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Activists breach Microsoft data centre construction site as protests spread in Europe
Activist groups have announced actions in 16 countries on Friday and Saturday, according to the "Stop Dirty Data Centres" coalition, which is rallying environmental groups and digital rights campaigns behind calls to pause large-scale construction.
Google's use of press by AI chatbot may infringe copyright rules, EU court adviser says
A recent advisory from a leading legal authority in Europe highlights that press publications can sometimes violate copyright laws. The Advocate General emphasized that while copyright covers unique expressions, using such material for the development of large language models may fall under the text and data mining exception. This advisory is part of a legal challenge brought by Like Company against Google.
Privacy group files complaints against Scale AI over alleged worker surveillance
The European digital privacy group, noyb, has launched several complaints against Scale AI across multiple nations, claiming the company improperly surveilled freelance workers engaged in AI data tasks. Investigative findings highlighted concerning tracking practices, including keystroke logging and persistent identity verification. Moreover, the use of game-like rewards has drawn prior regulatory attention. Freelancers reported challenges accessing their data, with requests often ignored by Outlier.
Europe's financial regulators query Google over cloud outage that hit banks
The European Banking Authority said that it has been in contact with Google Cloud to obtain further information on the incident, understand its implications and assess its potential impact on financial entities in the EU, a spokesperson for the watchdog told Reuters.
EU watchdog says smart glasses must give 'clear warnings' when recording
The European Union's central data regulator on Tuesday said smart glasses should give "clear warnings" when they are recording, after a public outcry in recent months over secretly filmed footage of girls and women. The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) warned in its non-binding guidance to users and manufacturers that smart glasses raised "serious privacy concerns" as it seeks to increase awareness about the risks.
Keeping AI models under control: When an agent causes harm, who bears the blame?
If an AI agent goes rogue, who do you hold responsible— the agent, the LLM developer or the human? asks EY partner Shivaprakash Abburu. Experts believe regulators are slow to build frameworks even as enterprises across the world are actively integrating AI into their workflows.
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Google asks EU court to suspend order to open up to AI chatbots, search engine rivals
The company, which on Tuesday took the European Commission to court over the order, said it also applied for an interim measure at the Luxembourg General Court, Europe's second-highest court.
EU should use Google fines to cut member state contributions to budget, France says
The European Union should use the proceeds of the billions of euros in fines imposed on Google to reduce the contribution of member states to the EU budget, France's Europe
Google fined $463 million for breaching EU rule on location data
Google received a 403 million euro fine for privacy rule breaches. The European Union's watchdog found Google mishandled user location data unfairly. This investigation examined Google's practices from 2018 until early 2020. Google stated its policies have since been updated and improved significantly. This marks the fourth largest EU privacy fine issued by the Irish regulator.
Europe eyes battle over 'pervert' AI glasses
Anyone wearing smart glasses can take photos, film videos, listen to music, make phone calls, translate text or interact with an AI assistant, with sales now hitting the millions.
Portuguese group D3 sues Meta, TikTok and YouTube over addictive design
A spokesperson for Alphabet's Google, owner of YouTube, said providing people with "a safer, healthier experience has always been core to our work" and pointed to tools such as "take a break" and bedtime reminders designed to help users manage viewing habits.
Google defeats US bid to force ad tech sale
While the ad exchange is a small part of Google's business, the ruling is the second powerful symbolic victory against the U.S. Department of Justice in its efforts to force Google to sell assets to address illegal monopolies.
Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk make plea at G20 for more AI data centers
Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk on Tuesday stressed the need for more AI data centers and the electric power needed to support them at a meeting of G20 technology ministers focused on the disruptions and opportunity brought by artificial intelligence. In separate remarks, Tesla and SpaceX chief Musk stressed the massive amounts of electricity needed by the AI data centers, calling out a "crisis of power" in the AI buildout that was giving China the advantage.
Google urges EU top court to back ruling scrapping $1.7 billion antitrust fine
Google urged Europe's top court to dismiss an EU antitrust appeal. Regulators challenged a lower court ruling which annulled a fine imposed on Google. The European Commission had accused Google of using restrictive clauses in publisher contracts. Google's lawyer argued the Commission's new arguments were flawed and incomplete. A final ruling on this dispute is expected in the coming months.
