Topic: eu investigation
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EU probes xAI over Grok's deepfake porn scandal
The EU has launched a formal investigation into Elon Musk's xAI, alleging its Grok chatbot was used to generate and spread non-consensual deepfake pornography, including potential child sexual abuse material. The probe, under the Digital Services Act, will examine whether xAI failed to implement ...
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EU Investigates Google Zero in Antitrust Probe
The EU has launched a formal antitrust investigation into Google, focusing on whether it has used its dominance to stifle AI competition by leveraging publisher and creator content without fair compensation or consent. The probe will scrutinize Google's use of online content to power AI features ...
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EU Investigates Meta Over WhatsApp AI Chatbot Limits
The EU has launched an antitrust investigation into Meta over WhatsApp policy changes that restrict third-party AI chatbots, fearing this unfairly advantages Meta's own AI service. The probe will assess if Meta is abusing its dominant market position by blocking competitors while allowing its own...
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Google Drops EU Antitrust Case Against Microsoft
Google withdrew its antitrust complaint against Microsoft's cloud licensing as the EU launched a new investigation into Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services under the Digital Markets Act. The EU's probe could reshape the cloud market, potentially lowering costs and improving interoperability f...
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EU to Investigate Google for Reputation Abuse
The EU is launching an antitrust investigation into Alphabet over claims Google unfairly demotes news publishers in search results for hosting sponsored content, threatening a key revenue source for media. The probe, to be conducted under the Digital Markets Act, could result in fines up to 10% o...
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Microsoft Avoids EU Fine After Unbundling Teams from Office
Microsoft has resolved an EU antitrust investigation by agreeing to separate its Teams application from Office products, avoiding significant fines. The investigation was initiated after a complaint from Slack, which accused Microsoft of using its market dominance to unfairly promote Teams by bun...
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Google Faces EU Probe Over Parasite SEO Crackdown
The European Commission is investigating Google under the Digital Markets Act for potentially unfair enforcement of site reputation abuse policies, which critics claim discriminates against news publishers by demoting sites with sponsored content. Google defends its policy as necessary to combat ...
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AI Shopping, GPT-5.1 & EU's Google Crackdown
Search engines like Google are evolving from information retrieval to directly managing transactions and content discovery, fundamentally altering how businesses achieve online visibility. Google's new AI-powered shopping capabilities handle product comparisons and purchases, bypassing merchant w...
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Europe Fines Google €2.95B for Adtech Monopoly Despite Trump Threats
The European Commission has fined Google €2.95 billion for anti-competitive behavior in its advertising technology, favoring its own services like Google Ad Exchange since at least 2014. Google must stop these practices and submit a compliance plan within 60 days, with the EU warning of further a...
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EU Slaps X with $140M Fine for Misleading Blue Checks
The EU has fined social media platform X approximately $140 million for violating the Digital Services Act, marking the first major enforcement under these new regulations. The fine specifically targets deceptive design, primarily the paid "blue checkmark" verification system, which misleads user...
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SpaceX and xAI Could Merge Under Elon Musk
SpaceX and xAI are reportedly exploring a merger to support SpaceX's orbital data center plans by integrating xAI's AI technology, ahead of SpaceX's expected IPO. The potential merger would combine SpaceX with xAI's AI, including Grok, which is currently under EU regulatory scrutiny over deepfake...
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