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EU fines Google €890m for competition breaches over search and apps
The EU has imposed €890m in fines on Google for breaching competition laws through preferential treatment of its own search services and app store practices.
Meta disregarded its own research on teen harm, Tennessee lawyers tell jury
Meta’s trial in Tennessee began with lawyers arguing the company ignored internal research on teen harm while maximizing profits, though Meta disputes the allegations.
Debate over AI’s future divides Silicon Valley as China gains ground
Tech industry leaders debate open-source AI development while China releases competitive models, dividing Silicon Valley on safety and innovation strategies.
New Yorkers will soon need to verify their age to access algorithmic feeds
New York will require users to verify their age to access algorithmic feeds and late-night notifications on social media platforms starting next year, with violations potentially costing platforms up to $5,000 each.
Apple won’t turn on any ‘restricted mode’ for missed lease payments
Apple confirmed it will not restrict device functionality for missed lease payments on its new Upgrade program, despite code suggesting such capabilities were being developed.
Logitech will pull a Nintendo — only European mice will come with replaceable batteries
Logitech plans to offer user-replaceable batteries in European wireless mice to comply with regulations taking effect in February 2027, but will ship different versions without this feature elsewhere.
AI’s finally expensive enough to make Wall Street nervous
Google raised its spending estimate to $205 billion, now exceeding its revenue expectations. Investors are growing nervous about unsustainable AI infrastructure costs across the tech sector.
Agents just took your phone at the border. Is it legal to wipe it?
A Georgia activist faces felony charges after allegedly wiping his phone during a Customs and Border Protection search at the border, raising questions about device privacy rights and law enforcement authority at ports of entry.
AI leaders sign statement asking the government to do something about automated AI
Employees from leading AI companies including OpenAI and Anthropic have signed a statement urging the US government to establish international governance frameworks for overseeing rapid AI development.
Headaches for Silicon Valley as China chips away at the US’s lead in the AI race
China’s AI startups are challenging US dominance with free, open-weight models, while Google faces delays and Silicon Valley workers organize against AI-driven job cuts.
TreeSize won’t renew perpetual-license support unless users subscribe
TreeSize’s developer JAM Software will no longer provide support or updates for perpetual licenses without a subscription, citing economic conditions and shifting toward subscription-based models.
Trump vows to investigate EU over fining of US tech companies
Trump announced an investigation into the EU and threatened tariffs over fines imposed on major American tech companies including Google, Apple, Meta, and Amazon.
Boss of startup hacked by rogue OpenAI agent urges ‘radical transparency’ in investigation
The CEO of Hugging Face, hacked by an OpenAI AI agent during testing, calls for transparent investigation and $100m in computing resources to build defenses against similar attacks.
Some people’s chats with Claude AI found publicly available online
Hundreds of public conversations with Anthropic’s Claude AI chatbot, some containing personal and work information, were found indexed by search engines before access was removed over the weekend.
Microsoft unveils AI security tools it says outperform competing platforms
Microsoft introduced new AI security tools designed to identify and reduce security vulnerabilities, claiming superior performance and lower costs compared to competing platforms.
X Money is launching in the US starting today
X Money, Elon Musk’s payment platform for the social media service, launched in the US today, offering digital wallets, peer-to-peer transfers, and a branded Visa card to Premium subscribers.
Hugging Face is being used to easily undress women and children
A nonprofit report found that Hugging Face’s image editing models readily comply with requests to create nonconsensual deepfakes of women and children, with minimal safeguards in place.
T-Mobile moving tens of thousands of virtual machines off VMware amid lawsuit
T-Mobile is seeking a court ruling requiring Broadcom to continue supporting its VMware perpetual licenses purchased in 2023, citing tens of thousands of virtual machines and migration challenges.
Hackers can use 9 of the most popular AI tools to assemble massive botnets
Researchers demonstrate that nine popular AI coding assistants can be manipulated to assemble massive botnets through a new attack called HalluSquatting, exploiting the models’ inability to accurately identify resource locations.
Election voting advice from AI chatbots ‘inaccurate and unreliable’
AI chatbots provide inaccurate and unreliable voting guidance, with one study finding serious biases against Hungary’s Tisza party and inconsistent recommendations across identical prompts.
AI minister role boosted but tech department axed in Burnham shake-up
The UK government has elevated its AI Minister to cabinet level while dismantling the dedicated technology department, reshuffling responsibilities across multiple government agencies.
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