 million settlement comes with a slew of benefits for drivers other than the $32.50 per hour minimum during driving time. The drivers will also […]

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Supreme Court rules US officials can continue communicating with social media companies

Maria Deutscher — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 18:55:26 +0000

The U.S. Supreme Court today rejected a lawsuit that sought to limit how the federal government communicates with social media companies. The case, Murthy v. Missouri, was dismissed in a 6-3 ruling. It focused on misinformation removal requests that officials from the White House and several federal agencies had sent to social media companies. Meta […]

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EU files antitrust charges against Microsoft for bundling Teams with Microsoft 365

Maria Deutscher — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 21:01:04 +0000

European Union officials have tentatively determined that Microsoft Corp. breached the bloc’s antitrust rules with its Microsoft Teams collaboration service. The European Commission, the EU’s executive branch, published its findings today. The development is not unexpected. Rumors that EU officials plan to bring antitrust charges against Microsoft first emerged in April. Teams, the service at the […]

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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is returning to Australia a free man

James Farrell — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 02:06:37 +0000

After spending years in a British prison, the former Australian hacker and Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has left the U.K., reportedly having agreed to a plea deal with authorities in the U.S. Assange (pictured) had been wanted by U.S. authorities after famously publishing hundreds of thousands of leaked documents about the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, […]

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EU tentatively finds that Apple breached DMA rules as officials launch fresh probe

Maria Deutscher — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 18:35:40 +0000

The European Commission, the European Union’s executive arm, has reached the preliminary conclusion that Apple Inc. is in breach of the bloc’s DMA regulation. The Commission published its findings today. In conjunction, it announced the launch of a second DMA probe into Apple. Both decisions relate to the company’s restrictions on so-called steering, or the […]

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New York signs bill to counteract social media addiction in the young

James Farrell — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 02:30:06 +0000

New York Governor Kathy Hochul today signed a bill that would give parents the ability to block their children from seeing posts suggested by a social media platform’s algorithm, a move that addresses a years-long concern around the negative effects of social media on the nation’s youth. A second bill will address the problem of […]

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Report: Apple’s generative AI ambitions likely to be delayed in China

Mike Wheatley — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 00:08:01 +0000

The rollout of new Apple Intelligence features coming to iPhones, iPads and Mac computers is likely to be delayed in China because of that country’s strict regulations on the use of artificial intelligence. Apple Inc. announced the upcoming launch of its generative AI features earlier this month at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference. The features […]

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US bans Russian antivirus software maker Kaspersky over national security concerns

Duncan Riley — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 23:11:03 +0000

The U.S. Commerce Department today announced that it’s banning Kaspersky Lab Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Russian antivirus software maker Kaspersky, and its subsidiaries and parent companies from selling its software in the U.S. The decision from the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security institutes the ban starting July 20. The company is […]

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Amazon’s first labor union partners with the Teamsters

James Farrell — Wed, 19 Jun 2024 02:02:37 +0000

Members of the Amazon Labor Union, the one and only unionized Amazon warehouse, have voted to join forces with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Workers at Amazon.com Inc.’s JFK8 fulfillment center in Staten Island voted to unionize in 2022, becoming the first and still the only Amazon warehouse to make such a decision. At the […]

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US Surgeon General thinks social media should come with tobacco-style warning labels

James Farrell — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 02:55:43 +0000

One of the United States’ most senior health officials, Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, today said in an op-ed for the New York Times social media platforms should have warning labels regarding the potential mental health harms they could create in the young. “The mental health crisis among young people is an emergency – and […]

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X updates policies to allow some sexually explicit content and AI-generated porn

James Farrell — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 00:23:17 +0000

Elon Musk’s X Corp. may have rattled a few people today when it updated its policies to formally allow various kinds of sexually explicit content on the platform, including AI-generated prurience. X, which was formerly Twitter Inc., has always been home to NSFW, or “not safe for work” content, although the company has never been […]

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Risk management strategies: Trellix CISO, Harold Rivas, discusses combating organized bad actors

Sead Fadilpasic — Fri, 31 May 2024 21:20:32 +0000

As companies navigate the benefits and challenges of rapidly evolving technologies, prioritizing risk management has become crucial. The security industry is experiencing significant disruption, driven by the need for improved efficiency and continued investment in combating organized bad actors. The industry faces an “arms race” against increasingly sophisticated threats. This landscape demands that companies not […]

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Compliance challenges in the age of cloud and AI: Insights from Coalfire’s CEO Tom McAndrew

Sead Fadilpasic — Fri, 31 May 2024 19:55:14 +0000

In 2023, viewing compliance as a business differentiator has transformed how companies approach growth and security in new markets. Coalfire, a tech-enabled services company, focuses on compliance, regulations and cybersecurity programs for mostly large enterprise customers. Scaling security and compliance efforts is not feasible with just people and manual processes, technology is necessary to keep […]

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TikTok reports disruption of influence campaigns to limit state propaganda

James Farrell — Fri, 24 May 2024 01:45:10 +0000

The embattled Chinese social media app TikTok may have assuaged the concerns of some of its detractors with a new report today detailing how it’s limiting the reach of state-affiliated media accounts and how it’s dealing with influence campaigns. As we reach the halfway point of 2024, a year that will see global elections on […]

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EU launches probe into Meta over compliance with child safety rules

Maria Deutscher — Thu, 16 May 2024 20:21:04 +0000

The European Commission today launched a probe to determine whether Meta Platforms Inc.’s child safety efforts may have fallen short of regulatory requirements. The move comes only weeks after the commission, the European Union’s executive branch, announced another investigation into the social media giant. The latter probe focuses on Meta’s handling of disinformation on its […]

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Billionaire Frank McCourt is organizing a people’s bid to buy TikTok

James Farrell — Thu, 16 May 2024 01:48:43 +0000

Frank McCourt, the real estate mogul, former owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, and a longtime critic of how tech companies use data, is reportedly assembling a consortium to buy TikTok’s U.S. business. In March, the House of Representatives passed a bill that could ban TikTok in the U.S. if it doesn’t split from its Beijing-based […]

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Bipartisan Senate group proposes $32B in annual federal funding for AI innovation

Maria Deutscher — Wed, 15 May 2024 22:10:16 +0000

A bipartisan group of senators is recommending that the federal government spend at least $32 billion a year on non-defense artificial intelligence innovation. Senators Chuck Schumer, Mike Rounds, Martin Heinrich and Todd Young detailed their proposal in a report published today. The 31-page document is the fruit of discussions with more than 150 AI experts. […]

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US to raise tariffs on electric vehicles, chips imported from China

Maria Deutscher — Tue, 14 May 2024 20:12:17 +0000

The White House today announced plans to significantly raise tariffs on a variety of goods from China including electric vehicles, chips and batteries. The increased levies are expected to affect $18 billion worth of annual imports. Some of the new duties are set to go into effect this year, while others will start applying to […]

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US revokes export licenses that allowed Intel and Qualcomm to sell chips to Huawei

Maria Deutscher — Wed, 08 May 2024 18:38:01 +0000

The U.S. Commerce Department has reportedly revoked export licenses that allowed Intel Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. to sell chips to Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. The Financial Times and Bloomberg reported the development today, citing sources familiar with the move. The Commerce Department confirmed in a statement that it has revoked certain licenses for chip sales […]

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