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UK Watchdog Applies "Extra Control" Measures On Indian Spices Amid Row
Britain's food watchdog has applied extra control measures on all spice imports from India, it said on Wednesday, becoming the first to ramp up scrutiny of all Indian spices after contamination allegations against two brands sparked concerns among gl
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London Police Leaving Children At Risk Of Exploitation, Need Reforms: Watchdog
London's police force is leaving children at risk of exploitation and should implement nearly a dozen reforms to improve, a damning report by Britain's law enforcement watchdog said on Friday.
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Snapchat's AI Chatbot May Pose Privacy Risks To Children: UK Watchdog
Snapchat may have failed to properly assess privacy risks to children from its artificial intelligence chatbot, Britain's data watchdog said on Friday, adding it would consider the company's response before making any final enforcement decision
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Snapchat Said to Be Under Scrutiny From UK Watchdog Over Underage Users
Britain's data regulator is gathering information on Snapchat to establish whether the US instant messaging app is doing enough to remove underage users from its platform, two people familiar with the matter said.
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Snapchat Under Scrutiny From UK Watchdog Over Underage Users: Report
Britain's data regulator is gathering information on Snapchat to establish whether the U.S. instant messaging app is doing enough to remove underage users from its platform, two people familiar with the matter said.
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Britain’s Antitrust Watchdog Announces In-Depth Probe of Adobe’s $20 Billion Figma Deal
Britain's antitrust regulator on Thursday announced an in-depth probe of Adobe's $20 billion (roughly Rs. 1,64,216 crore) bid for cloud-based designer platform Figma, after the Photoshop owner said it would not offer any remedies to ease the regulator's concerns.
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Application of AI in Finance Causes Imbalance if "Unleashed Unfettered", Warns UK Financial Watchdog
Applying artificial intelligence (AI) to financial services must go hand-in-hand with better fraud prevention and resilience to hacking and outages, Britain's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) was expected to say on Wednesday. Nikhil Rathi, chief executive of the FCA, said in remarks made available to the media in advance of a speech, that he was a...
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Use Of AI In Finance Could Trigger Rise In Fraud: UK Watchdog
Applying artificial intelligence (AI) to financial services must go hand-in-hand with better fraud prevention and resilience to hacking and outages, Britain's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) was expected to say on Wednesday.
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UK Financial Watchdog Stops 26 More Illegal Cryptocurrency ‘Machines’
Britain's Financial Conduct Authority said on Tuesday it has stopped 26 machines across the country for illegally offering cryptocurrencies, warning consumers they could lose all of their money.
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UN Advocates for International AI Watchdog Body Similar to IAEA
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday backed a proposal by some artificial intelligence executives for the creation of an international AI watchdog body like the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Generative AI technology that can spin authoritative prose from text prompts has captivated the public since ChatGPT launched six month...
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Meta Offers to Limit Use of Ad Data for Facebook Marketplace to Address Competition Concerns: UK Regulator
Britain's competition watchdog on Friday said social media giant Meta had offered to limit its use of other businesses' advertising data for its Facebook Marketplace service to address the regulator's competition concerns.
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Microsoft Faces Full EU Antitrust Investigation Into $69 Billion Bid to Acquire Activision Blizzard
Microsoft will face a full EU probe into the publisher's $69 billion (roughly Rs. 5,62,500 crore) bid to acquire Activision Blizzard, after regulators warned about the deal's impact on competition on the markets for the distribution of console and PC video games. Meanwhile, Microsoft has stated that it would work with the EU antitrust watchdog to ...
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UK Watchdog Dismisses Criticisms On Crypto Licenses And Rejections
Crypto firms were undeterred by initial failure to obtain licences to operate in Britain and were submitting new applications, the FCA said.
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FTX May Be Operating In UK Without Authorisation: Britain Financial Watchdog
Britain's Financial Conduct Authority said on Friday cryptocurrency exchange FTX may be offering financial services or products in the UK without its authorisation.
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UK Watchdog Wants Deeper Probe Into Microsoft's $69-Billion Deal
Britain's antitrust watchdog said on Thursday it would go for an in-depth probe into Microsoft's $69-billion purchase of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard after the tech giant failed to offer remedies to soothe competition concerns.
