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Bitcoin Reaches Record High Of $90,000 As Trump Pledges To Ease Regulations
Bitcoin struck a record high above $93,000 Wednesday as the world's biggest cryptocurrency benefits from president-elect Donald Trump's pledge to ease regulation around digital tokens.
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France Takes Action Against Screen Addiction With Smartphone Ban In Schools
In response to growing concerns about excessive screen time, France has introduced a law banning smartphones and other electronic devices in schools for students up to age 15.
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TikTok Withdraws Rewards Feature From 'Lite' Version In France, Spain
TikTok will permanently remove a feature in a spinoff app in France and Spain that rewards users for watching and liking videos, bowing to pressure from European regulators, the EU and the Chinese-owned company said Monday.
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Apple Becomes 1st Company Charged With Violating EU's Digital Markets Act Rules
EU regulators on Monday opened a new investigation into Apple's support for alternative iOS marketplaces in Europe under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), adding that the App Store's "steering" policies violate the DMA meant to encourage competition.
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EU Launches Probe Into Facebook, Instagram Over Child Safety Risks
The EU today opened a formal investigation into Facebook and Instagram on suspicion the platforms owned by Meta are causing addictive behaviour in children.
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EU To Probe Apple, Google, Meta For Potential Digital Markets Breach
EU antitrust regulators on Monday opened their first investigations under the Digital Markets Act into Apple, Alphabet's Google and Meta Platforms for potential breaches of the landmark EU tech rules.
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Dubai-Based Economic Freezone DIFC Gets Rules to Govern Web3 Firms: All Details Here
A new set of regulations called the Digital Assets Law has now been deployed over the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). This legislation adds some new Web3-centric rules while also making changes to existing laws around contracts, obligations, security, damages, remedies, and foundations.
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Europe's Landmark Digital Content Law Kicks In Tomorrow. All You Need To Know
The EU's milestone legislation known as the Digital Services Act demands that digital companies crack down on illegal and problematic content.
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Apple, Microsoft Win Exemptions For iMessage, Bing From EU Tech Rules
Apple has won an exemption for its iMessage and Microsoft for its Bing search engine from new EU tech rules after the companies convinced antitrust regulators their services are not gateways for businesses to reach end-users.
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EU Targets 3 Porn Platforms Under New Content Rules
The European Union on Wednesday added three adult content companies - Pornhub, Stripchat and XVideos - to its list of firms subject to stringent regulations under new online content rules.
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EU Asks Apple, Google To Clarify App Store Risk Management
The European Commission on Thursday said it had asked technology giants Apple and Google to clarify their risk management regarding their online platforms for purchasing apps under new regulation known as the Digital Services Act (DSA).
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News Groups Seek Regulation, Compensation For Use Of Content By AI Firms
Several major news organisations have written an open letter to lawmakers and technology companies focusing on artificial intelligence and urged them to focus on two key issues related to the use of their content by AI-focused firms.
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Apple, Meta, Other Tech Giants Brace for Rollout of EU’s Digital Services Act
More than a dozen of the world's biggest tech companies face unprecedented legal scrutiny, as the European Union's sweeping Digital Services Act (DSA) imposes new rules on content moderation, user privacy and transparency this month.
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Women Combat Deepfake Porn Amidst The Rise Of AI
Photo apps digitally undressing women, sexualized text-to-image prompts creating "AI girls" and manipulated images fueling "sextortion" rackets -- a boom in deepfake porn is outpacing US and European efforts to regulate the technology.
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EU Antitrust Regulators May Demand Google to Sell Part of Its Ad-Tech Business to Curb Market Dominance
European Union antitrust regulators may order Alphabet's Google to sell a part of its advertising-technology business, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Monday. The EU's top antitrust watchdog, the European Commission, could issue a formal complaint against Google as early as Wednesday, the source said, further intensifyi...
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Bitcoin Reaches Record High Of $90,000 As Trump Pledges To Ease Regulations
Bitcoin struck a record high above $93,000 Wednesday as the world's biggest cryptocurrency benefits from president-elect Donald Trump's pledge to ease regulation around digital tokens.
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France Takes Action Against Screen Addiction With Smartphone Ban In Schools
In response to growing concerns about excessive screen time, France has introduced a law banning smartphones and other electronic devices in schools for students up to age 15.
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TikTok Withdraws Rewards Feature From 'Lite' Version In France, Spain
TikTok will permanently remove a feature in a spinoff app in France and Spain that rewards users for watching and liking videos, bowing to pressure from European regulators, the EU and the Chinese-owned company said Monday.
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Apple Becomes 1st Company Charged With Violating EU's Digital Markets Act Rules
EU regulators on Monday opened a new investigation into Apple's support for alternative iOS marketplaces in Europe under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), adding that the App Store's "steering" policies violate the DMA meant to encourage competition.
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EU Launches Probe Into Facebook, Instagram Over Child Safety Risks
The EU today opened a formal investigation into Facebook and Instagram on suspicion the platforms owned by Meta are causing addictive behaviour in children.
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EU To Probe Apple, Google, Meta For Potential Digital Markets Breach
EU antitrust regulators on Monday opened their first investigations under the Digital Markets Act into Apple, Alphabet's Google and Meta Platforms for potential breaches of the landmark EU tech rules.
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Dubai-Based Economic Freezone DIFC Gets Rules to Govern Web3 Firms: All Details Here
A new set of regulations called the Digital Assets Law has now been deployed over the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). This legislation adds some new Web3-centric rules while also making changes to existing laws around contracts, obligations, security, damages, remedies, and foundations.
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Europe's Landmark Digital Content Law Kicks In Tomorrow. All You Need To Know
The EU's milestone legislation known as the Digital Services Act demands that digital companies crack down on illegal and problematic content.
-
Apple, Microsoft Win Exemptions For iMessage, Bing From EU Tech Rules
Apple has won an exemption for its iMessage and Microsoft for its Bing search engine from new EU tech rules after the companies convinced antitrust regulators their services are not gateways for businesses to reach end-users.
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EU Targets 3 Porn Platforms Under New Content Rules
The European Union on Wednesday added three adult content companies - Pornhub, Stripchat and XVideos - to its list of firms subject to stringent regulations under new online content rules.
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EU Asks Apple, Google To Clarify App Store Risk Management
The European Commission on Thursday said it had asked technology giants Apple and Google to clarify their risk management regarding their online platforms for purchasing apps under new regulation known as the Digital Services Act (DSA).
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News Groups Seek Regulation, Compensation For Use Of Content By AI Firms
Several major news organisations have written an open letter to lawmakers and technology companies focusing on artificial intelligence and urged them to focus on two key issues related to the use of their content by AI-focused firms.
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Apple, Meta, Other Tech Giants Brace for Rollout of EU’s Digital Services Act
More than a dozen of the world's biggest tech companies face unprecedented legal scrutiny, as the European Union's sweeping Digital Services Act (DSA) imposes new rules on content moderation, user privacy and transparency this month.
-
Women Combat Deepfake Porn Amidst The Rise Of AI
Photo apps digitally undressing women, sexualized text-to-image prompts creating "AI girls" and manipulated images fueling "sextortion" rackets -- a boom in deepfake porn is outpacing US and European efforts to regulate the technology.
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EU Antitrust Regulators May Demand Google to Sell Part of Its Ad-Tech Business to Curb Market Dominance
European Union antitrust regulators may order Alphabet's Google to sell a part of its advertising-technology business, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Monday. The EU's top antitrust watchdog, the European Commission, could issue a formal complaint against Google as early as Wednesday, the source said, further intensifyi...
