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The US, UK, EU and other major nations have signed a landmark global AI treaty
The treaty focuses on three main areas: protecting human rights, including privacy and preventing discrimination, safeguarding democracy, and upholding the rule of law.
X won't train Grok on EU users' public posts
X has committed to no longer using public posts from EU users to train its Grok chatbot.
Clearview faces a €30.5 million for violating the GDPR
The company is accused of illegally obtaining photos to hold in a facial recognition database.
Telegram CEO charges include distributing CSAM and money laundering
Pavel Durov is being held by French authorities.
Uber gets slapped with €290 million fine
The Dutch Data Protection Authority has fined Uber.
EU regulators question Meta about the shutdown of CrowdTangle
Meta’s decision to shut down CrowdTangle, an analytics tool that was an “invaluable” resource to the research community, is drawing fresh scrutiny from European Union regulators.
Meta will withhold multimodal AI models from the EU amid regulatory uncertainty
Meta’s move follows a similar decision by Apple, which recently announced it would not release its Apple Intelligence features in Europe due to regulatory concerns.
TikTok will still be a 'gatekeeper' under the Digital Markets Act, EU rules
TikTok will maintain its gatekeeper status in the EU.
Google reportedly offered EU cloud firms over $500 million to continue antitrust case against Microsoft
Google reportedly offered cloud firms over $500 million to derail an antitrust settlement against Microsoft. It didn’t work and the settlement went through.
X is in hot water in the EU over blue checkmarks and ads
The EU has accused X of violating the Digital Services Act over its handling of blue checkmarks, ads and public data for researchers. If found guilty, the company faces a fine of up to six percent of its global annual revenue.
The EU will start enforcing its new AI regulations on August 1
The European Union has published the full and final text for the EU AI Act in its Official Journal.
Apple will allow developers access to its NFC technology, avoiding an EU fine
EU developers will get access to Apple's NFC technology.
Meta could get slapped with a massive fine for violating the EU's Digital Markets Act
The EU could issue Meta a fine for using a "consent to pay" data collection model.
EU finds Microsoft violated antitrust laws by bundling Teams
Microsoft faces a fine for violating the EU's antitrust laws.
Apple will reportedly withhold new AI features in Europe due to regulations
Apple said on Friday that it would delay iOS 18’s marquee AI features in the European Union, conveniently blaming Digital Markets Act (DMA) regulations. The company claimed it would block the launch of Apple Intelligence, iPhone Mirroring on the Mac and SharePlay Screen Sharing in the EU this year.
Chinese EV makers face additional tariffs of up to 38 percent in the EU
The European Union is going impose additional tariffs of up to 38 percent on Chinese-made electric vehicles in an effort to protect the region's manufacturers from unfair competition.
Apple is battling a $2 billion EU fine over App Store practices
Apple has reportedly filed a formal challenge against a €1.8 billion ($1.95 billion) that the European Union handed down earlier this year. The bloc had determined that Apple restricted rival music streaming apps on the App Store.
EU investigating Meta over addiction and safety concerns for minors
Meta faces an EU probe into its handling of addiction and safety for young people using its apps.
Chuck Schumer is dropping the ball on regulating AI
A new legislative plan from a bipartisan group of senators outlines billions for AI research and development while passing the buck on regulation to various committees.
The EU will force Apple to open up iPadOS
Apple’s iPadOS has been branded a gatekeeper under the EU’s DMA legislation, which means the software has to comply with a host of rules. The company has six months to comply to avoid fines.