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UK Watchdog Applies "Extra Control" Measures On Indian Spices Amid Row
Britain's food watchdog has applied extra control measures on all spice imports from India, it said on Wednesday, becoming the first to ramp up scrutiny of all Indian spices after contamination allegations against two brands sparked concerns among gl
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London Police Leaving Children At Risk Of Exploitation, Need Reforms: Watchdog
London's police force is leaving children at risk of exploitation and should implement nearly a dozen reforms to improve, a damning report by Britain's law enforcement watchdog said on Friday.
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Snapchat's AI Chatbot May Pose Privacy Risks To Children: UK Watchdog
Snapchat may have failed to properly assess privacy risks to children from its artificial intelligence chatbot, Britain's data watchdog said on Friday, adding it would consider the company's response before making any final enforcement decision
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Snapchat Said to Be Under Scrutiny From UK Watchdog Over Underage Users
Britain's data regulator is gathering information on Snapchat to establish whether the US instant messaging app is doing enough to remove underage users from its platform, two people familiar with the matter said.
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Snapchat Under Scrutiny From UK Watchdog Over Underage Users: Report
Britain's data regulator is gathering information on Snapchat to establish whether the U.S. instant messaging app is doing enough to remove underage users from its platform, two people familiar with the matter said.
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Britain’s Antitrust Watchdog Announces In-Depth Probe of Adobe’s $20 Billion Figma Deal
Britain's antitrust regulator on Thursday announced an in-depth probe of Adobe's $20 billion (roughly Rs. 1,64,216 crore) bid for cloud-based designer platform Figma, after the Photoshop owner said it would not offer any remedies to ease the regulator's concerns.
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Application of AI in Finance Causes Imbalance if "Unleashed Unfettered", Warns UK Financial Watchdog
Applying artificial intelligence (AI) to financial services must go hand-in-hand with better fraud prevention and resilience to hacking and outages, Britain's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) was expected to say on Wednesday. Nikhil Rathi, chief executive of the FCA, said in remarks made available to the media in advance of a speech, that he was a...
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Use Of AI In Finance Could Trigger Rise In Fraud: UK Watchdog
Applying artificial intelligence (AI) to financial services must go hand-in-hand with better fraud prevention and resilience to hacking and outages, Britain's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) was expected to say on Wednesday.
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UK Financial Watchdog Stops 26 More Illegal Cryptocurrency ‘Machines’
Britain's Financial Conduct Authority said on Tuesday it has stopped 26 machines across the country for illegally offering cryptocurrencies, warning consumers they could lose all of their money.
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UN Advocates for International AI Watchdog Body Similar to IAEA
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday backed a proposal by some artificial intelligence executives for the creation of an international AI watchdog body like the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Generative AI technology that can spin authoritative prose from text prompts has captivated the public since ChatGPT launched six month...
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Meta Offers to Limit Use of Ad Data for Facebook Marketplace to Address Competition Concerns: UK Regulator
Britain's competition watchdog on Friday said social media giant Meta had offered to limit its use of other businesses' advertising data for its Facebook Marketplace service to address the regulator's competition concerns.
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Microsoft Faces Full EU Antitrust Investigation Into $69 Billion Bid to Acquire Activision Blizzard
Microsoft will face a full EU probe into the publisher's $69 billion (roughly Rs. 5,62,500 crore) bid to acquire Activision Blizzard, after regulators warned about the deal's impact on competition on the markets for the distribution of console and PC video games. Meanwhile, Microsoft has stated that it would work with the EU antitrust watchdog to ...
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UK Watchdog Dismisses Criticisms On Crypto Licenses And Rejections
Crypto firms were undeterred by initial failure to obtain licences to operate in Britain and were submitting new applications, the FCA said.
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FTX May Be Operating In UK Without Authorisation: Britain Financial Watchdog
Britain's Financial Conduct Authority said on Friday cryptocurrency exchange FTX may be offering financial services or products in the UK without its authorisation.
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UK Watchdog Wants Deeper Probe Into Microsoft's $69-Billion Deal
Britain's antitrust watchdog said on Thursday it would go for an in-depth probe into Microsoft's $69-billion purchase of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard after the tech giant failed to offer remedies to soothe competition concerns.
