1 week ago Reddit launches copyright suit against AI search engine Perplexity

Social media group claims the start-up harvested user conversation to train its models

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1 week ago Google and Apple may be forced to change app stores after watchdog’s ruling

The two tech giants currently dominate the market

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1 week ago Apple and Google could be forced to make big changes to their mobile phones

Due to investigations by a UK watchdog, the two companies may have to make some major changes

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2 w. ago Italian news publishers demand investigation into Google’s AI Overviews

Newspaper federation says ‘traffic killer’ feature violates legislation and threatens to destroy media diversityItalian news publishers are calling for an investigation into Google’s AI Overviews, arguing that the search engine’s AI-generated summaries feature is a “traffic killer” that threatens their survival.FIEG, the Italian federation of newspaper publishers, said it has submitted a formal complaint to Agcom, Italy’s communications watchdog. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Google given special status by watchdog that could force it to change UK search

CMA puts Google under tighter regulation with ‘strategic market status’ designation and can enforce changesBusiness live – latest updatesGoogle faces enforced changes to its UK search business after the competition watchdog conferred a special status on the company that puts it under tighter regulation.The Competition and Market Authority (CMA) confirmed that Google has “strategic market status” (SMS) in search and search advertising, a term that means the company has such market power that it requires a special regulatory regime. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Google may be forced to loosen control of search engine in UK

The competition watchdog has used new powers to hand the tech firm strategic market status, which could see conduct requirements imposed on it.

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3 w. ago Appalling AI shocker about missing boy Gus gives false hope after he vanished without a trace in the Outback

Aussies are being warned to avoid AI search engines after incorrect theories about a four-year-old boy who went missing in the outback have spread on social media.

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