EU digital chief advocates for AI Act, countering Macron’s critique Maxwell William / Last Updated: Dec 29, 2023 Margrethe Vestager, the EU’s competition and digital chief, has staunchly defended the bloc’s groundbreaking law on artificial intelligence, the AI Act, asserting that it will foster “legal certainty” for tech startups working with AI technologies. This … Continue reading EU digital chief advocates for AI Act, countering Macron’s critique
Terms Of The SERP by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, December 22, 2023 A new search engine results page (SERP) is coming, and it will require a new advertising model. Some expect that to happen in 2024. When it comes to changes this year, “the waning power of the search engine results page might loom … Continue reading Terms Of The SERP
By Chris Stokel-Walker November 30, 2023 The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been behind some of the most eye-watering fines and censures of big tech companies in the last few years. But now arguably the biggest big tech company of them all is seeking to get its own back—by petitioning a court to declare … Continue reading Meta’s new legal strategy: calling the FTC’s actions unconstitutional
Look to GDPR to Predict the Future of AI in Europe Gary Dempsey / Nov 13, 2023 The promise of the worldwide artificial intelligence market is staggering, and Europe, with its 450 million consumers, is a location for American tech companies wishing to tap into the opportunity. While Europe has adopted GDPR as a … Continue reading Look to GDPR to Predict the Future of AI in Europe
Marketers can now implement incentives like discounts, loyalty points, and complimentary shipping in their ad units to improve engagement. Nicola Agius on October 11, 2023 Google AdMob is updating its ads that offer reward policies to include indirect monetary items. From 31 October 2023, the Policies for Ads that Offer Rewards will become the Policies … Continue reading AdMob policy update: Indirect monetary items can be offered as rewards
EU seeks feedback on potential regulation of Microsoft and Apple services Radek Zielinski / Oct 10, 2023 The European Union is actively investigating whether several key services from tech giants Microsoft and Apple should fall under the bloc’s new Digital Markets Act (DMA), which aims to increase competition in the digital sector. According to … Continue reading EU seeks feedback on potential regulation of Microsoft and Apple services
In A Blow To Big Tech, Many Americans Think Regulation Is A Good Idea by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, September 20, 2023 In the midst of one of the biggest tech trials — Google vs. the U.S. government, which got underway last week — 60% of Americans participating in a survey believe companies such … Continue reading In A Blow To Big Tech, Many Americans Think Regulation Is A Good Idea
Tru Optik Co-Founder Launches Swanston Labs by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, August 3, 2023 The former co-founder and CEO of Tru Optik — which was acquired by TransUnion in 2020 — plans to once again disrupt the convergence of advertising, media, entertainment, technology, and commerce with a new venture he calls Swanston Labs (SL). Andre Swanston says … Continue reading Tru Optik Co-Founder Launches Swanston Labs
By Chris Stokel-Walker The clock is ticking for e-commerce giant Amazon, as the Federal Trade Commission is reportedly preparing an antitrust lawsuit against the online retailer for being too powerful across too many areas. This week, Politico reported that the FTC could launch a lawsuit against Amazon as early as August that could break … Continue reading The case against the FTC’s Amazon antitrust case
Andrew Tarantola @terrortola For a product that its own creators, in a marketing pique, once declared “too dangerous” to release to the general public, OpenAI’s ChatGPT is seemingly everywhere these days. The versatile automated text generation (ATG) system, which is capable of outputting copy that is nearly indistinguishable from a human writer’s work, is … Continue reading FTC opens investigation into ChatGPT creator OpenAI