Google faces fines over Google Play if it doesn't make more concessions, sources say
Alphabet's Google is set to be hit with a potentially large EU fine early next year if it does not do more to ensure that its app store complies with EU rules aimed at ensuring fair access and competition. Google Play has been in the European Commission's crosshairs since March, with regulators singling out technical restrictions preventing app developers from steering users to other channels for cheaper offers.
Google hit with $3.5 billion fine from European Union in ad-tech antitrust case
The European Union has fined Google €2.95 billion for violating competition rules by favoring its own digital advertising services. The EU demands Google end its anti-competitive practices and address conflicts of interest within its ad tech business. Google disputes the decision, arguing it will harm European businesses.
Google makes new proposal to stave off EU antitrust fine, document shows
The US tech giant has been under pressure after being hit in March with European Union antitrust charges of unfairly favouring its own services such as Google Shopping, Google Hotels and Google Flights over competitors.
Google hit with two charges under landmark EU rules, risks fines
The move by the European Commission came amid tensions with US President Donald Trump who has threatened to levy tariffs against countries which impose fines on US companies.
Big hit for big tech: Apple, Google suffer multibillion-$ blows in EU
EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager achieved significant victories as Europe's top court upheld her actions against Apple's Irish tax deal and Google's anti-competitive practices. The rulings, which are final, support the European Commission's decisions and could influence future antitrust efforts. Apple and Google expressed disappointment with the judgments.
EU's Vestager triumphs in crackdown on Apple's tax deal, Google's practices
Vestager, who ends her term in November, has made a name for herself going after Big Tech's tax arrangements with some EU countries and attempts to stifle smaller rivals. The court victories could embolden her successor to take a similar tack.
Google limits on access to Android Auto may breach EU rules, court adviser says
"Google's refusal to provide third-party access to Android Auto platform may be in breach of competition rules," Advocate General Laila Medina at the Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) said.
Google rolls out changes for users, apps developers as EU tech rules loom
Designated as gatekeepers controlling millions of users and businesses' access to their platforms, Google, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Meta Platforms and TikTok owner ByteDance will have to be compliant with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) on March 7.
Google to tweak search results to comply with EU tech rules
Rival comparison sites have been among the most vocal critics of Google's search practices, with a complaint last decade resulting in a 2.42-billion-euro ($2.63 billion) EU antitrust fine.
EU court adviser sides with Google, Amazon in Italian rule spat
Google, Amazon and Airbnb subsequently challenged the rule in an Italian court, saying it was contrary to EU legislation which says online service providers are only subject to the rules of the country where they are established, while countries where they provide a service must refrain from applying their laws.
Google accuses EU of overreach with Rs 2.4 bn shopping service abuse fine
Google has accused the European Union (EU) of overstepping its boundaries by imposing a €2.4 billion ($2.6 billion) fine on the company for favoring its own shopping services over competitors. Google's lawyers argued that the company cannot be expected to treat its rivals the same as its own businesses. The fine was part of the EU's efforts to crack down on the dominance of Silicon Valley firms in Europe. Google is currently appealing the ruling. The EU rejected Google's arguments, stating that the company systematically increased its own service's visibility while lowering that of rivals.
Sweden orders four companies to stop using Google tool
Sweden's privacy protection agency, the IMY, said it had examined the use of Google Analytics by the firms following a complaint by the Austrian data privacy group noyb (none of your business) which has filed dozens of complaints against Google across Europe.
EU draft rules propose tougher cybersecurity labelling rules for Amazon, Google, Microsoft
U.S. tech giants and others involved in the joint venture can only have a minority stake, and employees that have access to EU data would have to undergo specific screening and have to be located in the 27-country bloc, the document said.
Google commits to complying with EU rules, says EU
The European Commission, who said in the statement that it's a step forward in the right direction, also said that Google had agreed to introduce changes in Google store, Google play store, Google hotels and Google flights to ensure compliance with EU consumer rules.
Google paying more than 300 EU publishers for news, more to come
The move to be announced publicly later on Wednesday followed the adoption of landmark EU copyright rules three years ago that require Google and other online platforms to pay musicians, performers, authors, news publishers and journalists for using their work.
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