Brussels designates ChatGPT, Reddit and Roblox under Digital Services Act
The European Commission gains investigative powers over how the services work. Fines for serious breaches can reach 6 per cent of worldwide annual turnover.
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Meta settles US child-safety claims for up to €15.5 billion
The deal resolves litigation originally filed by 29 states in 2023 and later joined by additional states and territories.
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He said that "we are dealing with an extraordinary and very large incident in terms of the security of Poland's information sphere".
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The European Central Bank chief told business leaders in Geneva that fragmented markets and fragmented finance are stopping European firms from reaching global size.
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Virgin Trains wins UK approval to challenge Eurostar’s cross-Channel monopoly
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Bluesky’s active user base halves as the post-election exodus fades
The decline is sharper still when measured against the platform's late-2024 peak.
Storm of critique after Anthropic watermarks Claude text worldwide to meet EU AI Act rules
Breaches can attract fines of up to €15 million or 3 per cent of worldwide annual turnover, whichever is higher.
French newspapers file complaint against Google over AI summaries blamed for 38% traffic loss
Nearly 300 daily titles have asked France's competition authority to force the US company to honour commitments it gave regulators in 2022.
Meta says its AI model went rogue and hacked another company during testing
The model then “exploited a security vulnerability in a third-party service, in a manner similar to previously reported instances with other companies”.
French Greens leader calls for ban on X during elections
She argued that the platform, owned by Elon Musk, should be treated as a content editor rather than a neutral intermediary.
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Both were also ordered to refrain from streaming platforms for six months, an unusual judicial “bannissement numérique.”
European Commission opens bidding to build seven AI gigafactories
Brussels is betting €10 billion of public money will draw in twice as much private capital for European computing power.
Australian regulator says Telegram breached online safety law
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Google rivals line up damages claims after first EU digital markets fine
Lawyers and litigation funders say the European Commission ruling has handed price comparison sites fresh ammunition in courts across the bloc.
Telefónica cuts one in six jobs at its German mobile operator
The O2 owner has set aside hundreds of millions of euros to shrink its workforce and retail network before the end of the year.
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The product originated in Arkhangelsk, northwest Russia, in June 2014, founded by Russians Ilya Garakh and Andrey Pyankov.
EU orders Google to share search data and open Android to AI rivals
The Commission said the changes are intended to curb Google's market power and ensure fair competition in Europe's digital economy.
Uber launches takeover bid for Germany’s Delivery Hero
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