The European Commission is seeking feedback from rivals and customers on concessions Apple offered to settle an antitrust probe.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-19
European Commission Apple
The EU Commission is seeking feedback on concessions Apple offered, including opening its Tap to Pay tech to third-party wallets for 10 years, to settle a probe
Reuters · 2024-01-19 · #6
Shein has never sold products in China.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-19
Shein China
The CAC's scrutiny of Shein, which has never sold products in China and moved its global HQ to Singapore in 2021, shows the long reach of Chinese regulators
Bloomberg · 2024-01-19 · #20
The CAC is scrutinizing Shein, indicating regulatory attention from Chinese authorities.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-19
CAC Shein
The CAC's scrutiny of Shein, which has never sold products in China and moved its global HQ to Singapore in 2021, shows the long reach of Chinese regulators
Bloomberg · 2024-01-19 · #20
Google's Threat Analysis Group reports that Russia-linked hacking group Cold River is ramping up its activity and adopting new tactics, including data-stealing malware, to cause greater disruption.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-19
Google TAG Cold River data-stealing malware
Google's TAG says Russia-linked hacking group Cold River is ramping up its activity and using new tactics, like data-stealing malware, to cause more disruption
TechCrunch · 2024-01-19 · #34
Apple states that apps in its Video Partner and News Partner programs are not eligible for the new external payment linking rules.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-19
Apple Video Partner program apps News Partner program apps
Filing: Apple details new US App Store rules letting devs link to external payments, says apps in its Video Partner and News Partner program are not eligible
TechCrunch · 2024-01-19 · #32
Apple commits to allow third-party wallets access to its Tap to Pay feature for a 10-year period as part of settlement concessions.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-19
Apple Tap to Pay third-party wallets 10 years
The EU Commission is seeking feedback on concessions Apple offered, including opening its Tap to Pay tech to third-party wallets for 10 years, to settle a probe
Reuters · 2024-01-19 · #6
Sources say the European Union's competition watchdog intends to block Amazon's $1.7B bid to purchase iRobot.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-19
European Union competition watchdog Amazon iRobot
Sources: the European Union's competition watchdog intends to block Amazon's $1.7B bid to purchase iRobot; IRBT drops ~40% after hours
Wall Street Journal · 2024-01-19 · #28
The CAC's scrutiny of Shein illustrates the long reach of Chinese regulators over companies operating abroad.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-19
Chinese regulators Shein
The CAC's scrutiny of Shein, which has never sold products in China and moved its global HQ to Singapore in 2021, shows the long reach of Chinese regulators
Bloomberg · 2024-01-19 · #20
Apple offered to open its Tap to Pay technology to third-party wallets for 10 years as a concession to settle an EU probe.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-19
Apple Tap to Pay third-party wallets 10-year commitment
The EU Commission is seeking feedback on concessions Apple offered, including opening its Tap to Pay tech to third-party wallets for 10 years, to settle a probe
Reuters · 2024-01-19 · #6
The regulation will require crypto companies to run user due diligence, including checks on transactions of €1,000 or more.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
Anti-Money Laundering Regulation crypto companies
The EU Council and Parliament reach a provisional deal on the Anti-Money Laundering Regulation, which will force all crypto companies to run user due diligence
CoinDesk · 2024-01-18 · #11
Tech companies are using fewer human reviewers and more AI tools to scan for CSAM, producing many automated reports.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
Tech companies AI tools reduced human reviewers
Meta sent 27M+ reports, or 84% of the tips, of suspected CSAM to the NCMEC in 2022; some prosecutors say the volume of AI-generated tips delays investigations
The Guardian · 2024-01-18 · #35
Prosecutors say the large volume of AI-generated tips is creating backlogs and delaying criminal investigations.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
AI-generated tips prosecutors law enforcement
Meta sent 27M+ reports, or 84% of the tips, of suspected CSAM to the NCMEC in 2022; some prosecutors say the volume of AI-generated tips delays investigations
The Guardian · 2024-01-18 · #35
Meta sent over 27 million suspected CSAM reports (about 84% of tips) to the NCMEC in 2022.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
Meta National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC)
Meta sent 27M+ reports, or 84% of the tips, of suspected CSAM to the NCMEC in 2022; some prosecutors say the volume of AI-generated tips delays investigations
The Guardian · 2024-01-18 · #35
Apple is described as taking a confrontational stance instead of seeking to lessen regulatory pressure.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
Apple
Apple's seeming sense of entitlement to commissions from third-party iOS apps shows a confrontational stance, instead of seeking to lessen regulatory pressure
Daring Fireball · 2024-01-18 · #1
Google says its News product does not focus on whether articles are written by humans or generated by AI.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
Google whether articles are by humans or AI Google News
The US Data Protection Review Court was authorized in October 2022 to enable the resumption of US-EU data transfers.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
US Data Protection Review Court US-EU data transfers
A look at the US Data Protection Review Court, authorized in October 2022 to resume US-EU data transfers and which issues secret rulings, raising privacy fears
Politico · 2024-01-18 · #32
TikTok plans to ban political advertisements in the run-up to the 2024 U.S. elections.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
TikTok political ads
The United States will ban the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 with pulse oximetry (blood oxygen) features from January 18, preventing their sale in the U.S.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
United States Apple Watch Series 9 Apple Watch Ultra 2
The US will ban the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 with pulse oximetry again from January 18, after an appeals court denied Apple's request to pause the ban
9to5Mac · 2024-01-18 · #9
Apple is removing the blood oxygen feature from newly sold watches as a response to regulatory pressure/bans in the U.S., effectively avoiding a sales halt.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
Apple blood oxygen feature ban (U.S.)
