Government & Policy
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Publishers prevail in lawsuit over Internet Archive's 'emergency' e-book lending | TechCrunch
A long-running lawsuit over the Internet Archive’s “emergency” e-book lending practices during the COVID-19 pandemic has ended in a loss…
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UK regulator greenlights Microsoft's Inflection acquihire, but also designates it a merger | TechCrunch
Good news for Microsoft: The U.K.’s antitrust regulator says that the tech titan’s high-profile acquihire of the team behind AI…
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Clearview AI hit with its largest GDPR fine yet as Dutch regulator considers holding execs personally liable | TechCrunch
Clearview AI, the controversial U.S.-based, facial recognition startup that built a searchable database of 30 million images populated by scraping…
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Sign or veto: What's next for California's AI disaster bill, SB 1047? | TechCrunch
A controversial California bill to prevent AI disasters, SB 1047, has passed final votes in the state’s Senate and now…
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California’s legislature just passed AI bill SB 1047; here’s why some hope the governor won’t sign it | TechCrunch
Update: California’s Appropriations Committee passed SB 1047 with significant amendments that change the bill on Thursday, August 15. You can…
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Spotify points finger at Apple over an unwelcome change to volume control technology | TechCrunch
Spotify claims Apple may again be in violation of European regulation, the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which requires interoperability from…
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Google just made a $250M deal with California to support journalism — here's what it means | TechCrunch
This week, Google joined a $250 million deal with the state of California to support California newsrooms. While the deal…
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