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Brussels opens investigation into Snapchat amid concern over children’s safety

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European Commission says social messaging app is exposing children to grooming and sexual exploitationBrussels has opened an investigation into Snapchat over concerns that the social messaging app is exposing children to grooming, sexual exploitation and other criminality.In a separate decision on Thursday, the European Commission also said four pornographic websites were failing to prevent minors […]

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World’s broadcasters urge EU to tighten rules for big tech in smart TV battle

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Google, Amazon, Apple and Samsung control operating systems, allowing them to act as gatekeepers, letter claimsBusiness live – latest updatesThe world’s largest broadcasters have pushed for the EU to enforce its toughest regulations against virtual TVs and smart assistants built by Google, Amazon, Apple and Samsung.The call came in a letter from the Association of

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Musk’s tactic of blaming users for Grok sex images may be foiled by EU law

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The European Union may soon ban nudify apps after Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok emerged as a prime example of the dangers of an AI platform failing to block outputs that sexualized images of real people, including children. In a joint press release, the European Parliament’s Internal Market and Civil Liberties committees confirmed that lawmakers voted

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Investment in AI-resistant ‘Halo’ companies helps push UK and EU markets to record highs

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Investors are shifting toward physical assets that are partially insulated from disruption, says Goldman SachsInvestors have a new mantra as they prepare for AI to shake up the global economy – the Halo trade.Interest in Halo – short for “heavy assets, low obsolescence” – has risen as investors seek out companies with tangible, productive assets,

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Macron defends EU AI rules and vows crackdown on child ‘digital abuse’

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French president rejects US criticism as António Guterres and Narendra Modi warn on child safety and AI monopoliesBusiness live – latest updatesEurope live – latest updatesEmmanuel Macron has hit back at US criticism of Europe’s efforts to regulate AI, vowing to protect children from “digital abuse” during France’s presidency of the G7.Speaking at the AI

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Countries that do not embrace AI could be left behind, says OpenAI’s George Osborne

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Without AI you will be a ‘weaker and poorer nation’, says former UK chancellor two months into job at US firmThe former chancellor George Osborne has said countries that do not embrace the kind of powerful AI systems made by his new employer, OpenAI, risk “Fomo” and could be left weaker and poorer.Osborne, who is

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Europeans are dangerously reliant on US tech. Now is a good time to build our own | Johnny Ryan

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By trusting the US, we handed Trump a kill switch. Yet Europe’s digital sovereignty is an achievable goalThe French judge Nicolas Guillou knows exactly how deep Europe’s dependence on US tech is. Guillou and his colleagues at the international criminal court are under US sanctions. They can no longer use e-commerce, book hotels online or

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Trump’s Disdain for Borders Is Triggering Alarms Over Financial and Tech Sovereignty

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European leaders have been compelled to address the possibility of once-remote risks to the financial networks and technology that undergird their economies.

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EU threatens to act over Meta blocking rival AI chatbots from WhatsApp

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Firm accused of ‘abusing’ its dominant position for messaging in what appears to be breach of antitrust rulesThe EU has threatened to take action against the social media company Meta, arguing it has blocked rival chatbots from using its WhatsApp messaging platform.The European Commission said on Monday that WhatsApp Business – which is designed to

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