Apple plans to sell the Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 without the blood oxygen feature online starting at 6am PT on January 18 and in Apple Stores on the same day
9to5Mac · 2024-01-18 · #10
TikTok will publish reports on influence campaigns as part of its 2024 election integrity plans.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
TikTok influence campaigns
US lawmakers are introducing bipartisan bills across the country to combat AI deepfakes, with a focus on non-consensual AI-generated pornography and fake celebrity endorsements.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
US lawmakers AI deepfakes non-consensual AI-generated pornography fake celebrity endorsements
Lawmakers are introducing bipartisan bills across the US to fight AI deepfakes, especially non-consensual AI-generated porn and fake celebrity endorsements
VICE · 2024-01-18 · #40
During initial oral arguments the judge delivered early criticism of the SEC's position, an exchange characterized in reports as a rebuff that could benefit Coinbase's case.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
Judge Failla SEC
SEC v. Coinbase: in an opening hearing, Coinbase says that buying crypto on an exchange is more like collecting Beanie Babies than investing in a stock or bond
Bloomberg · 2024-01-18 · #39
Google held a 91.6% share of the global search market at the end of 2023.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
Google 91.6% (global, end of 2023)
StatCounter: Bing ended 2023 with 3.4% global search market share, up less than 1 percentage point after ChatGPT; Google had 91.6%, Yandex 1.6%, and Yahoo 1.1%
Bloomberg · 2024-01-18 · #14
Twelve Gaza-based ISPs have been down since October 2023.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
Gaza Strip 12 ISPs
Gaza's internet and telecoms have been fully shut down for seven straight days, the longest time since October 2023; 12 of its ISPs are down since October 2023
Access Now · 2024-01-18 · #24
The framework adds measures to mitigate risks in transfers involving self-hosted wallets, targeting transfers and monitoring by crypto companies.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
Anti-Money Laundering Regulation crypto companies self-hosted wallets
The EU Council and Parliament reach a provisional deal on the Anti-Money Laundering Regulation, which will force all crypto companies to run user due diligence
CoinDesk · 2024-01-18 · #11
Internet and telecommunications services in the Gaza Strip have been fully shut down for seven consecutive days, the longest shutdown period since October 2023.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
Gaza Strip internet telecommunications services
Gaza's internet and telecoms have been fully shut down for seven straight days, the longest time since October 2023; 12 of its ISPs are down since October 2023
Access Now · 2024-01-18 · #24
The EU Council and European Parliament reach a provisional deal on the Anti-Money Laundering Regulation.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
EU Council European Parliament Anti-Money Laundering Regulation
The EU Council and Parliament reach a provisional deal on the Anti-Money Laundering Regulation, which will force all crypto companies to run user due diligence
CoinDesk · 2024-01-18 · #11
Iowa alleges TikTok uses an inaccurate '12+' rating on the App Store and a 'T' rating on the Play Store while inappropriate content remains easily accessible.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
Iowa TikTok App Store Google Play
Fairly Trained will provide certification labels to AI companies that obtain consent for their training data, aiming to create a 'fair trade' style label for AI.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
Fairly Trained AI companies
Fairly Trained, a nonprofit founded by ex-Stability AI VP Ed Newton-Rex, will give certification labels to AI companies that get consent for their training data
Bloomberg · 2024-01-18 · #22
Law enforcement officials report a massive backlog of CSAM reports that cannot be accessed from companies without a warrant.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
Law enforcement CSAM reports held by tech companies
Meta sent 27M+ reports, or 84% of the tips, of suspected CSAM to the NCMEC in 2022; some prosecutors say the volume of AI-generated tips delays investigations
The Guardian · 2024-01-18 · #35