The New York Times is suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement The AI companies used the newspaper’s articles for training. Malak Saleh Updated Thu, Dec 28, 2023 AP The New York Times is suing OpenAI and Microsoft for using published news articles to train its artificial intelligence chatbots without an agreement that compensates … Continue reading The New York Times is suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement
Microsoft and Amazon face a UK antitrust probe over cloud services Officials are concerned that it’s too difficult for customers to switch to another provider. Kris Holt Thu, Oct 5, 2023 Noah Berger / reuters Microsoft and Amazon are facing more antitrust scrutiny. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) says it will investigate … Continue reading Microsoft and Amazon face a UK antitrust probe over cloud services
Google, Meta, Microsoft Try – But Next Steps In Protecting Online Privacy Won’t Work by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, August 25, 2023 Microsoft is the latest to announce that search engine Bing and social media site LinkedIn will provide more information on targeted advertisements. The goal is to protect users against risks related to … Continue reading Google, Meta, Microsoft Try – But Next Steps In Protecting Online Privacy Won’t Work
Amazon and Apple Just Got Hit With a $218 Million Fine. Here’s Why Brad Anderson / Jul 18, 2023 Apple and Amazon were fined a combined $ 218 million by Spain’s antitrust watchdog for anti-competitive practices. The penalty for Apple was $ 161 million, while Amazon’s was $ 56.7 million. The two tech giants … Continue reading Amazon and Apple Just Got Hit With a $218 Million Fine. Here’s Why
Google, Facebook, Microsoft Partially To Blame For Water Deficits by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, June 30, 2023 Arizona is running out of water, and tech companies like Google, Facebook, and Microsoft are partially to blame. Water is used to cool servers for things like search, publishing, and advertising, as well as cloud storage for all types … Continue reading Google, Facebook, Microsoft Partially To Blame For Water Deficits
By Wilfred Chan June 16, 2023 Earlier this week, a bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced a new version of the Platform Accountability and Transparency Act, which could force social media platforms to hand over valuable data about their inner workings to researchers and the public. But while researchers agree it would be a … Continue reading Could a new law help pry open the black boxes of social media giants?
Meta fined $414 million in EU for requiring personalized ads Jon Fingas @jonfingas Meta is facing yet another European Union fine. As hinted last month, EU authorities are fining Meta €390 million (about $414 million) after determining that the company illegally required that Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users accept personalized ads. The social media … Continue reading EU vows to get tougher on Big Tech privacy violations
