Epic Games wins court case against Google over barriers to Android app store
A federal court jury in the US has decided that Google’s Android app store has been protected by anti-competitive barriers that have damaged smartphone consumers and software developers, dealing a blow to a major pillar of
Europe reaches deal on world’s first comprehensive AI rules
European Union negotiators have clinched a deal on the world’s first comprehensive artificial intelligence rules.The agreement paves the way for legal oversight of technology used in popular generative AI services such as ChatGPT that has promised
Meta and TikTok explain response to Dublin riots and misinformation
Social media companies have explained their reaction to the Dublin riots that resulted in millions of euro worth of damage to public infrastructure.Tanaiste Micheal Martin said in the aftermath of the riots that he was concerned
Meta ‘knowingly designed its platforms to hook children’, court document claims
Facebook parent Meta Platforms deliberately engineered its social platforms to hook minors and knew – but never disclosed – it had received millions of complaints about under-age users on Instagram but only disabled a fraction of
Founder of Binance crypto exchange admits failing to prevent money laundering
The founder of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has admitted he failed to take steps to prevent money laundering as the company agreed to pay more than 4 billion dollars (£3.2 billion) after an investigation
OpenAI announces return of Sam Altman as chief executive
Sam Altman will return to OpenAI as chief executive just days after being removed from the role by the firm’s board, the company has confirmed.The ChatGPT-maker said it had reached an “agreement in principle” for Mr
X (aka Twitter) sues media watchdog over report on ads next to posts from hate groups
Elon Musk’s social media company X has filed a lawsuit against liberal advocacy group Media Matters for America, saying it manufactured a report to show advertisers’ posts alongside neo-Nazi and white nationalist posts in order to
