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ocial media giant X became accessible to some Brazilian users on Wednesday, just one day after the country’s Supreme Court allowed Elon Musk’s platform to resume operations for complying with court rulings. Brazil’s telecommunications regulator, Anatel, announced that it has started instructing internet providers to restore access to X. By Wednesday, many users reported being…
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In the span of two days this week, Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google faced a court order to open its app store, Play, to rivals and learned that the U.S. Justice Department may soon request a judge to break up the company to limit its control over online searches. U.S. Antitrust Cases Against Google Android AppsU.S. District…
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Texas sued TikTok on Thursday, accusing the social media platform of violating children’s privacy and state law by sharing their personal identifying information without parental consent. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed the lawsuit in Galveston County, seeking an injunction and civil penalties of up to $10,000 for each violation of the state’s Securing Children…
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Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered Elon Musk’s X to stop bypassing a previous ruling that suspended the social media platform in the country. If X fails to comply, it faces a daily fine of 5 million reais ($921,726.95), according to a decision issued late on Wednesday. X became accessible to many users in Brazil on…
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Alphabet’s Google sought to dominate all aspects of online advertising technology by controlling both competitors and customers, according to a Justice Department prosecutor as the tech giant’s latest antitrust trial began in Alexandria, Virginia, on Monday. Prosecutors argue that Google has maintained control over the infrastructure that finances the flow of news and information across…
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In a landmark move for artificial intelligence regulation, the California State Assembly has passed Bill SB 1047, setting the stage for new oversight on AI development. The bill, approved with a 49-15 vote, introduces crucial safeguards for AI model training, reflecting a proactive approach to addressing public safety concerns associated with emerging technologies. SB 1047,…
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A U.S. appeals court has revived a lawsuit against TikTok filed by the mother of a 10-year-old girl who tragically died after participating in a viral “blackout challenge” on the platform. The challenge, which dared users to choke themselves until they passed out, was allegedly recommended to the girl by TikTok’s algorithm. Although federal law…
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A U.S. judge announced on Wednesday plans to issue an order compelling Alphabet’s Google to provide Android users with more options to download apps, following last year’s jury verdict in favor of “Fortnite” maker Epic Games. U.S. District Judge James Donato in San Francisco listened to technology experts and lawyers from Epic and Google as…
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A group of visual artists can continue pursuing certain claims against Stability AI, Midjourney, DeviantArt, and Runway AI, alleging that these companies’ AI-based image generation systems infringe on their copyrights, according to a ruling on Monday by a California federal judge. U.S. District Judge William Orrick ruled that the artists presented a plausible argument that…
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Anaconda Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Intel (INTC.O) in Delaware federal court, accusing the chipmaker of misusing its software to develop artificial intelligence platforms. The lawsuit, made public on Friday, alleges that Intel continued to use Anaconda’s software after its license expired, thereby infringing on Anaconda’s copyrights. Anaconda, based in Austin, Texas, claims that…
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